PSY344   The Science of Emotion   (10 credits)

Description

The psychological understanding of emotion has developed rapidly in recent years. Research on emotion has been termed affective science. This module will cover a range of topics from affective science, including: early and recent theories of emotion; methods for studying and measuring emotion; neurophysiological basis of emotion; cognition and emotion; social functions of emotion; collective and cultural aspects of emotion; experience and expression of emotion; regulation of emotion; influence of emotion on performance, well-being and relationships; affective disorders; and interventions for changing emotions. Students will have the option to keep an emotion research diary during part of the course.

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