Learning objectives
At the end of the class, the student is expected to know: - methods and tools that psychology and related disciplines, such as neuroscience, adopt for the study of emotions; the relationships between emotions and cognitive processes; - how emotional contents of stimuli, or emotional state, influence perception, attention, learning, memory, and decision-making; - the cognitive mechanisms of normal and pathological emotion regulation.
Prerequisites
none
Course unit content
The structure of affect: emotion, motivation, mood and stress
Definition of emotion: subjective experience, expressive and behavioral response, physiology
How to study emotion: methods to induce and measure an emotional response
The function of emotions
Cognition and emotion
The appraisal theories
The affective independence hypothesis
How emotion affects cognitive processes (perception, attention, learning and memory)
Emotions in the clinical work
Full programme
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Bibliography
Introduzione alla psicologia generale. A cura di M. Occhionero. Carrocci Editore, 2018.
Capitolo 9. Le emozioni
Teaching methods
The course includes the blanded mode with the following characteristics: 50% lectures, and the rest through video-lessons.
Assessment methods and criteria
written exam with 3 open questions. Exam duration 2 hours. Each question will contribute equally to the total evaluation (10 points each).
Other information
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