When finishing this course successfully, students will be able to apply theoretical and practical knowledge about human emotions, with special emphasis on different experimental approaches. Students will be able to define and critically evaluate similarities of and differences between emotions from various viewpoints, involving individual differences in emotions, emotion regulation, and emotional disorders.
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The purpose of this course is to provide students with a research-oriented overview of the many different approaches to the study of emotions. Emotions are conceptualized as a complex interaction of subjective, physiological, behavioural, and cognitive factors. After a brief overview and introduction to the most important general theories of emotion, research addressing specific emotions and research approaching emotions from different viewpoints will be studied and discussed. The topics will be based on the research expertise of the participating docents: Appraisal of emotions, neurocognitive aspects of emotions and emotional memories, fear learning and extinction, social anxiety and virtual reality, happiness, media and emotions.
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The examination will consist of 1 exam part designed as an assignment for the topic "Happiness", plus 6 exam parts designed as open questions in a final written exam for the remaining topics.
The assignment for the topic "Happiness" will have to be completed before the session. Not handing in the assignment on time (without notice beforehand) will mean that you failed the first opportunity. All assignments will be checked for plagiarism.
The topics of the remaining 6 sessions will be covered by the 6 open questions of the final exam. Each assignment and each exam question will be graded on a 0-10 scale.
For the final grade, each of the 7 exam parts (6 questions, 1 assignment) will have a weight of 1/7. To pass the course, the final grade must be at least 5.5. If you have passed the course, retaking the exam is allowed once, but only within the same academic year. As suggested in the EER, only the latter grade will count. Note that assignments that have been marked with a grade of 6 or higher cannot be retaken.
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This class is based on lectures, class discussions, and student presentations. During the first meeting of the course, several emotion theories will be presented. Students will be actively involved in the evaluation of these theories by focusing on their similarities, differences, shortcomings, and (lack of) empirical evidence. The other meetings will be thematic, encouraging students to evaluate experimental studies with regard to the theoretical frameworks. The sessions will contain overviews of the topics, as well as examples of research that will be critically discussed by the docents and the students. One session will have an additional assignment.
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