This course adresses the interaction of human emotion and cognition. The first five lectures provide an overview of the basic streams in investigating and theorizing about emotions and affective processing, including evolutionary, anthropological, sociological, information-processing, and neurophysiological approaches. The remaining lectures provide examples for the application of emotion theories to issues in clinical, developmental, social and health psychology.
Coördinator
Prof.dr. B. Hommel
Room 2B05
Tel: 071 5273714
Tel: 0629023062
E-mailaddress: hommel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Aim(s)
The student has gained a broad overview of classical and modern theories on emotion, and a deeper insight into how theoretical concepts and hypotheses in this area can be applied to empirical phenomena and practical problems.
Literature
Cornelius, R.R. (1996) The Science of Emotion. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall (available for a reduced price via Labyrint)
Gazzaniga, M.S., Ivry, R.B., & Mangun, G.R. (2002). Cognitive neuroscience, 2nd edition. New York: Norton. Chapter 13 (copy available at the secretariat Cognitive Psychology)
PDFs on Blackboard
Examination
Final exam: 40 multiple-choice questions in English, dictionaries are allowed.
From January 1, 2006 the Faculty of Social Sciences has instituted the Ephorus system to be used by instructors for the systematic detection of plagiarism in students’ written work. Please see the Additional Rules and Regulations, section 6.
Education method(s)
10 lectures and final examination.
Application
Enrollment for courses of the first semester will take place July 7th 2008 10hr, via U-TWIST. Enrollment for courses of the second semester will take place in January 2009.
NB: Exam registration will take place via U-Twist, and will be open between a month and a week before the (re)exam. Students who don’t register, cannot participate in the exam.
Blackboard
www.blackboard.leidenuniv.nl : Enrolling is obligatory
Timetable
Roosters post-propedeuse: verdiepingsvakken – voltijd (pdf)
Courses in English (pdf)