PSYC 214 - Psychology of Emotion

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

PSYCHOLOGY

Description:

This course is a study of major theories of emotion and their emergence from cognitive, behavioral, physiological, social, and evolutionary perspectives in the discipline of psychology. Subject matter will include communication of emotion in nonverbal behavior, bodily expressions of emotion, the development of emotion, emotional dynamics in relationships and groups, the physiology of emotion, and cultural differences in emotion concepts and expression. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Identify political, economic, socio-cultural, historical and environmental contexts that inform and shape human emotion. (2) Employ APA style to write an essay and give an oral report on a subject relevant to the study of emotion. (3) Locate and interpret peer-reviewed scholarship in publications dedicated to research of emotion. (4)Describe theories and models of human emotion. (5) Interpret human experience and behavior using perspectives from multiple approaches to the study of emotion. (6) Identify developmental contexts that shape human emotion.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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