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Semester: | Summer 2022 |
Number: | 0503-733-001 |
Instructor: | Susan Farella-Busch |
Days: | Monday Wednesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
Location: | Garden City - Hy Weinberg Center 132 |
Credits: | 3 |
Status: | This Course is Filled to Capacity |
Course Meets: | July 6 - August 9 |
Notes: |
For majors only |
Course Materials: | View Text Books |
Related Syllabi: |
Karolina Lempert for
Fall 2023* |
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Description: |
This course gives an overview of the field of cognitive psychology and research on affect, focusing on particular areas in applied and clinical work, including different forms and functions of memory, interaction of cognitive and emotional processes, and human rationality, looked at from neural, behavioral and information-processing perspectives. |
Learning Goals: |
The primary learning objectives of the course are: 1. Gain an understanding of classical and contemporary theoretical perspectives on human cognitive and affective processes. 2. Investigate current integrative research and the implications.3. Consider how neurobiological, sensory, developmental, interoceptive and relational perspectives foster and impact development of affect and cognition.4. Examine how gender, class, race and culture impact cognition and affect.5. Research and present to the class an investigative study of a specialized area of cognition/affect.6.Continue research and investigation of the topic chosen as a sub-specialty in the area of integrative affective studies resulting in a 15 page research paper.7. Learn to research, write and present an area of specialization in the field of Cognition and Affect, including your point of view and further questions in a concise and professional manner in verbal, written and multi media formats.7. Develop a 5 minute video summarizing your semester long investigation of a sub-speciality in this field, your findings, and your point of view about this topic. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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