PS487-6-AU-KS:
Emotion
2022/23
Psychology
Kaplan Singapore
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 06 October 2022
Friday 16 December 2022
15
01 February 2023
Requisites for this module
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BSC C800JS Psychology,
BSC C800NS Psychology
This module is concerned with the study of emotional behaviour and experience from a scientific point of view. The emphasis throughout the module is on how emotions arise and manifest as patterns of bodily response and mental activity.
Theories of emotion from psychodynamic, introspective, and constructionist positions will not form a major component of the module, although some of the important insights which these approaches have offered will be considered.
We will examine theories of both normal and abnormal emotion. The former will receive the lion`s share of our attention, but the case studies on particular emotions (e.g. sadness) include discussion of their pathological extensions (depression).
The module will finish with a `special focus` lecture series on how emotions are expressed and perceived through the voice, how emotional vocal expressions are anchored in the brain, and how emotional communication affects our daily-life. The relationship between emotions and the voice has been neglected in the scientific study of emotions for years and hence deserves special attention.
You are encouraged to use your own experience as input to much of what is covered. As well as involving cognitive and biological factors, emotion also involves subjective experience. It is debatable whether you can experience an emotion unconsciously (although some people suggest you can), and because of this your own emotions are a valuable, if occasionally unreliable source of data.
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an appreciation of how biology and cognition interact in the experience and expression of emotion.
2. Demonstrate how emotions can be profitably viewed as adaptive, that they more often help than hinder.
3. Adopt a critical approach to the study of emotion.
4. Evaluate and understand the different theoretical approaches to emotion.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the processes linked to emotional vocal communication, including an understanding of how emotional vocal expressions are produced and perceived.
6. Summarise and condense scientific information using concise wording.
No additional information available.
The module uses a flipped classroom approach. It is made up of a combination of lecture podcasts and seminars.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Exam |
Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 24hr during Partnership
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| Exam |
Reassessment Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 24hr during September (Reassessment Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Tracy Robinson, email: tracy@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Tracy Robinson
email: tracy@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
Psychology
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