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Bachelor 2022/2023

Introduction to Affective Science

Type: Elective course (Psychology)
Area of studies: Psychology
Delivered by: School of Psychology
When: 3 year, 4 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Dmitry Lyusin
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 36

Course Syllabus

Abstract

"Introduction to Affective Science" is an elective course introducing to the field of affective science and for the Bachelor’s Program "Psychology". Affective science is an interdisciplinary field that comprises studies of emotion and other affective phenomena. It includes psychology, neuroscience, sociology, anthropology, artificial intelligence, and other disciplines. The rapid development of this field makes it necessary to know basic theories and main empirical findings. The author and teacher of the course is Dmitry Lyusin, a research fellow of the Laboratory of Cognitive Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics. He has considerable teaching experience including reading the related courses such as “Psychology of Cognition”, “Affective Modulation of Cognitive Processes”, “Emotion and Cognition”, and “Modern Psychology of Emotion”. The course implements several innovative teaching techniques including group discussions of the cutting-edge research in the field and the development of new experimental designs by students.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • Learning objectives of the course “Introduction to Affective Science" are to introduce students to the research on emotion and to show its connections with other branches of psychology and other sciences
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Know basic notions and definitions used in the studies of relationships between emotion and cognition. Know the main theoretical approaches to the conceptualization of human emotion.
  • Know the key methods used in the studies of relationships between emotion and cognition.
  • Knowledge of the basics of psychometric and cognitive approaches to emotion perception and of the main theoretical ideas of emotional intelligence theories.
  • Know the basic experiments and evidence on mood influence on attention. Know the main theoretical accounts of the mood influence on attention.
  • Know the basic experiments and evidence on mood influence on judgments. Know the main theoretical postulates of the affect-as-information theory.
  • Know the basic experiments and evidence on mood influence on thinking and decision-making. Know the main theoretical accounts of the mood influence on thinking and decision-making.
  • Know the basic experiments and evidence on relationships between mood and memory. Know the main theoretical accounts of the relationships between mood and memory.
  • Know the main theoretical approaches to emotional regulation. Know basic emotion regulation strategies and their principles.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Main concepts and theories of affective science
  • Methods of emotion induction and assessment
  • Mood influence on cognitive processes
  • Memory and emotion
  • Perception of emotions. Emotional intelligence
  • Emotion regulation
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Test 1
    Test 1 coveres the first part of the course
  • non-blocking Test 2
    Test 2 covers the second half of the course
  • non-blocking Paper presentation
    Presentaion of a research paper in a small team of 3 to 5 students
  • non-blocking Class attendance
  • non-blocking Oral exam
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2022/2023 4th module
    0.4 * Oral exam + 0.24 * Test 1 + 0.06 * Paper presentation + 0.24 * Test 2 + 0.06 * Class attendance
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Experiencing emotion : a cross-cultural study, , 2010
  • Peter A. Andersen, & Laura K. Guerrero. (1998). Handbook of Communication and Emotion : Research, Theory, Applications, and Contexts. Academic Press.
  • Richard J. Davidson, Klaus R. Scherer, & H. Hill Goldsmith. (2003). Handbook of Affective Sciences. Oxford University Press.
  • The Cambridge handbook of cognitive science, , 2013

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Niedenthal, P. M., & Ric, F. (2017). Psychology of Emotion (Vol. Second edition). New York, NY: Psychology Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1511095