Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

School

Psychology School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour

Prerequisite

PSYC2040, PSYC2010

Assessment methods

2 written assignments plus end-of-semester examination

Course enquiries

Dr Nicole Nelson

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

This course provides an overview of theoretical and empirical approaches to emotion from a lifespan perspective. Topics covered include historical approaches to studying emotion; conceptual and operational definitions; functions of emotion; emotion regulation; emotion in social relations (including inter-personal levels of analysis); gender and cultural differences in emotion; and implications of emotion for social cognition, attitudes and behaviour. The final week provides an integrative summary of the material and highlights directions for future research.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile