PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- MARCO DONDI
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- M-PSI/05
Training objectives
- PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
a) Knowledge on discipline
- To know, having as a reference classical theories, recent psychological models which try to describe and explain the nature of human emotions;
- To become acquainted with the methodological problems concerning the empirical investigation on human emotions (experimental and observational approaches);
- To analyze in depth specific topics, central for the discipline as well as for the formation of specialists in Communication.
b) Know how and capabilities
- To learn the basic knowledge necessary in understanding a psychological analysis of emotional phenomena;
- To develop the capacity to understand and discuss methodologies currently used for the acquisition of knowledge;
- To understand and use the specialist lexicon which characterizes the discipline.
c) Soft skills
- To develop a personal point of view (critical thinking);
- To develop argumentative skills;
- To develop the ability to search, identify and analyze significant literature on different topics through the use of specialized databases. Prerequisites
- None
Course programme
- Definition of the construct of emotion; analysis of the dimensions or components which determine the emotional process; analysis of the regulatory processes; analysis of the main processes of emotional sharing such as emotional contagion and empathy. Analysis of the use of emotions in advertising, politics and communication through different media.
Didactic methods
- Lectures. Additional didactic materials will be uploaded on the website of the course (Google Classroom).
Learning assessment procedures
- Written exam (1 hour): true/false, multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Judging criteria responses are those of the accuracy, adequacy and completeness of the displayed content.
Reference texts
- D’Urso, V., Trentin, R., Introduzione alla Psicologia delle Emozioni. Laterza, Bari.
