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PSYC 432 Affective Psychophysiology Units: 3.00
This course explores complexities in the study of psychophysiology to understand human experience. We consider questions like, how is the body involved in generating emotional experience? What can we learn about socially important processes by measuring activity in the body? How does measuring the body help us understand why some people thrive and others struggle with mental health? Students will learn about body systems involved in socio-emotional outcomes and how they are measured and will consider benefits and interpretive challenges inherent to this area of research.
Learning Hours: 128 (12 Lecture, 24 Seminar, 32 Group Learning, 12 Online Activity, 48 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 236/3.0 and 3.0 units of PSYC at the 200-level or above.
Exclusion PSYC 435/3.0 (Topic Title: Affective Psychophysiology - Fall 2022, Winter 2024).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the basic anatomy and function of the autonomic nervous system and other peripheral systems relevant to emotion; describe methodology commonly used to measure them; understand common psychological interpretations of these functions, including ambiguities.
- Apply principles from affective psychophysiology to socially important outcomes, especially phenomena in clinical psychology and selected processes in developmental and social psychology.
- Integrate principles across different aspects of the course, for instance, integrating principles from assigned readings to independent and group work, or from class discussions to weekly reading assignments.
- Demonstrate improved reading, writing, and communication mechanics in psychology and related fields; read more carefully and with deeper comprehension, even of content outside one鈥檚 knowledge area; communicate more clearly orally and in writing.
- Participate in learning as an active and self-motivated partner; evaluate one鈥檚 own progress in learning and scholarship.
- Practice balancing autonomy and collaboration in academic endeavors; develop original ideas in response to coursework and develop ideas further in collaboration with peers.