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Mechanisms and sources of human emotions and motivations

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Course ID: 2500-F03-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED: 14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Mechanisms and sources of human emotions and motivations
Name in Polish: Mechanizmy i źródła ludzkich emocji i motywacji
Organizational unit: Faculty of Psychology
Course groups: General university courses
General university courses in Faculty of Psychology
General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
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Language: Polish
Type of course:

general courses
Prerequisites (description):

(in Polish) Kurs asynchroniczny.

Dwa spotkania na początku i na końcu kursu + egzamin.
Mode:

Remote learning
Short description:

Classes will be organized around the main problems (5 blocks, details in the syllabus for the lecture)

Block 0: Introduction

Block I: Emotions

Block II: Homeostatic motivations

Block III: Feelings

Block IV: Heterostatic motivations
Learning outcomes:

Knowledge. Student:

- knows the basic concepts of the origins, course and consequences of emotional and motivational processes

- knows the most important issues related to emotional and motivational processes

- knows the main concepts of emotions and feelings as well as motivations based on homeostatic and heterostatic regulation

Skills. Student:

- can explain the mechanisms of the formation of emotional reactions

- correctly differentiates between simple and complex emotions, primary and secondary

- correctly explains the consequences of the homeostatic and heterostatic motivational mechanism in the everyday functioning of the human being

Attitudes. Student:

- is critical of theories about emotional and motivational processes

- recognizes the advantages and disadvantages of various theories describing emotions and feelings and theories of motivation

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Kamil Imbir
Group instructors: Kamil Imbir
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - Grading
Lecture - Grading
Mode:

Remote learning
Full description:

The course consists of a series of 15 pre-recorded lectures discussing in an accessible way the knowledge of mechanisms and sources of human emotions and motivation. The lectures are accompanied by activities on the Kampus platform. The aim of the course is to show the richness and diversity of emotions and motivations and to discuss what consequences they may have for the everyday functioning of human beings. During the course, participants will learn examples of emotions and feelings as well as motivations based on homeostasis, and heterostasis.
Bibliography: (in Polish)

LeDoux, J. (2017). Lęk: Neuronauka na tropie źródeł lęku i strachu. Rozdział 2 i 3.(str. 63-160), Kraków: Copernicus Center Press.

Imbir, K. (2016). From heart to mind and back again. A duality of emotion overview on emotion-cognition interactions. New Ideas in Psychology, 43, 39-49.

Maruszewski, T., Doliński, D., Łukaszewski, W., Marszał-Wiśniewska, M. (2008). Emocje i Motywacje. W: D. Doliński, J. Strelau (Red.), Psychologia. Podręcznik akademicki. Tom 1. GWP Rozdział 7.5 – 7.7.

Maruszewski, T., Doliński, D., Łukaszewski, W., Marszał-Wiśniewska, M. (2008). Emocje i Motywacje. W: D. Doliński, J. Strelau (Red.), Psychologia. Podręcznik akademicki. Tom 1. GWP Rozdział 7.8.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span: 2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16
Selected timetable range:
Navigate to timetable
Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Kamil Imbir
Group instructors: Kamil Imbir
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - Grading
Lecture - Grading
Mode:

Remote learning
Full description:

The course consists of a series of 15 pre-recorded lectures discussing in an accessible way the knowledge of mechanisms and sources of human emotions and motivation. The lectures are accompanied by activities on the Kampus platform. The aim of the course is to show the richness and diversity of emotions and motivations and to discuss what consequences they may have for the everyday functioning of human beings. During the course, participants will learn examples of emotions and feelings as well as motivations based on homeostasis, and heterostasis.
Bibliography: (in Polish)

LeDoux, J. (2017). Lęk: Neuronauka na tropie źródeł lęku i strachu. Rozdział 2 i 3.(str. 63-160), Kraków: Copernicus Center Press.

Imbir, K. (2016). From heart to mind and back again. A duality of emotion overview on emotion-cognition interactions. New Ideas in Psychology, 43, 39-49.

Maruszewski, T., Doliński, D., Łukaszewski, W., Marszał-Wiśniewska, M. (2008). Emocje i Motywacje. W: D. Doliński, J. Strelau (Red.), Psychologia. Podręcznik akademicki. Tom 1. GWP Rozdział 7.5 – 7.7.

Maruszewski, T., Doliński, D., Łukaszewski, W., Marszał-Wiśniewska, M. (2008). Emocje i Motywacje. W: D. Doliński, J. Strelau (Red.), Psychologia. Podręcznik akademicki. Tom 1. GWP Rozdział 7.8.
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