Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior

This course will provide an overview of the interplay of cognition and affect by evaluating both classical and contemporary core theories and research. Students will become familiar with conscious and unconscious processing, sensation, perception, memory, categorization, learning, cognition, emotion, motivation and reasoning and problem solving. These topics and their relationship with each other will include their application involving regulation of affect and behavior in everyday life and in special situations involving trauma, depression, and addiction.