Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior

Catalog description

This is an advanced cognitive and affective bases of behavior course intended to familiarize students with traditional and contemporary learning theories, as well as affective bases of behavior. This course provides an overview of the theory and empirical evidence regarding the cognitive and affective bases of behavior. Within this context, the course covers information regarding major theories of learning. Concepts of behavorial learning theory and their application to educational instruction and psychological intervention are presented. Cognitive psychology with a focus on attention, memory, problem solving, and decision making is presented. Emotional regulation and how individual emotions impact learning, cognition, and motivation are also discussed. Thus, this course addresses the relevance of learning theory and the affective bases of behavior with regard to issues such as instructional processes, behavior managament, and the amelioration of cognitive/affective and interpersonal difficulties in children and adolescents. Restriction/Requirement;An Undergraduate Learning course.