COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE BASES OF BEHAVIOR

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This course will focus on the principal theories and current research regarding the fields of cognition and emotions. Discussion of historical antecedents of the main theories and concepts, the most important investigations that have shaped both fields in the past and current knowledge of the multiple cognitive and affective processes. Each will be discussed from their biological, social and psychological perspective and will likewise, explore the clinical applications and implications of the findings in counseling psychology.