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PSYC307 Motivation and Emotion

Updated: 06 January 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
23 April 2009 25 April 2009 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12 cp at 200 level in PSYC and PSYC202 or equivalent
Co-requisites None
Restrictions PSYC204 or PSYC365
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Nicola Schutte (nschutte@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit examines research and theories in the related areas of motivation and emotion. The unit emphasises the interaction between motivation and emotion with other aspects of human functioning, such as learning. The unit explores applications of motivation and emotion theory and research in different realms of life, such as interpersonal relations. The unit examines advances in motivation theory and research stimulated by positive psychology, which focuses on the development of human strengths.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Writing for Psychology
ISBN: 9780170107853
O'Shea, R.P., Thomson 4th ed. 2002
Note: Students who purchased O'Shea prior to 2007 will use O'Shea for the rest of their degree unless they choose to purchase 'An interactive approach to writing essays and research reports in psychology' by Burton (ISBN 9780470811238).
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
Understanding Motivation and Emotion
ISBN: 9780470392232
Reeve, J., John Wiley & Sons 5th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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