LAHORE UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

PSY322MotivationandEmotion
Fall201516

Instructor ZahbiaSarfraz
RoomNo. 239I,OldSSWing
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Email Zahbia.sarfraz@lums.edu.pk
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COURSEBASICS
CreditHours 4
Lecture(s) 2PerWeek Duration 1:50hours
Recitation/Lab None Duration
(perweek)
Tutorial (per None Duration
week)

COURSEDESCRIPTION
The course will provide students an overview of theory and research on motivation and
emotion.Wewillbeginwithunderstandinghumanneedsincludingphysiological,psychological
and social needs. We will explore how our perception of ourselves, our roles, our identities,
amongst other things, influences our motivation and emotion in different contexts. We will
continuewithexploringthenatureofemotionsandthedifferentperspectivesonunderstanding
emotions.Wewillfinishwithadiscussiononhowunconsciousmotivationandemotionsmay
influence human behavior. The emphasis throughout the course will be on the relevance of
researchfindingstorealworldissues.

Studentswillbeencouragedtoreflectonthematerialinameaningfulway.Forthispurpose,
students will write three response papers approximately two pages each in the classroom.
Response papers will not simply be clarification on points covered in the readings but would
demonstrate that the student is reflecting on the material. Response papers may include
criticism of some points raised in the readings, interpretation of readings or applications to
researchorintervention.
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Thetermpaperwillallowstudentstofindoutmoreaboutatopicthatisofpersonalinterestto
them in the area of motivation and emotion. Each student will write a ten to fifteen page
(doublespaced)paperusingAPAformat.Studentswillbeexpectedtoreviewtheliteratureon
thespecifictopicthattheychoose.Theywillalsobeexpectedtoconductasimpleexperiment.

COURSEOBJECTIVES
1. Tointroducestudentstotheoriesaboutmotivationandemotion
2. Tofamiliarizestudieswithclassicstudiesconductedinthefield
3. Toenablestudentstoapplybasicfindingsfromresearchonmotivationandemotionin
theireverydaylife

LEARNINGOUTCOMES
1. Studentswillbeabletounderstandandinfluencethefactorsthatimpactmotivation
2. Studentswillhaveanunderstandingofvariousemotionsandhowtheyinfluencehuman
behavior.

PRIMARYTEXT
Reeve,J.(2009).Understandingmotivationandemotion,5thed.Wiley.

SUPPLEMENTRYREADINGS
Ekman,P.(1992).Aretherebasicemotions?PsychologicalReview,99(3),550553.

Gendron, M. & Barrett, L. F. (2009). Reconstructing the past: A century of ideas about emotion in
psychology,EmotionReview,4,316339.

Gross, J. (2001). Emotion regulation in adulthood: Timing is everything. Current Directions in

PsychologicalSciences,10(6),214219.

ImmordinoYang, M. (2011). Me, my self and you: Neuropsychological relations between social
emotion,selfawarenessandmorality.EmotionReview,3(3),313315.

InT.DalgleishandM.Power(Eds.).HandbookofCognitionandEmotion.Chapter3:BasicEmotions,Paul
Ekman.Sussex,U.K.:JohnWiley&Sons,Ltd.,1999.

James,W.(1884).Whatisanemotion?Mind,9,188205.

Mlot,C.(1998).Probingthebiologyofemotion.Science,NewSeries,280(5366),10051007.

Pizarro,D.,Ibar,Y.,&Helion,C.(2011).Ondisgustandmoraljudgment.EmotionReview,3(3),267268.

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R.J.Davidson,K.R.Scherer,&H.H.Goldsmith(Eds.)Handbookofaffectivesciences(pp.852
870).Haidt,J.TheMoralEmotions.Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress.(2003)

Rottenberg, J. (2005). Mood and emotion in major depression. Current Directions in Psychological
Science,14(3),167170.

Schaller,M.&Park,J.(2011).Thebehavioralimmunesystem(andwhyitmatters).CurrentDirectionsin
PsychologicalScience,20(2),99103.

Winkielman, P. &Berridge, K. (2004). Unconscious emotion. Current Directions in Psychological Science,

13(3),120123.

GRADING
3ResponsePapers(2pageseach)30%
Midterm25%
Final25%
TermPaper20%

COURSESCHEDULE
Week1
Introduction:whatismotivation?Whydowestudymotivation?(Reeve,Chapter1).

Week2
Historicalandcontemporaryperspectivesaboutmotivation.(Reeve,Chapter2).

Week3
Understandingtheroleofthebraininmotivationandemotion.(Reeve,Chapter3).

Mlot,C.(1998).Probingthebiologyofemotion.Science,NewSeries,280(5366),10051007.

Week4
Intrinsicandextrinsicmotivations.(Reeve,Chapter5).

Week5
PsychologicalNeeds:Autonomy,CompetenceandRelatedness.(Reeve,Chapter6).

Week6
SocialNeeds.(Reeve,Chapter7).

Week7
TheSelfanditsStrivings(Reeve,Chapter10)

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Week8
NatureofEmotion.TheBasicEmotions.(Reeve,Chapter11)

Ekman,P.(1992).Aretherebasicemotions?PsychologicalReview,99(3),550553.

InT.DalgleishandM.Power(Eds.).HandbookofCognitionandEmotion.Chapter3:BasicEmotions,Paul
Ekman.Sussex,U.K.:JohnWiley&Sons,Ltd.,1999.

Week9
AspectsofEmotion.(Reeve,Chapter12)

Gendron, M. & Barrett, L. F. (2009). Reconstructing the past: A century of ideas about emotion in
psychology,EmotionReview,4,316339.

James,W.(1884).Whatisanemotion?Mind,9,188205.

Week10
PersonalityCharacteristics.(Reeve,Chapter13)

Gross, J. (2001). Emotion regulation in adulthood: Timing is everything. Current Directions in

PsychologicalSciences,10(6),214219.

Week11
UnconsciousMotivation.(Reeve,Chapter14)

Winkielman, P. &Berridge, K. (2004). Unconscious emotion. Current Directions in Psychological Science,

13(3),120123.

Week12
Growthmotivationandpositivepsychology.(Reeve,Chapter15)

Week13
Moralemotions

ImmordinoYang, M. (2011). Me, my self and you: Neuropsychological relations between social
emotion,selfawarenessandmorality.EmotionReview,3(3),313315.

Pizarro,D.,Ibar,Y.,&Helion,C.(2011).Ondisgustandmoraljudgment.EmotionReview,3(3),267268.

R.J.Davidson,K.R.Scherer,&H.H.Goldsmith(Eds.)Handbookofaffectivesciences(pp.852
870).Haidt,J.TheMoralEmotions.Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress.(2003)

Schaller,M.&Park,J.(2011).Thebehavioralimmunesystem(andwhyitmatters).CurrentDirectionsin
PsychologicalScience,20(2),99103.
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Week14
Psychopathology

Rottenberg, J. (2005). Mood and emotion in major depression. Current Directions in Psychological
Science,14(3),167170.