769A17 · 6 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Kognitionsvetenskap
Cognition, Emotion, and Decision Making
Active · next start HT 2026
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HEM1 · 20 Jan 2026 · 19 students
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HEM1 · 67 students
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About the course
Aim
After completing the course, the student at an advanced level should be able to:
- account for research in cognition and emotion
- account for the interplay between emotional and cognitive systems in the brain
- explain the relationship between environmental factors, emotions, and cognition
- critically evaluate central cognitive psychological theories and models of emotion
- apply theories of the interplay between emotional and cognitive systems to people's judgments, decisions and preferences in different situations
- discuss research in behavioral decision theory
- explain how decision theory relates to perceptions of emotion and cognition
- Identify one's need of further knowledge in cognition, emotion, and decision-making and develop one’s competency in relation to that
Content
The course deals with the interplay between cognition, emotion and decision-making. This includes perspectives and results from different fields and disciplines in psychology, philosophy and cognitive science.
Key content covered in the course is:
- cognitive theories of emotion
- the neuropsychological basis for the interaction between cognition and emotion, including neuroanatomical and neurochemical aspects
- Theories about the evolutionary origins of emotion and cognition
- the connection between physical environment and emotion
- emotional design
- different perspectives and theories about how people make decisions.
- Examiner
- Daniel Västfjäll
- Main field of study
- Kognitionsvetenskap