PSYC 3324

(3 Credits) 3 Lecture hours This course will provide an overview of contemporary theory and research on the physiological and psychological underpinnings of motivation and emotion as explanatory concepts related to key aspects of personal and social human behaviours. Topics covered include the physiological determinants of, as well as the learning and cognitive factors involved, in emotion and motivation. Behaviours such as hunger, sleep, sexual behaviours, achievement, and social relationships, will be examined.