How to measure emotions? 2500-PL-PS-FO-27

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Term 2023Z:

The main subject of this course will be different affective phenomena. During the first block (ended with an exam with open-ended questions) students will learn about different psychological theories, which allow to describe the nature and structure of the affective experiences. The theories which will be presented will be both representatives of the categorical and dimensional approach to the affect. Students will also have the opportunity to study about the specific affective phenomena: ambivalence, emotional ambiguity, dualistic theory of emotional origin, dimensions of morality, sociality and locus of causation of emotions. The focus will be on the statistical analyses used in developing theories, allowing to extract given number of dimensions or emotional categories: factor analysis, regression analysis, clustering analysis.
During the second block different methods of eliciting (e.g. databases of stimuli frequently used in research) and measuring (with a questionnaire, experimental methods, basic neuropsychological and psychophysiological paradigms) emotions will be presented. Students will learn about few different tools to measure emotions; they will learn about their psychometric characteristics and how to analyze them (reliability analyses). The specifics of different measurements (e.g. unipolar vs. bipolar dimensional measures; differences in the explicit and implicit measurements) will also be explained. During the second block in order to present the example of the study and practising gathering the data in study using the paradigms of psychology of emotions, the questionnaire study will be prepared by the whole group; the task for the students will be to conduct it (recruit the participants). During one of the meetings (seminar 14), a detailed analysis and interpretation of the gathered data will be conducted in order to practise and see the specifics of the statistical methods most frequently used in psychology of emotions. Apart from that, students will be working (in small subgroups of few people) on their own research proposals concerning the psychology of emotions (preparing a report for about 5-8 pages) to finally present them in a presentation in front of the whole group.
Presented structure of the course (divided into two blocks: theory and practice) will allow to present and discuss both theories in psychology of emotions, and tools frequently used in the studies in that field. Combining theory with practice will enable participants of the course to later prepare their own research, but also to better understand the already existing literature and theory of the psychology of emotions.

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Prerequisites (description)

(in Polish) Uzyskanie zaliczenia na przedmiotach: Psychologia emocji i motywacji, Psychologia eksperymentalna, Statystyka II

Learning outcomes

Knowledge:
Students broaden their knowledge about the affective phenomena; they know the differences between various approaches to the classification and description of emotions. They are able to give examples of theoretical models describing emotions in the categorical and dimensional approach; they can compare them, critically pointing their advantages and disadvantages. They understand the relations between the theories and tools to measure affective states. They are familiar with specific affective phenomena: ambivalence and ambiguity, dual system theories, dimensions of morality, sociality and locus of causation in emotions. They know and understand the statistical methods, used in studying the affect and in the process of creating and validating the psychometric tools (factor analysis, regression analysis, clustering analysis, reliability analyses).

Skills:
Students learn different methods of measuring and eliciting emotions (questionnaires, experimental methods); they know how to use them (apply them in the research procedure, analyze and interpret their outcomes) whilst designing and conducting their own research in the field of psychology of emotions. They can also perform, analyze and interpret factor analyses, regression analyses, clustering analysis and reliability analyses. They can come up with their own ideas in the field of psychology of emotions.

Social competencies:
Students are able to recognize and describe affective phenomena in everyday life. They can describe emotions in various ways, have a critical approach to the different theoretical models, know their advantages and limitations, and can give examples of models deriving from those theories. During the practical block of the course, students improve their skills in cooperation while conducting research in both small and larger groups (e.g. preparing the study materials, recruiting the participants, gathering the data) and presenting their own research ideas in front of the group.

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