General Psychology II: Learning, Emotion, Motivation & Knowledge

Bachelor

The students • are familiar with the definitions and distinctions of learning, knowledge, motivation, and emotion, as well as the fundamental aspects and theories that encompass these areas. • understand the different learning theories, including classical and operant conditioning, associative learning, as well as complex and cognitive forms of learning. They also grasp the structures and processes of knowledge acquisition and knowledge management. • can apply the learned concepts of motivation and emotion in practical contexts, analyze the biological bases of motivation, and recognize the effects of emotion regulation on behavior and stress management. • recognize the connections between cognitive motivational models, implicit and explicit motives, as well as the importance of motive congruence and goal setting in motivational processes. • employ methods for measuring emotions and understand the functions and classifications of emotions, including emotional expression and emotional reactions such as aggression and fear.

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• Learning (definition & differentiation; aspects of learning; learning theories; associative learning; habituation & sensitization; classical & operant conditioning; complex & cognitive learning; imitation learning; learning organization) • Knowledge (definition & differentiation; knowledge & knowledge management; types of knowledge; explicit & tacit knowledge; knowledge acquisition; knowledge balance) • Motivation (basic concepts of motivation & theoretical approaches; early and more recent theories of motivation; biological foundations of motivation; basic & controlling motivation; gender & sexuality; cognitive motivation models; motive classes; implicit, explicit motives & motive congruence; motivation through goal setting) • Emotion (conceptual delimitation; early and recent theories of emotion; functions & classification of emotions; biological basis of emotions; emotion regulation; cognition & emotion; emotional expression; aggression & fear as emotional reactions; emotional stress; facets of emotion; measurement of emotion)

• Bak, P. M. (2019). Lernen, Motivation und Emotion. Allgemeine Psychologie II – das Wichtigste, prägnant und anwenungsorientiert. Berlin: Springer • Becker-Carus, C., & Wendt, M. (2017). Allgemeine Psychologie: Eine Einführung. Berlin: Springer. • Hergovich, A. (2021). Allgemeine Psychologie: Denken und Lernen. Wien: Facultas.

- Quiz - Final exam

German

6

30

4.0

30% of the course will be covered through eLearning. This will involve a combination of online phases (inductive method for independent acquisition of knowledge and practicing tasks) and face-to-face sessions (deductive method providing assistance in the learning process and imparting knowledge through lectures).

3

STGL

GWP4

integrated lecture

Compulsory

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