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Announcements for March 21. Announcements: The URL of the page should be: http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/88-120/ 2 nd exam on Thursday Paper outlines due the week we return from break. Agenda for March 21. Discuss any Clarification Questions About Concepts in Past 5 Weeks
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Announcements for March 21 Announcements: • The URL of the page should be:http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/88-120/ • 2nd exam on Thursday • Paper outlines due the week we return from break Week 10, Part 1
Agenda for March 21 • Discuss any Clarification Questions About Concepts in Past 5 Weeks • Wrap Up From Last Week • Review For Exam • Discuss Outlines Format Week 10, Part 1
Wrap Up From Last Week • Background: Forgas (1998) found that happiness increased tendency to commit FAE and sadness decreased this tendency • Answer the following questions on your own: • According to Forgas, what caused these effects? • What evidence did Forgas have to support his assumptions about the cause of this effect. • NB: Underlying causes are referred to as “mediating mechanisms” Week 10, Part 1
Wrap Up From Last Week • Assumed Underlying Cause: • A processing effect • Evidence for the processing differences: Recall 1* 3* Attitude Attributed To essay author Mood 2* 3 should be n.s. Week 10, Part 1
Wrap Up From Last Week • Background: Readings and lecture have identified three possible explanations for the “processing disparity between positive & negative emotion.” • On your own, answer the following: • Name and describe the three possible explanations. • Does Forgas’ study on FAE elucidate which of these explanations is best? Week 10, Part 1
Wrap Up From Last Week • Three Possible Explanations for Processing Disparity: • Functional Explanations (Frijda) • Motivational Explanations (Clark & Isen) • Mood maintenance • Mood repair • Processing Capacity (various theorists) Week 10, Part 1
Example of Review for Exam • Topic One: Final Chapter in Separate Systems Debate • Emotion can be separate from cognition, but only for about 12 milliseconds • Cognitions have powerful effects on emotion • Example: Counterfactual Emotion • Emotions have powerful effects on cognition • Example: Sadness and anger have differential effects on attribution Week 10, Part 1
Paper Outline • Review literature on the emotion of interest • What distinguishes it from other emotions? • Review literature on the cognition/decision process of interest • Summarize key findings • Hypothesize a relationship between the emotion and the cognition. • Support your hypothesis with evidence • Discuss alternative hypotheses Week 10, Part 1