Motivation and Emotion

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

• 5. Gender equality
• 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Objectives

This is a subject that allows students to be introduced to the study of the main concepts and theories on Motivation and Emotion. Care has been taken to ensure that the focus on each core or process does not neglect a more holistic, global and comprehensive perspective that would make us forget the structure of psychological processes in the explanation of human behavior. The subject also seeks to make students aware of the growing range of application areas in which these two basic psychological processes are decisive.

Objectives

• Understand the phenomena of motivation and emotion: concept and functions they perform within human behavior.
• Understand the basic laws and principles of the psychological processes of motivation and emotion
• Know the main theoretical approaches in the study of motivation and emotion and be able to critically assess their contributions and limitations.
• Know how to describe some of the main applications achieved from basic experimentation on motivational and emotional processes
• Become familiar with research and the scientific method based on the discussion of classic experiments in these areas of knowledge.
• Apply knowledge to situations and phenomena of everyday life through case analysis, problem solving and/or the preparation of written reports. Â

Learning outcomes

• Analyzes, interprets and synthesizes psychological information within the framework of basic psychological processes.
• Analyzes, interprets and synthesizes psychological information within the framework of basic psychological processes: specifically with regard to motivational and emotional processes.
• Performs personal analysis and reflection on their own perceptions, emotions, behavior and information processing.
• Learn basic psychological and social concepts, which serve as a frame of reference for psychology studies.
• Learn the basic psychological and social concepts that serve as a frame of reference for psychology studies: specifically regarding the fields of motivation and emotion.
• Describes the basic psychological processes based on the theoretical options of each area of knowledge.
• Describes basic psychological processes based on the main theoretical options in the fields of motivation and emotion.
• It integrates the processes with each other in order to have an integrative vision of the human psyche.
• Analyzes own personal and professional capabilities in relation to the different areas of professional practice

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Competencies

General skills

• Act with ethical commitment.
• Be able to analyze, interpret and summarize information to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific and ethical issues.
• Be able to communicate in speech and in writing in one's own language and in other languages and communicate non-verbally and audiovisually.
• Be able to engage in criticism and self-criticism.
• Be able to manage information.
• Be able to organize and plan.
• Be able to solve problems and defend professional positions.
• Be able to work as part of a team and cooperate effectively.
• Be competent in the use of information and communication technology in psychology.
• Recognize and respect human diversity.

Specific skills

• Be able to analyze and interpret the results of evaluation.
• Be able to describe and measure factors (personality, cognitive competence, skills, attitudes, etc.) and cognitive, emotional, psycho-biological and behavioral processes.
• Be able to identify differences, difficulties and needs.
• Be able to obtain relevant data for evaluating interventions.
• Be able to plan and evaluate programs and interventions.
• Know how to produce oral and written reports.
• Understand and comply with professional ethics in psychology.

Core skills

• Project the values of entrepreneurship and innovation in one's academic and professional career, through contact with a variety of practical contexts and motivation for professional development.

Content

The contents are organized into two thematic blocks:

Block I: Motivation
Topic 1: General aspects: definition and motivational variables.
Topic 2: Primary, secondary and social motives.
Topic 3: Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation.
Topic 4: Fields of application of the psychology of motivation.

Block II: Emotion
Topic 5: General aspects and classification of emotions.
Topic 6: Theoretical models of emotions.
Topic 7: Emotional phenomena and basic psychological processes.
Topic 8: Fields of application in the psychology of emotion.

Evaluation

The evaluation of the subject is continuous and is broken down into the performance of the following activities:

• Individual written assessment activities (50%) (R). A minimum of 5 must be obtained so that the qualification can be added to the rest of the activities.
• STD activities (40%). Group activities, derived from the work carried out in the STD work sessions. It will be indicated whether the works must be presented in class on dates to be specified. A written report will also be made. The result and the process will be assessed.
• Classroom activities (10%)

General information about the evaluation of the subject:

• In order to be able to make an average, the individual assessment activities, as well as the STD activities, must be approved, as a minimum, with a five.
• (R) Indicates that this activity can be retaken if it was not initially passed (retake week, date to be specified in the Work Plan). The maximum grade that can be obtained for retake is 5, to this grade the rest of the grades obtained will be added.
• STD activities are not recoverable.
• If after the recovery activities there is any section not passed, or an overall five is not reached, the subject remains pending for the next academic year.
• The possibility of carrying out extra activities that lead to an improvement in the final grade obtained is not considered. Nor is improving the grade of the tests (if these are passed) considered for retake.
• The MH is considered from a grade of 9.

Methodology

Generally, there will be one class each week dedicated to the theoretical presentation by the teacher, and another weekly class dedicated to
to applied work on cases, readings, etc. There will also be the possibility of tutorials if previously agreed upon..

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Bibliography

Key references

• Aguado, L. (2005). Emoción, afecto y motivación. Alianza Editorial.
• Limonero García, J.T. (ed.) (2003). Motivació i Emoció. EdiUOC.
• Palmero, F.; Martinez Sánchez, F. (2008). Motivación y Emoción. McGraw-Hill.
• Reeve, J.M. (2010). Motivación y Emoción. McGraw-Hill.
• Riera, R. (2011). La conexión emocional: Formación y transformación de la forma que tenemos de reaccionar emocionalmente. Octaedro.

Further reading

Teachers will provide complementary bibliography and compulsory reading throughout the course via the Virtual Campus.