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  • Emotions and Motivation

    • Affective Neuroscience

      By Eddie Harmon-Jones and Cindy Harmon-Jones
      This module provides a brief overview of the neuroscience of emotion. It integrates findings from human and animal research to describe the brain networks and associated neurotransmitters involved in basic affective systems.
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    • Culture and Emotion

      By Jeanne Tsai
      How do people’s cultural ideas and practices shape their emotions (and other types of feelings)? In this module, we will discuss findings from studies comparing North American (United States, Canada) and East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean)…
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    • Functions of Emotions

      By Hyisung Hwang and David Matsumoto
      Emotions play a crucial role in our lives because they have important functions. This module describes those functions, dividing the discussion into three areas: the intrapersonal, the interpersonal, and the social and cultural functions of e…
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    • Knowledge Emotions: Feelings that Foster Learning, Exploring, and Reflecting

      By Paul Silvia
      When people think of emotions they usually think of the obvious ones, such as happiness, fear, anger, and sadness. This module looks at the knowledge emotions, a family of emotional states that foster learning, exploring, and reflecting. Surp…
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