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Upcoming Important Dates and Study Topics for March 21 Announcements

Please take note of the following important announcements for March 21. The URL for course materials is http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/88-120/. Our 2nd exam will take place this Thursday. Paper outlines are due the week we return from break. We'll discuss concepts from the past 5 weeks, review for the exam, and clarify outline formats during our next class. Additionally, you will be answering questions based on Forgas's research on happiness, sadness, and fundamental attribution error. Prepare to engage in discussions on these topics.

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Upcoming Important Dates and Study Topics for March 21 Announcements

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

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