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Cognitive Processing - Emotions and Development

Online
4-5 hours
Free

Course Content

How do we cognitively process emotions and development? This free course takes you through the key theories and methods. Analyze about the techniques involved in the cognitive processing of emotions and development in this free course. Learn the academic definition of emotions and types of moods, and discuss cognitive neuroscience, which provides an alternative way of understanding the role of emotional factors in judgement and decision making.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID201766
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration4-5 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Discuss the effects of emotions on attention and performance
• Describe the different types of memories
• Explain the reasons why anxiety is generally associated with impaired decision making
• Discuss the concept of 'optimistic bias'
• Explain the principle of material objectivity
• Discuss the concept of developmental psychology
• Describe the alternatives to Piaget’s theory of childhood cognitive development
• Explain the theories of moral and social development
Course Code2956

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