Università Roma Tre

The course aims to provide the basic scientific-disciplinary skills, concerning the study of the main cognitive (attention, perception, memory, etc.) and affective (emotional regulation, motivation, intention) functions that modulate our behavior in different contexts, such as art-related environment, museum and visual communication settings. Specifically, the course will examine how these functions influence decision making processes, communication and aesthetic experience by promoting psychophysical wellbeing at the same time.

By the study of Emotion processing in different cultural contexts: perception, art and communication
the student will be able to achieve the following training objectives.
Knowledge and understanding:
- Understand the main theoretical approaches and methods for the study of emotions;
- Understand emotion functioning and regulation in the framework of cognitive neuroscience;
- Tell diverse forms of artistic expression and communication
- Understand how the psychology of emotion and – more in general - the dynamic interplay between emotions and cognitive processes has been used to study arts, music, communication and diverse forms of artistic expression (e.g., cinema, dance, literature, etc.);



Applying knowledge and understanding:
- Apply knowledge on emotion functioning in educational settings;
- Use theoretical knowledge about emotion functioning to support the development of educational interventions and promote wellbeing;

Making judgements:
- Develop a critical thinking and make comparisons between the different approaches for educational scopes;
- Develop a critical thinking about educative interventions targeted to promote wellbeing and emotion regulation skills;

Communication skills:
- Being aware of emotion functioning in persuasive communication
- Read and understand a scientific article;
- Disseminate research data to expert (colleagues, professionals, clinicians, stakeholder) and non-expert (e.g., parents) audiences;

Learning skills:
- Promote a focused use of the arts as tool for promoting emotional regulation in educational settings;
- Encouraging the use of international literature to promote scientific interests and inquiry.