Affect: Biological, Psychological, and Social Aspects of "Feelings"
As taught in: Spring 2009
Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh. (Image is taken from WebMuseum Web site.)
Instructors:
Prof. Stephan Chorover
MIT Course Number:
9.68
Level:
Undergraduate
Course Features
Course Description
Affect is to cognition and behavior as feeling is to thinking and acting, or as values are to beliefs and practices. Considers these relations, both at the psychological level of organization and also in terms of their neurobiological and sociocultural counterparts. In addition to attending weekly class sessions and doing regular homework assignments, students are required to participate in small study groups that meet independently for two hours per week.


