PSYCH 6840

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PSYCH 6840
Goals, Needs, and Desires

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

Covers recent social psychological research on human goals and desires. We will examine the meaning and similarity of the constructs of goals, motivation, desires, wants, and needs. Our discussion will extend to the relevant topics of self-control, free will, nonconscious goal pursuit, liking versus wanting, motivation in nonhuman animals, and the development of goals. We will focus on the social psychological literature, but also will consider recent work in cognitive, social neuroscience, and developmental psychology.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Limited to 15 students, by application.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PSYCH 4840

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7894 PSYCH 6840   SEM 101

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