Cognition Specialization (Summer Semester 2026)

Instructors: Prof. Dr. Marco Ragni and Dr. Isabell Winkler

Contents: The module consists of two areas:

• Cognition: Cognitive processes and their modeling
• Emotion-Motivation: Emotional and motivational regulation in relation to individual behavior and social interaction

The module covers advanced psychological aspects of cognition (cognitive processes and their modeling) as well as emotion and motivation (emotional and motivational determinants of behavior). Topics that are worked on in research projects at the Institute of Psychology will be explored in more detail. Furthermore, there will be a focus on the comprehensive consideration of physiological, evolutionary, social, and (epi)genetic influences in the context of emotion, motivation, and behavior.

Learning Objectives: Students will acquire advanced knowledge in the fundamentals of experience and action in relation to cognition, emotion, and motivation, phylogenesis and adaptive capacities, ontogenesis and biological processes, as well as resource management. They will be capable of applying this knowledge in various areas of psychology and related disciplines.

Prerequisites: --

Target Group:

• Mandatory Groups: M_Ps__2, M_SK__2


• Elective-Mandatory Groups: M_HF_2, M_Ps_4