PSY 355 Week 4 Motivation and Emotion Poster

Resource: Motivation and Emotion Poster Grading Guide

Create a poster or infographic containing at least 700 words in which you examine the concept of emotions in the everyday lives of children in either elementary, middle, or high school. This assignment could be delivered in a classroom setting to educate young students about the relationship between emotions and motivation.

Address the following in your poster or infographic:

• Define emotion.
• Provide examples of the basic and complex emotions children in these grade levels may experience, as well as the role they play in human life and development. Include an analysis of the biological and cognitive factors.
• Explain how appraisal affects emotion.
• Explain the relationship between motivation, emotion, and behavior by evaluating the effectiveness of various theories on emotion in explaining these behaviors.

Include at least 2 references from scholarly, peer-reviewed sources.

Format any citations according to APA guidelines. Your poster must be submitted as either a .doc, .docx, .rtf, .ppt or .pptx file. Please note that there are poster and inforgraphic templates in both Word and PPT.

Submit your assignment.