AHA28001 Social Behavioral Sciences

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AHA28001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 社会行動科学

Subject Name
（Katakana）シャカイコウドウカガク

Subject Name in
English Social Behavioral Sciences

Instructor KOMIYA ASUKA

Instructor
(Katakana) コミヤ　アスカ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Mon5-8：IAS K314

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Psychology

Eligible Students 2nd year and over

Keywords Society, Human behavior, culture, evolution, adaptationist approach, SDGs

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) This course is designed as an introductory to intermediate level lecture course to provide students with the knowledge (particularly in social and cultural psychology) to conduct psychological and behavioural research.

Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course is for students to acquire advanced understanding of the major principles and findings of cultural psychology. The primary goal of cultural psychology is to understand (i) how culture can influence (often determine) the very nature of individual experience, including cognition, emotion, and motivation, and (ii) how individuals’ thinking, feeling, and behaviors give rise to social environments in turn. In addition, researchers have recently started to apply these findings to solve social issues in the present multicultural world. The goal of this course is thus to learn how cultures influence our psychology and how cultural psychologists address "cultural issues," such as intercultural communications.

This course enables students to:
1. develop knowledge of historically significant research (i.e., classical studies) in cultural psychology.
2. understand the major methods of cultural psychology

Class Schedule Lesson 1. Introduction to Cultural Psychology
Lesson 2. Culture and Self I: Cultural Self-Construals
Lesson 3. Culture and Self II: Self-Consistency
Lesson 4. Culture & Psychology I: Self-Enhancement and Self-improvement
Lesson 5. Culture & Psychology II: Agency and Conformity
Lesson 6. Culture & Psychology III: Attention and Cognition
Lesson 7. Culture & Psychology IV: Emotions
Lesson 8. Development and Socialization
Lesson 9. Interim Summary
Lesson 10. Acculturation
Lesson 11. Cultural Change
Lesson 12. Origin of Cultural Variation
Lesson 13. Gene-Culture Coevolution
Lesson 14. Socioecological Approach
Lesson 15. Summary

Midterm exam and term paper

Text/Reference
Books,etc. No textbook. Reference books will be suggested in the class.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) PowerPoint (PC), Videos (PC), Handout

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson 1　Understand what is "Culture" and why it is important in psychology.
Lesson 2, 3　Understand the role of culture in how we understand ourselves.
Lesson 4, 5　Understand how some fundamental motivations vary across different cultural contexts.
Lesson 6　Understand cultural variation in basic cognitive and perceptual processes.
Lesson 7　Understand universality and cultural variability of emotional experience.
Lesson 8　Understand how people come to be socialized into particular cultural worlds.
Lesson 9　Deepen understanding traditional theories of cultural psychology
Lesson 10　Understand how people’s psychology is affected when they move to a new culture
Lesson 11  Understand how cultures change and persist over time.
Lesson 12  Understand some theories on the origin of cultural variation
Lesson 13  Understand how culture and gene influences each other
Lesson 14  Understand what is socioecological psychology.

Requirements - Having finished the course of “Social Psychology” is desirable.
- You will be sometimes asked to participate in the psychological research in the class. When asked, please get actively involved.

Grading Method In-class report (10%), Midterm exam (40%), Term Paper (50%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AHA28001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	社会行動科学
Subject Name （Katakana）	シャカイコウドウカガク
Subject Name in English	Social Behavioral Sciences
Instructor	KOMIYA ASUKA
Instructor (Katakana)	コミヤ　アスカ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Mon5-8：IAS K314
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Psychology
Eligible Students	2nd year and over
Keywords	Society, Human behavior, culture, evolution, adaptationist approach, SDGs
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	This course is designed as an introductory to intermediate level lecture course to provide students with the knowledge (particularly in social and cultural psychology) to conduct psychological and behavioural research.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course is for students to acquire advanced understanding of the major principles and findings of cultural psychology. The primary goal of cultural psychology is to understand (i) how culture can influence (often determine) the very nature of individual experience, including cognition, emotion, and motivation, and (ii) how individuals’ thinking, feeling, and behaviors give rise to social environments in turn. In addition, researchers have recently started to apply these findings to solve social issues in the present multicultural world. The goal of this course is thus to learn how cultures influence our psychology and how cultural psychologists address "cultural issues," such as intercultural communications. This course enables students to: 1. develop knowledge of historically significant research (i.e., classical studies) in cultural psychology. 2. understand the major methods of cultural psychology
Class Schedule	Lesson 1. Introduction to Cultural Psychology Lesson 2. Culture and Self I: Cultural Self-Construals Lesson 3. Culture and Self II: Self-Consistency Lesson 4. Culture & Psychology I: Self-Enhancement and Self-improvement Lesson 5. Culture & Psychology II: Agency and Conformity Lesson 6. Culture & Psychology III: Attention and Cognition Lesson 7. Culture & Psychology IV: Emotions Lesson 8. Development and Socialization Lesson 9. Interim Summary Lesson 10. Acculturation Lesson 11. Cultural Change Lesson 12. Origin of Cultural Variation Lesson 13. Gene-Culture Coevolution Lesson 14. Socioecological Approach Lesson 15. Summary Midterm exam and term paper
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No textbook. Reference books will be suggested in the class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	PowerPoint (PC), Videos (PC), Handout
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1　Understand what is "Culture" and why it is important in psychology. Lesson 2, 3　Understand the role of culture in how we understand ourselves. Lesson 4, 5　Understand how some fundamental motivations vary across different cultural contexts. Lesson 6　Understand cultural variation in basic cognitive and perceptual processes. Lesson 7　Understand universality and cultural variability of emotional experience. Lesson 8　Understand how people come to be socialized into particular cultural worlds. Lesson 9　Deepen understanding traditional theories of cultural psychology Lesson 10　Understand how people’s psychology is affected when they move to a new culture Lesson 11 Understand how cultures change and persist over time. Lesson 12 Understand some theories on the origin of cultural variation Lesson 13 Understand how culture and gene influences each other Lesson 14 Understand what is socioecological psychology.
Requirements	- Having finished the course of “Social Psychology” is desirable. - You will be sometimes asked to participate in the psychological research in the class. When asked, please get actively involved.
Grading Method	In-class report (10%), Midterm exam (40%), Term Paper (50%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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