Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code AHA35001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 心理学実験法A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
シンリガクジッケンホウA
Subject Name in
English
Experimental Methods in Psychology A
Instructor HAYASHI MITSUO,OGAWA KEIKO,YOSHIMOTO SANAE,KONG GARRY KA FAI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ハヤシ ミツオ,オガワ ケイコ,ヨシモト サナエ,コング ギャリー カー フェイ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Tues5:IAS A312
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Laboratory practice 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Psychology
Eligible Students
Keywords Experimental design, physiological psychology, cognitive psychology, personality psychology, psychophysiology 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Integrated Arts and Sciences
(Abilities and Skills)
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.
・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Students will learn about the experimental design method and technology to elucidate human behaviors experimentally. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1: Orientation - Experimental design 1 (planning and execution)
Lesson 2: Experimental design 2 (factorial design and interaction model)
Lesson 3: Experimental design 3 (search for the literature)
Lesson 4: Psychophysiology 1
Lesson 5: Psychophysiology 2
Lesson 6: Psychophysiology 3
Lesson 7: Methodology of cognitive psychology
Lesson 8: How to make your report
Lesson 9: Cognitive psychology 1
Lesson 10: Cognitive psychology 2
Lesson 11: Cognitive psychology 3
Lesson 12: Perception 1
Lesson 13: Perception 2
Lesson 14: Perception 3
Lesson 15: Summary

Reports 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Miyatani, M. & Sakata, S. (Eds.). (2009). "Shinrigaku kisojisshu manual." Kitaohji-shobo.
Mori, T., & Yoshida, T. (Eds.). (1990). "Shinrigaku no tameno data kaiseki technical book." Kitaohji-shobo. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Textbook, handouts, psychological equipment 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Lesson 1: Creating an appropriate experimental design.
Lesson 2: Understand the meaning of interaction in an analysis of variance.
Lesson 3: Learn to search for necessary papers.
Lessons 4-6: Typical experimental procedures in psychophysiology.
Lesson 7: Learn to how to use reaction time.
Lesson 8: Learn to how to make your report.
Lessons 9-11: Typical experimental procedures in cognitive psychology.
Lessons 12-14: Typical experimental procedures in perception.
Lesson 15: Think about how to connect the acquired knowledge to your graduation thesis topic.  
Requirements  
Grading Method Reports 50%, Attitude in the class 50%
Students should be attending Laboratory Work in Psychology A. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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