ARS40001 Cultural Psychology I

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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

Lecture Code ARS40001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Cultural Psychology I (文化心理学 I)

Subject Name
（Katakana）ブンカシンリガク I

Subject Name in
English Cultural Psychology I

Instructor KONG GARRY KA FAI

Instructor
(Katakana) コング　ギャリー　カー　フェイ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Mon5-6：IAS K304

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Psychology

Eligible Students

Keywords Psychology, Culture, Behavior, Perception, Cognition

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 Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Class Objectives
1) Acquire an understanding of the forces that drive human behaviour
2) Learn the fundamentals of experimentation and research methods

Class Outline
Nature vs Nurture. How much of our behaviour is due to our biology, and how much is due to our culture? In this class, we will explore both the innate and the environmental factors that determine our behaviour through lectures, demonstrations and group discussions.

Class Schedule lesson1　Introduction: Nature vs Nature
lesson2　Neuroscience
lesson3　Learning: Classical Conditioning
lesson4　Learning: Operant Conditioning (Assignment 1)
lesson5　Perception: Bottom-up
lesson6　Perception: Top-down processing
lesson7　Cognition: Attention
lesson8　Cognition: Attentional Biases (Assignment 2)
lesson9　Cognition: Emotion
lesson10　Cognition: Language and Thought
lesson11　Personality
lesson12　Individual Differences (Assignment 3)
lesson13　Developmental Psychology
lesson14　The development of culture
lesson15　Revision

Final Exam

Text/Reference
Books,etc. A list of readings will be provided.
Students are expected to find those readings via the university library

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) PC-necessary

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review No preparation is necessary for each class. However, you are encouraged to participate in the group discussions during class and complete the readings and quizzes after each class.

Requirements Students must take the Cultural Psychology II course.

Grading Method 20% Quiz Completion
12% Assignment 1 Mark
14% Assignment 2 Mark
14% Assignment 3 Mark
40% Final Exam Mark

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 Global Studies
Lecture Code	ARS40001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Cultural Psychology I (文化心理学 I)
Subject Name （Katakana）	ブンカシンリガク I
Subject Name in English	Cultural Psychology I
Instructor	KONG GARRY KA FAI
Instructor (Katakana)	コング　ギャリー　カー　フェイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Mon5-6：IAS K304
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)

Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Psychology
Eligible Students
Keywords	Psychology, Culture, Behavior, Perception, Cognition
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 Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Class Objectives 1) Acquire an understanding of the forces that drive human behaviour 2) Learn the fundamentals of experimentation and research methods Class Outline Nature vs Nurture. How much of our behaviour is due to our biology, and how much is due to our culture? In this class, we will explore both the innate and the environmental factors that determine our behaviour through lectures, demonstrations and group discussions.
Class Schedule	lesson1　Introduction: Nature vs Nature lesson2　Neuroscience lesson3　Learning: Classical Conditioning lesson4　Learning: Operant Conditioning (Assignment 1) lesson5　Perception: Bottom-up lesson6　Perception: Top-down processing lesson7　Cognition: Attention lesson8　Cognition: Attentional Biases (Assignment 2) lesson9　Cognition: Emotion lesson10　Cognition: Language and Thought lesson11　Personality lesson12　Individual Differences (Assignment 3) lesson13　Developmental Psychology lesson14　The development of culture lesson15　Revision Final Exam
Text/Reference Books,etc.	A list of readings will be provided. Students are expected to find those readings via the university library
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	PC-necessary
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	No preparation is necessary for each class. However, you are encouraged to participate in the group discussions during class and complete the readings and quizzes after each class.
Requirements	Students must take the Cultural Psychology II course.
Grading Method	20% Quiz Completion 12% Assignment 1 Mark 14% Assignment 2 Mark 14% Assignment 3 Mark 40% Final Exam Mark
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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