G8336000 Social Psychology

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Economics Economics Evening Course

Lecture Code G8336000 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 社会心理学

Subject Name
（Katakana）シャカイシンリガク

Subject Name in
English Social Psychology

Instructor NISHIMURA TAKASHI

Instructor
(Katakana) ニシムラ　タカシ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Tues11-12：Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M303

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

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

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Management

Eligible Students

Keywords Self, social cognition, interpersonal relationships, interpersonal communication, Consumer Psychology

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) Economics and Management
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to grasp the issues on management based on the knowledge of management, accounting and information technlogy

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Social psychology is a field of study that attempts to clarify the various laws of human behavior based on the view of people as "social animals. In this lecture, the basic areas of social psychology (self, interpersonal relationships, interpersonal communication), consumer psychology, and decision making will be introduced as topics related to management and economics.

Class Schedule 1. How to conduct the class, What is social psychology? Its Concepts and Main Areas
2. "Self" and "others" in social psychology
3. Functional meaning of wanting to know oneself: Self-evaluation motive and social comparison
4. How we perceive others: interpersonal cognition
5. Inferring the "cause" of behavior: attributional processes
6. Lights and shadows of close relationships: Adaptive significance of having close relationships
7. Communicating thoughts to others and sensing others' thoughts: interpersonal communication
8. Influence of "others" on various outcomes and interpersonal networks
9. Consumer behavior and marketing
10. Brand loyalty and social identity
11．Consumer decision-making and judgment
12．Consumer Attitude Formation
13. Influence of Individual Characteristics and Situational Factors on Consumer Behavior
14. Information dissemination and consumer behavior
15. Summary of the entire lecture, significance of thinking scientifically about social behavior

Students will be asked to submit their comments and assignments (online submission) by 24:00 on or after the end of each class, three days after the end of each class. This will be evaluated as the degree of your commitment to the class. In addition, a quiz will be administered (scheduled for the 15th class) to assess students' understanding of the proficiency level of the lecture assignments, and the scores of the quiz will be used as the basis for evaluation.

If more than 2/3 of the assignments are not submitted, or if students do not take the quiz, they will be excluded from the evaluation.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. As reference
金政祐司・石盛真徳編著　2006『わたしから社会へ広がる心理学』　北樹出版　
谷口淳一・西村太志・相馬敏彦・金政祐司（編著）（2020）. 新版エピソードでわかる社会心理学-恋愛・友人・家族関係から学ぶ- 北樹出版
山田一成・池内裕美(編集)　2018.　消費者心理学　勁草書房

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) handout, projector

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review It is recommended that you double check each handout that you present on the LMS and read through the material in advance of the next session.

Requirements Students who violate lecture etiquette, such as talking in private or otherwise interfering with class progress, will not be permitted to attend.

Grading Method You will be asked to submit a comment assignment each time (submitted online), basically by 24:00 three days after the end of each class. This will be evaluated as the degree of your commitment to the class (15 times x maximum 3 points = about 45 points).
In addition, a quiz will be administered (scheduled for the 15th class) to assess students' understanding of the level of mastery of the lecture assignments, and the score of the quiz will be combined with the score of the quiz to evaluate the students (about 55 points).
If more than 2/3 of the assignments are not submitted, or if the student does not take the quiz, he/she will be excluded from the evaluation.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message All course materials will be provided via the LMS system, and assignments will also be submitted via the LMS system. Students are required to bring their own laptop computer to class.

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 Economics Economics Evening Course
Lecture Code	G8336000	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	社会心理学
Subject Name （Katakana）	シャカイシンリガク
Subject Name in English	Social Psychology
Instructor	NISHIMURA TAKASHI
Instructor (Katakana)	ニシムラ　タカシ
Campus	Higashi-Senda	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Tues11-12：Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M303
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Management
Eligible Students
Keywords	Self, social cognition, interpersonal relationships, interpersonal communication, Consumer Psychology
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)	Economics and Management （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to grasp the issues on management based on the knowledge of management, accounting and information technlogy
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Social psychology is a field of study that attempts to clarify the various laws of human behavior based on the view of people as "social animals. In this lecture, the basic areas of social psychology (self, interpersonal relationships, interpersonal communication), consumer psychology, and decision making will be introduced as topics related to management and economics.
Class Schedule	1. How to conduct the class, What is social psychology? Its Concepts and Main Areas 2. "Self" and "others" in social psychology 3. Functional meaning of wanting to know oneself: Self-evaluation motive and social comparison 4. How we perceive others: interpersonal cognition 5. Inferring the "cause" of behavior: attributional processes 6. Lights and shadows of close relationships: Adaptive significance of having close relationships 7. Communicating thoughts to others and sensing others' thoughts: interpersonal communication 8. Influence of "others" on various outcomes and interpersonal networks 9. Consumer behavior and marketing 10. Brand loyalty and social identity 11．Consumer decision-making and judgment 12．Consumer Attitude Formation 13. Influence of Individual Characteristics and Situational Factors on Consumer Behavior 14. Information dissemination and consumer behavior 15. Summary of the entire lecture, significance of thinking scientifically about social behavior Students will be asked to submit their comments and assignments (online submission) by 24:00 on or after the end of each class, three days after the end of each class. This will be evaluated as the degree of your commitment to the class. In addition, a quiz will be administered (scheduled for the 15th class) to assess students' understanding of the proficiency level of the lecture assignments, and the scores of the quiz will be used as the basis for evaluation. If more than 2/3 of the assignments are not submitted, or if students do not take the quiz, they will be excluded from the evaluation.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	As reference 金政祐司・石盛真徳編著　2006『わたしから社会へ広がる心理学』　北樹出版　谷口淳一・西村太志・相馬敏彦・金政祐司（編著）（2020）. 新版エピソードでわかる社会心理学-恋愛・友人・家族関係から学ぶ- 北樹出版山田一成・池内裕美(編集)　2018.　消費者心理学　勁草書房
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	handout, projector
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	It is recommended that you double check each handout that you present on the LMS and read through the material in advance of the next session.
Requirements	Students who violate lecture etiquette, such as talking in private or otherwise interfering with class progress, will not be permitted to attend.
Grading Method	You will be asked to submit a comment assignment each time (submitted online), basically by 24:00 three days after the end of each class. This will be evaluated as the degree of your commitment to the class (15 times x maximum 3 points = about 45 points). In addition, a quiz will be administered (scheduled for the 15th class) to assess students' understanding of the level of mastery of the lecture assignments, and the score of the quiz will be combined with the score of the quiz to evaluate the students (about 55 points). If more than 2/3 of the assignments are not submitted, or if the student does not take the quiz, he/she will be excluded from the evaluation.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	All course materials will be provided via the LMS system, and assignments will also be submitted via the LMS system. Students are required to bring their own laptop computer to class.
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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