| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Psychology Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMC09000 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
心理学特講A |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
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Subject Name in
English |
Special Lecture on Psychology A |
| Instructor |
LANGLEY RAYMOND GAROLD,NAKAO TAKASHI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ラングリ レイモンド ガロルド,ナカオ タカシ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1st) Inte：EDU B313 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| Lecture, Presentation, Discussion |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
7
:
Graduate Special Studies
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Psychology |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
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| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This class will explore a variety of topics fundamental to the field of psychology, with an emphasis on understanding the basic experiments that contributed to our current state of knowledge. Students will develop critical thinking skills in English, through discussion, presentation, and in-depth analysis of experiments. Topics can change depending on student interest. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Introduction to Experimental Method
lesson2 Stanford Prison Experiment: Findings and Criticisms
lesson3 Physiological Psychology: Neuroanatomy, Split Brain Studies
lesson4 Physiological Psychology: Brain Changes with Experience
lesson5 Memory: False Memories
lesson6 Development
lesson7 Cognition and Consciousness I
lesson8 Cognition and Consciousness II
lesson9 Social Psychology: Conformity
lesson10 Social Psychology: Cognitive Dissonance, Contact Hypothesis
lesson11 Culture and Psychology: Interdependent and Independent Self Construal
lesson12 Culture and Psychology: Language and Culture, Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis
lesson13 Evolutionary Psychology
lesson14 Animal Cognition/Communication
lesson15 Student Choice |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Professor will provide necessary reading materials. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
Printed materials will be distributed. The class will also use visual media shown using pcs or tablets. Students are welcome to use tablets and computers during class to search for relevant information. |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Students should prepare before class by doing background reading. Discussions will be an important part of the class. Students can prepare for discussions by preparing questions they would like to ask in advance, and by practicing putting their opinions into words. Students should look carefully at the details of experiments, and decide for themselves whether the conclusions are justified by the data. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
50% presentation quality and participation and contribution to discussion and debate; 50% exam |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |