| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
Liberal Arts Education Program |
| Lecture Code |
67011205 |
Subject Classification |
Area Courses |
| Subject Name |
心理学概論B |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
シンリガクガイロンB |
Subject Name in
English |
Introduction to Psychology B |
| Instructor |
KOMIYA ASUKA |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
コミヤ アスカ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Fri5-8：IAS K310 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face, Online (on-demand) |
| Lecture |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
1
:
Undergraduate Introductory
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Psychology |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Cognition, Memory, Learning, Emotion, Motivation, Brain and behavior |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education | Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category：Psychology |
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| Expected Outcome | 1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Learning Objectives.
Students will
1. understand history of psychology
2. understand basic mechanisms and functions of human mind
3. understand main topics and methods in various disciplines of psychology
Course Description.
This course is designed to introduce students to psychology. Students explore diverse theories and research findings that have shaped some of the major areas of contemporary psychology. The topics are Cognition, Memory, Learning, Emotion, Motivation, and Brain and Behavior. |
| Class Schedule |
1: Introduction to psychology
2: What is psychology?
3: Perceptual psychology (1) Psychophysics
4: Perceptual psychology (2) Basics of Perception
5: Psychology of learning (1) Conditioning
6: Psychology of learning (2) Theories of learning
7: Cognitive psychology (1) Memory
8: Cognitive psychology (2) Knowledge and thinking
9: Psychology on emotion (1) Theories of emotion
10: Psychology on emotion (2) Motivation
11: Brain and Behavior (1) Structure of Brain
12: Brain and Behavior (2) Social Neuroscience
13: Psychology and Society
14: Research Ethics in Psychology
15: Wrap up
Term paper
Quiz will be assigned in each class. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
No textbook. Reference books will be suggested in the class. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Quizzes/ Quiz format |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Please review notes and handouts, focusing on
-the goals and methodologies of psychology (Lesson 2)
-the goals and methodologies of perceptual psychology (Lessons 3, 4)
-the theories and methodologies of psychology of learning (Lessons 5, 6)
-the goals and methodologies of cognitive psychology (Lessons 7, 8)
-the theories and methodologies of psychology on emotion (Lessons 9, 10)
-relationship between brain and behavior (Lesson11, 12)
-relationship between psychology and society
-research ethics in psychology
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| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Term paper (50%) and quiz (50%) |
| 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. |