| Academic Year |
2026Year |
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 |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
コング ギャリー |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Tues3-4：IAS J206 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Lecture, skills and discussion based class |
| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
2 |
Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
2
:
Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
|
| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Psychology |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Psychology, Culture, Behavior, Perception, Cognition, Social |
| 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) | Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. |
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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.
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| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Introduction: Nature vs Nature
lesson2 Neuroscience
lesson3 Learning: Classical Conditioning
lesson4 Learning: Operant Conditioning
lesson5 Perception: Bottom-up
lesson6 Perception: Top-down processing
lesson7 Cognition: Attention
lesson8 Cognition: Language and Thought
lesson9 Individual Differences
lesson10 Developmental Psychology
lesson11 Social Psychology: Culture
lesson12 Social Psychology: Group Dynamics
lesson13 Individuals and Culture I
lesson14 Individuals and Culture II
lesson15 Revision
Final Exam |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
No textbook is required for this course.
Where references are required, they will be posted on Moodle |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Visual Materials, Other (see [More Details]), moodle |
| (More Details) |
PC-necessary |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning) |
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 and quizzes after each class. |
| Requirements |
Students must also take the Cultural Psychology II course. |
| Grading Method |
20% Quiz Completion
20% Assignment 1 Mark
20% Assignment 2 Mark
40% Final Exam Mark
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| 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 |
Instructor is a native speaker of Australian English.
Lectures will be in English, but I will provide Japanese translations for technical terms on the slides
Group discussions and one-on-one communication can be held in Japanese or English. |
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. |