2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Psychology B
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Mitsue Nagamine
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue / 5-6 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.S205
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is designed to introduce fundamental concepts, theories, and findings in major areas of psychology, including memory, learning, personality, social behavior and development. The course also covers historical background and research methods in each area.
This course aims to provide students with an overview of psychology as a science and better insight into the behavior of individuals from a psychological point of view.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Have an understanding of an overview of psychology as a science．
2) Have a basic understanding of major areas of psychology.
3) Apply research findings in various areas of psychology to our everyday lives.
Keywords
memory, learning, personality, social behavior, development
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Based on lecture. Group work will be included, so students are expected to be actively involved. One or two classes will be given on each theme. Each class will consist of a 10-20 minutes review of the previous class and a quiz to confirm the review, a 20-30 minutes group discussion and group work, and the rest will be lecture. In addition, students will form groups in each area of interest, engage in group work, and present the results in class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | What is psychology? | Explain the definition of psychology. |
| Class 2 | Memory 1：sensory memory， short-term memory, working memory | Explain the working memory. |
| Class 3 | Memory 2：long-term memory | Explain the types of long-term memory. |
| Class 4 | Learning 1：classical conditioning | Give examples of classical conditioning in everyday life. |
| Class 5 | Learning 2：operant conditioning | Give examples of operant conditioning in everyday life. |
| Class 6 | Personality 1：major theories of personality | Explain the major personality theories: typology and trait theory. |
| Class 7 | Personality 2：personality tests | Explain various typical personality tests. |
| Class 8 | Social behavior | Explain social facilitation and social loafing. |
| Class 9 | Development: Theory of mind | Explain the theory of mind. |
| Class 10 | Group work 1: | |
| Class 11 | Group work 2: | |
| Class 12 | Group presentation 1 | Make a presentation based on the group work. |
| Class 13 | Group presentation 2 | Make a presentation based on the group work. |
| Class 14 | Final exam and review | Review of all contents of the lecture. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Psychology, 4th Edition, Koubundou, ISBN-13 978-4-335-00246-5 （in Japanese）
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are posted on T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assessment will be based on: “quiz” in every classes (20 points in total）, active participation in group discussion, contribution to the class and group presentation (40 points) and final exam (40 points).
Related courses
- LAH.S105： Psychology A
- LAH.S306 ： Psychology C
- LAH.S417 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences17:Psychology
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Mitsue NAGAMINE, nagamine.mitsue[at]ila.isct.ac.jp
Other
There is a possibility that the schedule may be modified.