Numbering Code	U-LAS04 10016 LE46	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	Mainly 1st & 2nd year students	Target Student	For all majors
Language	English	Day/Period	Tue.3
Instructor name	DE ALMEIDA, Igor (Kokoro Research Center Program-Specific Assistant Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	What makes you you? Is personality or the situation more powerful in shaping how people think and act? Why are some people capable of “evil” behavior? What does the world look like from the perspective of a newborn baby? Do movies accurately portray mental illness? How do we treat psychological disorders ? Psychology is the scientific study of the brain, the mind, and behavior. This course surveys psychology’s classic and modern research findings, methods, and real world applications, to answer these philosophical questions and more about what it means to be human. Psychology II will focus on the person and social approaches to the study of psychology.
Course Goals	By the end of this course, students will be able to: 1. Tell a story about the major themes in psychological science, such as the nature-nurture or person-situation debate, and use psychological concepts at the individual and social level to illustrate these themes. 2. Interpret and apply classic research findings, schools of thought, and methodological approaches from personality, developmental, social, and clinical psychology for real world issues. 3. Discuss how different sub-fields in psychology connect together to explain what it means to be human. This course also develops students’ communication and critical thinking skills in English.
Schedule and Contents	With advanced notice to students, the instructor may make minor adjustments to the schedule below as required. 1 Course welcome and topic introduction 2 Motivation I 3 Motivation II 4 Developmental Psychology I: Focus on early life 5 Developmental Psychology II: Focus on later life 6 The Self and Personality 7 Personality continued and Social Psychology I 8 Midterm 9 Social Psychology II 10 Social Psychology III 11 Clinical Psychology I: Psychological Disorders 12 Clinical Psychology II: Psychological Disorders 13 Clinical Psychology III: Psychological Treatment 14 Review week 15 Final examination 16 Feedback week The course format includes interactive lectures. The course uses brief demonstrations (experiments, interactive activities, short film) to illustrate concepts. Course time may also include small group discussion and time for questions & answers.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Written mid-term examination consisting of multiple choice and open-ended questions = 45% Written cumulative final examination consisting of multiple choice and open-ended questions= 55% This course will use a raw score grading system (0-100).
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	To make satisfactory progress in the course, students will be expected to spend approximately 90 minutes each week outside of class reviewing lecture materials, class notes, and the online textbook.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Noba Project Introductory Psychology, Diener Education Foundation, (Noba), Online, open access / free materials, access information provided in class in week 1