Program Overview

Program Overview

The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hiroshima University offers a Master's Course in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, specifically in the Psychology Program.

Program Details

Academic Year and School

• Academic Year: 2025
• School/Graduate School: Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course)
• Division: Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Program: Psychology Program

Subject Information

• Lecture Code: WMC12050
• Subject Classification: Specialized Education
• Subject Name (English): Special Lecture on Psychology D
• Instructor: MORITA AIKO, SHIMIZU HISAYO, SUGIMURA KAZUMI, SUGIMURA SHINICHIRO, NANBA SHUSHI, NAKAO TAKASHI, NAKASHIMA KENICHIRO, HIRAKAWA MAKOTO, UMEMURA TOMOTAKA, LEE SUMIN, KAMBARA TOSHIMUNE, ZHU JIANHONG, YAMAMOTO KAZUKI, YUZAWA MASAMICHI

Campus and Semester

• Campus: Higashi-Hiroshima
• Semester/Term: 1st-Year, Second Semester

Lesson Style and Credits

• Lesson Style: Lecture
• Lesson Style (More Details): Face-to-face, Lecture and Discussion
• Credits: 2.0
• Class Hours/Week:
• Language of Instruction: Japanese

Course Level and Area

• Course Level: 5: Graduate Basic
• Course Area (Area): 24: Social Sciences
• Course Area (Discipline): 06: Psychology

Eligible Students and Keywords

• Eligible Students:
• Keywords: Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, Replicability/Reproducibility, Credibility Revolution

Class Objectives and Outline

The goal of this course is to acquire specialized knowledge of psychological research methods with reference to recent debates on methods and practices in psychological science. Specifically, the course will refer mainly to the journal "Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science", conduct literature readings on psychological research methodologies, and engage in discussions to deepen understanding of these methodologies. Students will also discuss and consider appropriate research and analytical methods for their own research.

Class Schedule

• Lesson 1: Orientation
• Lesson 2: Reading of a literature on "replication study"
• Lesson 3: Discussion on "replication study"
• Lesson 4: Reading of a literature on "hypothesis testing"
• Lesson 5: Discussion on "hypothesis testing"
• Lesson 6: Reading of a literature on "measurement in psychology"
• Lesson 7: Discussion on "measurement in psychology"
• Lesson 8: Reading of a literature on "pre-registration"
• Lesson 9: Discussion on "pre-registration"
• Lesson 10: Reading of a literature on "Open Science"
• Lesson 11: Discussion on "Open Science"
• Lesson 12: Reading of a literature on "causal inference"
• Lesson 13: Discussion on "causal inference"
• Lesson 14: Reading of a literature on "validity of inference"
• Lesson 15: Discussion on "validity of inference"

The specific literature will be determined based on the interests of the students.

Text and Reference

• Books, etc.: Instructions will be given in class as needed.
• PC or AV used in Class, etc.: Handouts, Microsoft Teams
• More Details: Handouts, image (video/PC/other image material)

Learning Techniques and Suggestions

• Learning techniques to be incorporated: Discussions
• Suggestions on Preparation and Review:
  • As preparation, it is useful to read the literature covered in each session before class so that you can share your questions with the class.
  • As a review, it is useful to think about specific ways to connect the literature to appropriate research practices based on discussion in the literature.

Requirements and Grading Method

• Requirements:
• Grading Method: A comprehensive evaluation will be made on the basis of the attitude of participation in the class and the content of the reports (assignments).

Message and Other

• 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.