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2022　Graduate Lecture in Cognition, Mathematics and Information S1A

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Instructor(s)
Yamagishi Kimihiko 
Class Format
Lecture    (Livestream)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue1-2()  
Group
-
Course number
SHS.M441
Credits
1
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2022/3/16
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

This course focuses on psychology of risk and uncertainty. This course makes use of the "active learning" teaching technique, and hence sets a "minimum passenger count" of three on the very first day of instruction. Registration deadline is at 0:00 am, on April 6th, 2022. The 2022 class meets online via Zoom　(Live style).

Student learning outcomes

The students shall cultivate mastery on standard cognitive theories pertaining to human understanding of uncertainty and probability judgment.

Keywords

Probability Judgment, Judgments under uncertainty, Cognitive Psychology

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Topics change in every class meeting. Basically the course goes in the mixture of conventional lecture-style and the Active Learning. Due to the necessity for Active Learning group formation, the students should adhere to the following requirements: One, register for the course by 0:00am on April 6th, 2022; Two, the class imposes a "minimal passenger count" of nine students.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 The early days in psychology of probability judgment Understand theoretical backgrounds at the early stage of research.
Class 2 The 70's revolution: Heuristics and biases approach. Understand the shift in research style that took place in the 1070s.
Class 3 The representativeness heuristic Understand the processes of probability judgments by similarity assessment.
Class 4 The availability heuristic Understand the processes of probability judgment relying on memory traces
Class 5 Anchoring and adjustment in judgments of uncertainty Understand the processes of probability judgment relying on numerical anchoring
Class 6 Judgments by hindsight Understand the functioning of "hindsight bias."
Class 7 Students present their understanding and the instructor evaluates each student The lecturer and the students confirm the advance in their understanding

Out-of-Class Study Time (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)

Handouts are distributed during lectures

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Handouts are distributed during lectures

Assessment criteria and methods

In-class activities: 10%
Quizzes and Presentation: 90%

Related courses

  • LAT.A405 ： Cognitive Psychology
  • SHS.M448 ： Developmental Psychology

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Due to the necessity for Active Learning group formation, the students should register for the course by 0:00am on April 6th, 2022.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

yamagishi.k.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

Office hours by appointment

Other

This course consists of the content of psychology and economics.

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