Authors:
Ashitaka, Y., & Shimada, H.
Title:The Cultural Background of the Nonacademic Concept of Psychology
in Japan: Its Implications for Introductory Education in Psychology
Journal:International Journal of Psychology
doi: 10.1002/ijop.12021
論文URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/pijp20/current#.UsKCfLQ380M
Abstract: No research has empirically explored the non-academic concept
of psychology itself (implicit theories) in non-
Western cultures despite a widely held belief that this understanding
differs cross-culturally. This study examined
whether the non-academic concept of psychology among inexperienced
Japanese students differed from the concept held
by students of other countries. In Japanese, psychology is referred to
as , which includes the ideographic character
, literally meaning heart. This fact led us to hypothesize that
psychology will be disproportionately associated with
emotion among Japanese students. Indeed, our findings among Japanese
students produced a J-curve, indicating that our
prediction was true. We posit that this issue has never been discussed
in Japan because a majority of people share this
concept of psychology. In our second study, we examined not only
preference in students' association of intelligence
or emotion but also heart or mind with psychology. Finally, we
identified whether students' believe that psychology
encompasses both the heart and the mind. We conclude with a discussion
of the importance of explicitly defining the
non-academic concept of psychology in early psychology education in
Japan.
著者Contact先の email:shimada@maritime.kobe-u.ac.jp
日本語によるコメント
この研究は「心理学」の非アカデミックな概念が他の国々との違いを問題にして
います。国際比較をすると感情に大きくシフトし、J曲線を描きました。さらに心
理学が本来mindのみを対象とするのに対して、heartも扱うとする学生が9割いま
した。マインドというカタカナを使って心理学を導入することが有用だろうと論
じています。著者の芦高勇気は博士課程の学生で、非常勤講師をしています。
なお、オープンアクセス権を取りましたので、まだin pressですが、近々神戸大
学のリポジトリまたは研究室サイトでオープンします。
嶋田博行
神戸大学
shimada@maritime.kobe-u.ac.jp
