Activities

Here are activity records of seminars, reading clubs, and study sessions in 2020 academic year.
You can also check our past records in 2024 2023 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and before 2018.

31st/Jul/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Progress Report: What Aspects of Loneliness Can Flocking Models Capture?

    Speaker: Ryusei Naka

Paper Introduction: The Impact of AI/Robot Social Behavior on Humans —Hypothesis Testing Design Learned from Three Experimental Studies—

Zhang, W., & Lian, R. (2023). Why Users Reject AI Counselors? The Mediating Role of Trust and Perceived Self-Correction Ability in Imperfect Experiences, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 2025, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2025.2520937

Maehigashi, A., Tsumura, T., Yamada, S. (2024). Impacts of robot beep timings on trust dynamics in human-robot interaction. International Journal of Social Robotics, 16, 2205–2222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-024-01181-7

Keisuke Nishiwaki, Dražen Brščić, and Takayuki Kanda. (2024). Expressing Anger with Robot for Tackling the Onset of Robot Abuse. ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, Volume 14, Issue 1, No.10, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3696467

    Speaker: Tomu Nakamura

24th/Jul/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Self Introduction: A Semantic Analysis of "Deshou" and "Ba" & Prospects for Future Research on Emoji as a Visual Language

    Speaker: Deng Na

Self Introduction: A Practical Report on Japanese-Chinese Translation of The Rainbow Cape (p.230–p.314) & Future Research: Human-AI Collaborative Knowledge Creation in Multilingual Environments

    Speaker: ZHU LIYA

17th/Jul/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Self Introduction: About my past and the research I want to do from the perspectives of cultural evolution and narrative

    Speaker: Shinichi Honna

Self Introduction: Evaluating creativity in style removal using AI-generated text

    Speaker: Shinto Izaki

Self Introduction:  Creation of a cellular automaton model for the intermediate state of Type I superconductors

    Speaker:  Enai Sota

10th/Jul/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Research Proposal Discussion: "Metacognitive & Empathetic Influence of Video Frame Manipulation on Audience"

    Speaker: Wang Zibin

Paper Introduction: "Homophily and social influence  as mechanisms of loneliness  clustering in social networks"

Châtel, B.D.L., Quax, R., Peeters, G. et al.(2025). Homophily and social influence as

mechanisms of loneliness clustering in social networks. Sci Rep 15, 15576.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99057-x

    Speaker: Ryusei Naka

3rd/Jul/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Progress Report: Conceptual blending survey and blending analysis

    Speaker: Zhou Haote

Paper Introduction: Exploring Theoretical Background and Discussion Based on Previous Studies

Pilarska, A., Current Psychology, Vol. 33, pp. 130-154, 2014.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-013-9202-5.

Lun, J., Kesebir, S., & Oishi, S., Journal of Research in Personality, Vol. 42(6), pp. 1623-1628, 2008.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2652476/.

    Speaker: QIN, Mujun

26th/Jun/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Progress Report: ➀ "Investigating the Hypothesis Formation Process in Second Language Acquisition"　②"Conceptual Transfer via  Second Language Acquisition and Its Role in Understanding and Integrating into Other Cultures"

    Speaker: Risa Teshigahara

Paper Introduction: What is Meta-Representational Ability: Organizing Research Questions for The Relationship Between Social Cognition (Theory of Mind) and Creative Thinking (Originality).

Beloyianni, V., Zbainos, D., & Karagianni, M. P. (2024). From mindreading to originality: Exploring the relationship between Theory of Mind and Creativity across the lifespan. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 42(2), 215-233. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12476

    Speaker: Junki Kasano

19th/Jun/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Progress Report: U.S.A. Travel Experience &report of CVRP2025 Participation

    Speaker: Zhou Haote

Paper Introduction: An Analysis of Discussion Sections in Language Evolution Research

①Saldana, C., Kirby, S., Truswell, R., & Smith, K. (2019). Compositional hierarchical structure evolves through cultural transmission: an experimental study. Journal of Language Evolution, 4(2), 83–107.

②Bunyan, J., Bullock, S., & Houghton, C. (2025). An iterated learning model of language change that mixes supervised and unsupervised learning. PLOS Complex Systems, 2(3), e0000030.

③Murphy, E., Holmes, E., & Friston, K. (2024). Natural language syntax complies with the free-energy principle. Synthese, 203(5), 154.

④Guenin–Carlut, A. (2022). Cognitive agency in sociocultural evolution. OSF preprint.

⑤Futrell, R., & Hahn, M. (2022). Information theory as a bridge between language function and language form. Frontiers in Communication, 7, 657725.

    Speaker: Ibuki IWAMURA

12th/Jun/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Progress Report: Exploring the Relationships among Big Five Personality Traits, Playfulness, and Improvisation in Adults

    Speaker: Cheng Taijun

Paper Introduction: Audience immersion: Validating attentional and physiological measures against self-report

Hammond, H., Armstrong, M., Thomas, G. A., & Gilchrist, I. D. (2023). Audience immersion: Validating attentional and physiological measures against self-report. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 8(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-023-00475-0

    Speaker: Wang, Zibin

5th/Jun/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Progress Report: Toward a Preliminary Experiment on “A Study of the Impact of Interactive Generative AI Advice on Decision Making in the Private-Public Interest Dilemma in Business"

    Speaker: Go ENDOU

Paper Introduction: Is Chatgpt a menace for creative writing ability? An experiment

Ahnaf Chowdhury Niloy, Salma Akter, Nayeema Sultana, Jakia Sultana, Sayed Imran Ur Rahman.

Is Chatgpt a menace for creative writing ability? An experiment

JCAL ,Volume40, Issue2, April 2024.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12929

    Speaker: Zhou Haote

29st/May/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Progress Report: Exploratory Research on the Generation and Selection of Interpretations in Pragmatic Inference

    Speaker: Yoshiyuki Matsuzaki

Paper Introduction:  Generative AI as a metacognitive agent: A comparative mixed-method study with human participants on ICF-mimicking exam performance

Pavlovic, J., Krstic, J., Mitrovic, L., Babic, D., Milosavljevic, A., Nikolic, M., & Mitrovic, T. (2024). Generative AI as a metacognitive agent: A comparative mixed-method study with human participants on ICF-mimicking exam performance. arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.05285.

    Speaker: HAO Shuyan

22nd/May/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Progress Report: How Is Psychological Acceptance of Artificial Intelligence Formed? — The Intersection of Warmth Perception and Shared Situational Engagement.

    Speaker: Tomu Nakamura

Paper Introduction: Journal Article Review: Second language learning via syntactic priming: investigating the role of modality, attention, and motivation.

Coumel, M., Ushioda, E., & Messenger, K. (2022). Second language learning via syntactic priming: investigating the role of modality, attention, and motivation. Language Learning, 73(1), 231–265. https://doi.org/10.1111/lang.12522

    Speaker: Risa Teshigahara

15th/May/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Progress Report: Frame Manipulation and Distancing Effect in Visual Media: The Cognitive Impact of Cultural Schemata on Immersion

    Speaker: Wang Zibin

1st/May/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Self Introduction: Exploring an economic theory based on non-economic motives: a Kantian approach

    Speaker: Yasuhiko NAKAMURA

Paper Introduction: Effect of theory of the mind on the pragmatic reasoning of scalar implicatures

Cruz, R. Z., Torre, M. S. (2020). Effect of theory of the mind on the pragmatic reasoning of scalar implicatures. Tesis Psicológica, 16(1), 42-53. https://doi.org/10.37511/tesis.v16n1a2.

    Speaker: Yoshiyuki Matsuzaki

24th/Apr/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Research Plan/ Self Introduction: "The Impact of Language Learning on Thinking Processes Development : An Examination of the Fostering of Abductive Thinking Attitudes through Second Language Acquisition"

    Speaker: Risa Teshigahara

JSPS Fellowship: Revision for JSPS DC2 Fellowship Applications

    Speaker: Ryusei NAKA

17th/Apr/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Collaboration Room 2 & Zoom

Progress Reprot: Does Sharing Experiences of Alienation Foster Social Acceptance? – Dialogue as a Mediator Between Self and Others

    Speaker: QIN, Mujun

Paper Introduction: " Moral Foundations Theory and the Psychology of Charitable Giving"

Nilsson, A., Erlandsson, A., & Västfjäll, D. (2020). Moral foundations theory and the psychology of charitable giving. European Journal of Personality, 34(3), 431–447. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2256

    Speaker: Go ENDOU

10th/Apr/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Tea Space & Zoom

Paper Introduction: Attention, memory, and Narrative Interpretation of Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet: Comparing 2D and 3D Film Viewing Using Eye-tracking and Self-report

Kiss, M., Hayes, D., & Rooney, B. (2024). Attention, memory, and narrative interpretation of Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet: Comparing 2D and 3D film viewing using eye-tracking and self-report. Convergence, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565241267720

    Speaker: Wang Zibin

JSPS Fellowship: Revision for JSPS DC2 Fellowship Applications

    Speaker: Ibuki Iwamura

3rd/Apr/2025（Thu.）15:30- ｜Tea Space & Zoom

Paper Introduction: Attention, memory, and Narrative Interpretation of Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet: Comparing 2D and 3D Film Viewing Using Eye-tracking and Self-report

Kiss, M., Hayes, D., & Rooney, B. (2024). Attention, memory, and narrative interpretation of Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet: Comparing 2D and 3D film viewing using eye-tracking and self-report. Convergence, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565241267720

    Speaker: Wang Zibin

JSPS Fellowship: Revision for JSPS DC2 Fellowship Applications

    Speaker: Ibuki Iwamura

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