Mind Individual & Culture (MINC) 2026 Autumn Pre-Class Survey

Welcome to this course! All students enrolled in this course are required to complete this survey.


Thanks for joining this survey.  Please answer in English.


We greatly appreciate if you can answer the questions in this survey with your full honesty. We guarantee that the results will be used for teaching and research purposes ONLY, and will NOT affect your grades or performance in this course in any way. 
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Creativity is an important skill we would like to cultivate in this course. Please complete the divergent association task following the link below, and fill in your results here. This results of this task will NOT affect your grade of this course in any way, so please only do it ONCE and report your results truthfully. Use the SDAT-1 Model for the evaluation, and select no I don't consent my data for research.

Link: https://sdat.iol.zib.de/
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What is your name?

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What is your student ID number in Tsinghua University?

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What is your gender?

male
female
other
prefer not to say
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How would you rate your English proficiency?（Or Chinese, if you are an international student.）

Beginner (Limited ability to communicate)
Intermediate (Able to have basic conversations)
Advanced (Able to communicate fluently)
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What is your major?

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What is your grade?

First year of college
Second year of college
Third year of college
Fourth year of college
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Please use three words to describe yourself. I hope to gain insight into your personality strengths and communication style through this question.
1. 2. 3.
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Please identify the order of your motivations to take this course.(Note that a higher order of a motivation means that it is more important to you)

【排序题】
  • Interested in psychological concepts and theories
  • Curiosity about human behavior

  • Interdisciplinary connections
and personal growth
  • Understanding the diversity of human experiences and perspectives
  • Credit requirement
  • Improve GPA
  • Want to study in English
  • This is an honor course
  • Want to challenge myself
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If not listed above, please specify your main motivation to take this course.

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Have you taken any courses about psychology in college previously?
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No
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Have you read any books related to psychology?

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No
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What topics in psychology are you most interested in？
【请选择1-3项】
Brain
History of psychology
Memory
Emotion
Consciousness
Personality
Learning
Human development
Environment and culture
Other (Please specify)
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What are your expectations for this course?

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  • Get to know my peers and have an engaging learning environment
  • Enhance critical thinking skills and writing skills
  • Get to ask intresting questions and have opportunities to hold in-depth discussions
  • Get feedbacks of AI to improve academic skills
  • Diverse assessment methods, such as essays, projects, presentations, and group work, catering to different learning styles.
  • Personal growth and reflections
  • Cultural competence
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If not listed, what are your expectations for this course? 

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How much time do you expect to spend on this course each week?

Less than 1 hour
1-2 hours
2-3 hours
3 hours or more
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What challenges do you think you will encounter in this course？
【多选题】
Lack of background knowledge in Psychology
Course conducted entirely in English. (Writing, speaking, and listening in English)
Participating in class discussions
Doing presentations
Other (Please specify)
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What do you hope to gain in this course?
These are a few common beliefs about psychology. Please state whether you agree and provide a reason.
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It is a myth that most people use only about 10% of their brains.
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False
Uncertain
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During your most vivid dreams, your body may be paralyzed.
True
False
Uncertain
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Psychological stress can cause physical illness
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False
Uncertain
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The color red exists only as a sensation in the brain. There is no ‘red’ in the world outside the brain.
True
False
Uncertain
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Bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder is caused by a conflict in the unconscious mind.
True
False
Uncertain
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The newborn child’s mind is essentially a ‘blank slate’ on which everything he or she will know must be ‘written’ (learned) by experience.
True
False
Uncertain
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Everything that happens to us leaves a permanent record in memory.
True
False
Uncertain
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You were born with all the brain cells that you will ever have
True
False
Uncertain
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Intelligence is a nearly pure genetic trait that is fixed at the same level throughout a person’s life.
True
False
Uncertain
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Polygraph (‘lie detector’) devices are remarkably accurate in detecting physical responses that, in the eye of a trained examiner, reliably indicate when a suspect is lying.
True
False
Uncertain
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Outstanding homework from this course may be featured on the official Tsinghua University WeChat public accounts. If your work is selected, do you consent to it being shared? We will seek your permission separately regarding the disclosure of your name and grade.
Yes
No
Instruction: 
This questionnaire describes typical learning‑related thoughts and behaviours. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers. Please rate according to your actual tendencies rather than ideal‑self expectations. Rate based on your typical patterns before this course.
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Please rate according to your actual tendencies rather than ideal-self expectations.
Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeutralAgreeStrongly Agree
1. When facing an unfamiliar problem, I actively search for promising angles for investigation.
1. When facing an unfamiliar problem, I actively search for promising angles for investigation.
2. I feel curious about viewpoints that conflict with my existing beliefs.
2. I feel curious about viewpoints that conflict with my existing beliefs.
3. After obtaining outputs from AI tools, I routinely cross‑check factual claims before accepting them.
3. After obtaining outputs from AI tools, I routinely cross‑check factual claims before accepting them.
4. I rarely dig for hidden assumptions beneath surface‑level information.
4. I rarely dig for hidden assumptions beneath surface‑level information.
5. Even when my questions are half‑formed, I feel comfortable bringing them forward in learning contexts.
5. Even when my questions are half‑formed, I feel comfortable bringing them forward in learning contexts.
6. When evidence from different sources contradicts one another, I tend to pick one position quickly without thorough weighing.
6. When evidence from different sources contradicts one another, I tend to pick one position quickly without thorough weighing.
7. I regularly reflect on my own cognitive biases when analysing complex topics.
7. I regularly reflect on my own cognitive biases when analysing complex topics.
8. I rarely take time to review my learning process; I usually just finish assignments and move on.
8. I rarely take time to review my learning process; I usually just finish assignments and move on.
Instruction:
This questionnaire describes typical learning‑related thoughts and behaviours. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers. Please rate according to your actual tendencies rather than ideal‑self expectations. Rate based on your typical patterns before this course.
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Please rate according to your actual tendencies rather than ideal-self expectations.
Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeutralAgreeStrongly Agree
9. In group assignments, I prioritise integrating diverse perspectives over merely finishing my individual assigned subtask.
9. In group assignments, I prioritise integrating diverse perspectives over merely finishing my individual assigned subtask.
10. When highly capable peers dominate group discussions, I tend to step back and let them handle core intellectual work.
10. When highly capable peers dominate group discussions, I tend to step back and let them handle core intellectual work.
11. I make an effort to understand the reasoning behind group opinions I personally disagree with.
11. I make an effort to understand the reasoning behind group opinions I personally disagree with.
12. Under time pressure, I often prefer fast superficial consensus over sustained idea‑exchange discussion.
12. Under time pressure, I often prefer fast superficial consensus over sustained idea‑exchange discussion.
13. When disagreements emerge within the group, I help facilitate dialogue so competing viewpoints can be integrated.
13. When disagreements emerge within the group, I help facilitate dialogue so competing viewpoints can be integrated.
14. Once I hold a clear position in group discussion, I am reluctant to revise my thinking based on teammates’ feedback.
14. Once I hold a clear position in group discussion, I am reluctant to revise my thinking based on teammates’ feedback.
15. I can recognise when group interaction becomes superficial and try to improve conversational depth.
15. I can recognise when group interaction becomes superficial and try to improve conversational depth.
16. After completing a group project, I reflect collaboratively with teammates on the quality of our discussion process.
16. After completing a group project, I reflect collaboratively with teammates on the quality of our discussion process.
Instruction:
This questionnaire describes typical learning‑related thoughts and behaviours. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers. Please rate according to your actual tendencies rather than ideal‑self expectations. Rate based on your typical patterns before this course.
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Please rate according to your actual tendencies rather than ideal-self expectations.
Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeutralAgreeStrongly Agree
17. I can generate perspectives from multiple distinct angles for a given problem.
17. I can generate perspectives from multiple distinct angles for a given problem.
18. My new ideas sometimes drift off‑topic and lose tight relevance to the target problem.
18. My new ideas sometimes drift off‑topic and lose tight relevance to the target problem.
19. I can produce original solutions instead of relying heavily on conventional routines.
19. I can produce original solutions instead of relying heavily on conventional routines.
20. I enjoy connecting insights from separate knowledge domains to build new understandings.
20. I enjoy connecting insights from separate knowledge domains to build new understandings.
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Please rate according to your actual tendencies rather than ideal-self expectations.
Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeutralAgreeStrongly Agree
21. I break down complex arguments to examine underlying premises, evidence and logical chains.
21. I break down complex arguments to examine underlying premises, evidence and logical chains.
22. When evidence is limited, I find it difficult to separate valid inferences from pure guesswork.
22. When evidence is limited, I find it difficult to separate valid inferences from pure guesswork.
23. I can distinguish factual statements from subjective interpretations when processing information.
23. I can distinguish factual statements from subjective interpretations when processing information.
24. I systematically judge whether evidence and reasoning within an argument are sufficiently robust.
24. I systematically judge whether evidence and reasoning within an argument are sufficiently robust.
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