Matsumoto Matataro - Matsumoto Matataro

Psychologist. Born in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. Adopted by the Matsumoto family. Graduated from Tokyo Imperial University and went on to graduate school. A student of Motora Yujiro. Guided by American psychologist George T. Ladd (1842-1921), he studied at Yale University, where he studied experimental psychology under scripture Edward W. Scripture (1864-1945) and served as an assistant. On his way back to Japan, he studied under W. Bundt in Leipzig. After returning to Japan, he became a lecturer at Tokyo University, and was instrumental in establishing the university's psychology laboratory (1903), and also established a laboratory during his time at Kyoto Imperial University (1906-1913). Following the sudden death of Professor Motora, he became a professor at Tokyo University (1913-1925), and later became president of the Japanese Psychological Association (1927-1943). He had an early interest in training psychological engineers, and contributed to the application of psychology in many fields, including the military, industry, education, art, law, and aviation, as well as to the training of instructors. He is one of the people who built the foundations of Japanese psychology. The "psychodosology" he advocated is a science of behavior that considers humans as mental and physical beings and studies physical changes as a manifestation of the mind. He has written many books.

[Utsugi Tamotsu]

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心理学者。群馬県高崎市出身。松本家の養子となる。東京帝国大学卒業、大学院に進む。元良勇次郎(もとらゆうじろう)の弟子。アメリカの心理学者ラッドGeorge T. Ladd（1842―1921）の手引きでエール大学に留学、スクリプチャーEdward W. Scripture（1864―1945）に就いて実験心理学を学び助手を務めた。帰途ライプツィヒでW・ブントに学ぶ。帰朝後、東大講師、東大心理学実験室の創設（1903）に尽力、京都帝国大学時代（1906～1913）にも実験室を創設した。元良教授の急逝により東大教授（1913～1925）となり、のち日本心理学会会長（1927～1943）。早くから心理技術者の養成に関心をもち、軍事、産業、教育、芸術、司法、航空など多方面にわたる心理学の応用および指導者の養成に貢献した。日本心理学の土台を築いた人の一人。彼が主張した「精神動作学」は、人間を精神身体的存在としてとらえ、精神の現れとしての身体的変化を研究する行動の科学である。多数の著書がある。

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