Matataro Matsumoto (1865-1943)

• Attended Tokyo University, Yale University, and Leipzig University.
• Referred to as the most distinguished figure in the history of Japanese psychology.
• Specialised in experimental psychology and introduced experimental methods for psychological research to Japan.
• Professor at Tokyo Higher Normal School, Kyoto University, and Tokyo University.
• Founded the Japanese Journal of Psychology and the Japanese Psychological Association, for which he was President until he died.

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Author: Ellie Glover

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