Visit the research office to ask the father of two children whose language is heart and heart is happy, the language psychology research room of Professor Hino Taizhi of the Academy of Literary Sciences asks the father of two children whose language is heart and heart is happy language, and Professor Hino Taizhi of the Academy of Literary Sciences.

Do you know the science of language psychology?

As one of the fields of experimental psychology, the word "psychology of language" belongs to the academic college of literature. I am afraid you have seen it in the syllabus and handouts of psychology courses. Experimental psychology is a method of observing and analyzing the human mind, applying the experimental method to the study of human mental phenomena or animal and human behavior, and observing the changes of organizational conditions and behavior in an artificially controlled laboratory. So, what kind of things can language psychology experiment and what kind of things can we know? This time I visited the laboratory of Professor Taizhi Hino (Cognitive Psychology, language Psychology) of the Academy of Literary Sciences and asked about his story.

Mr. Hino Taizhi. There is a picture of your daughter on the table.

Thank you very much for your busy schedule. Please allow me to start the interview right away.

"please, please! Publicize the seminar (laughter). "

Well, first of all, please give me a brief introduction of yourself.

"I majored in psychology in the philosophy Department of Limengkan University. When I first wanted to volunteer as a philosophy major, I was talked a lot by people around me. I devoted myself to orchestral activities in the first three years of my college of psychology (laughter). When I was a sophomore, I also considered being admitted to the Conservatory of Music, but considering the persuasion of my mentor and my future life. After four years, I made up my mind to concentrate on psychology. (laughter) I read Ulrich Nesser's Cognitive pattern and became interested in experimental psychology in psychology. After graduating from the undergraduate course, he was promoted to a master's program at Zhongjing University and a doctoral student at the University of Ontario in western Canada to study cognitive psychology. After the doctoral program, he returned to Japan and worked as an external lecturer and a researcher at Zhongjing University. After that, the inauguration activities were carried out for all kinds of universities, and it was very hard to speak from anywhere. Then, when the well-timed Canadian research proposal wavered, it found a teacher recruitment for language psychology at Waseda University. Then, for the last time, when I accepted the selection, I was gratified to decide to hire him as an associate professor and worked at Waseda University until now. "

Ulrich Nesser's Cognitive composition, which became an opportunity for teachers to be interested in experimental psychology.

What kind of knowledge does the teacher teach in the psychology of language?

"how to explain the category of language psychology? this is a very difficult place. In English, even if there is Psycholinguistics (psycholinguistics), there is no word Linguistic Psychology (language psychology). I originally studied the field of visual word cognition in cognitive psychology, and I considered language psychology as one of the things contained in this field. When reading an article, in order to understand the sentence, the meaning of the words that make up the article must be restored in the brain. In order to restore the meaning of words, we need to search the vocabulary knowledge we retain according to the visual information. In what form do we keep the knowledge of words such as spelling, pronunciation and meaning in our minds? In addition, what are the characteristics of the process of retrieving these vocabulary knowledge? I study the reading of these words through psychological experiments and computer simulations. Through these studies, language psychology aims to understand the cognitive process of language, as well as the structure and characteristics of human information processing systems. "

Experimental instrument for measuring reaction rate, etc. (reaction box)

What is the psychology of language for teachers?

"it's one of my pleasures. When one problem is solved, the next problem arises. If we repeatedly solve one problem after another, we will find new discoveries and new topics. I find it interesting that I often find something like that and never get tired of it. Also, because it is not yet an advanced field, it will not be complained by others, and it is also good to be free to carry out experiments. "

Mr. Hino, who is always smiling.

Please tell me about the impressive research the teacher has done so far.

"what impressed me most was the doctoral thesis research conducted in Canada. Because this is the starting line for studying life. In addition, this is all I have done, the first research published in a magazine (Journal of Experimental Psychology, etc.). The content is the research on the effect of polysemy and the research papers on the reasons why polysemous words react faster than synonyms. Then, taking this study as a starting point, there were all kinds of questions, which led to a lot of later papers. In this sense, I think this study is my origin. "

What kind of research do you want to do in the future?

"We plan to conduct a study called Japanese Lexicon Project. This study takes almost all the words in Japanese as the object, collects the data of visual vocabulary judgment, reading aloud, auditory vocabulary judgment and choreography, and makes its database public. In addition, it not only aims at college students, but also collects data from many age groups, such as children and the elderly, on the basis of limiting vocabulary. Based on the database made in this way, the overall vocabulary data are used to re-study the effects of the variables reported in experiments using a relatively small number of words so far. at the same time, explore how the effects of each variable vary with visual and auditory features and age. These data serve as basic data and are intended to produce studies for tests for the detection of developmental aphasia. Moreover, the developmental aphasia test based on a large amount of action data collected in this study is expected to become very reliable in the real world, it will also make a great contribution to the realization of a safe society and the improvement of the quality of life. "

Please tell me the location of domestic language psychology in Japan compared with the world. What do you think of this matter?

"as a premise, the number of people studying is also very small, and it is definitely not at a higher level. On this point, of course, there is a little more concern for everyone, including the students who are now studying in the research lab, but also have a sense of expectation for the future development of this field, very much looking forward to. "

In the Hino Research Society of the Psychology course of the Literature Department, what is the most important thing to pay attention to in the lecture? Besides, what's the atmosphere like?

"study happily! I am giving a lecture for this purpose. Because students are adults, they hope to think positively about what they want to learn and learn from their own unique perspectives. The atmosphere is very cheerful and happy! "

What have undergraduate students and graduate schools done respectively?

"either way, we will notice the knowledge that students need to go from an PC to complete an experiment in the future, but they are not forced to learn too much. Instead, I want to provide more learning opportunities and research places for people who are willing to learn. Because students want to study by themselves, it is important to work hard. In this sense, graduate school students are those who choose to further their studies, so they can learn more professional and profound knowledge of cognitive psychology in graduate school. "

The machines (reaction boxes, etc.) used in the experiment are made by teachers and students.

Recently, as an experimental instrument in the university laboratory, he began to use a device that has not been used to measure brain waves so far. Please tell me the opportunity and intention of using that brainwave detector.

"the opportunity was when Mr. Yoichi Sugita came to Waseda in 2012 and made the circuit of the experimental device in the school. Human brain waves can be seen through this device, and physiological data can be used in the same experiment, and data in different regions can be measured. For this reason, students have access to a wider range of research areas than ever before. "

Electroencephalogram measuring device (Cooperation: Hino Research Room, College of Literature)

What is the current status of the EEG measuring instrument used in the experiment?

"when moving the device, it was connected incorrectly and couldn't be used. It can be used now. Although the number of channels (the number of electrodes pasted) is very small, sufficient data can be obtained. "

I think you've got the correct data. So, are there any future goals for this device?

"in the future, we hope to increase the number of channels in order to obtain better quality and more data. If the research published as a research paper can be carried out, it will be beneficial to the future of the students who are now engaged in the research and to this field of knowledge. "

I think the teacher has been experimenting repeatedly in the research so far. Do you have any expectations for the university in the future?

"now, compared with the United States, the proportion of handouts is very high, and there is very little time for research. Although we cannot say that we are going to the United States, in order to create more research time, I would like to think about what I can think of together. "

Thank you for your long relationship today. Finally, please say a word to the students who are studying psychology.

"No, no, I am very grateful. This research field is a lot of unknown areas, the more hard to do, the more there are a variety of discoveries, there are many interesting things. In addition, even if you fail, you can learn a lot from it and discover new facts from it, so don't be afraid of failure, please challenge all kinds of things. Also, after reading this article, if anyone is interested in cognitive psychology and language psychology, do they have to study together? "

Beautiful words brimming with smiles