Development of measurement and analysis method for social cognition using spatial representation and its application to clinical social psychology

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K13118
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social psychology
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Takemrua Kazuhisa 早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 教授 (10212028)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 岩満 優美 北里大学, 医療系研究科, 教授 (00303769)
• Research Collaborator: KAWASUGI Keita 早稲田大学, 文学研究科
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 描画 / 空間布置 / 社会的認知 / 臨床社会心理学 / 画像解析 / 計量モデル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed and proposed a new method of measurement and analysis of social cognition using spatial representation such as drawing technique, and applied them to clinical social psychology. We proposed spatial representation techniques and image analysis techniques to enhance the reliability (Takemura et al., 2017). In the present study, we proposed interpretation methods using Fourier analysis, singular value decomposition analysis, and discrete wavelet transform using multi-resolution analysis. We decomposed the images of the spatial representations into several resolutions using discrete wavelet transform, and interpreted their psychological process from the results of the analysis. We also interviewed clinical experts and non-experts to evaluate the methods and applied them into clinical settings.

Free Research Field

社会心理学、臨床心理学