Author: David Matsumoto

Dr. David Matsumoto, psychologist, founder of the Culture and Emotion Research Laboratory (CERL) and professor at San Francisco State University, is best known for his contributions to cross-cultural research (“Founder,” 2003). Matsumoto has explored culture, interaction and emotion in numerous publications. One of his most recent books is The Handbook of Culture and Psychology. In The New Japan: Debunking Seven Cultural Stereotypes, he analyzes Japanese culture and clarifies misconceptions about it (Harris, 2003). The myths that he dispels concern collectivism, consciousness of others, perceptions of self, emotionality, “the salaryman,” education, lifetime employment and marriage. Matsumoto’s studies have indicated that today’s Japanese youth discards the traditional attitudes of previous generations that have brought economic success to Japan (DeAdwyler 2002). For Dr. Matsumoto's full biography, please see http://humintell.com/biographies/dr-david-matsumoto"

28 April, 2009

Face It!

by David Matsumoto

in Microexpressions, Science, Subtle Expressions /

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About Face It is not only the first thing we see when we encounter each other; the face is also a pop icon – heavily referenced in our jargon and slang. Think about it: we talk about losing face, saving face, getting face time, getting s*** faced, shopping your face off. Etc. Why the face?…

15 April, 2009

How to Lift Your Mood – Try Smiling!

by David Matsumoto

in Emotion, News /

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Image by M@rg via Flickr Time Magazine article that highlights the journal article “Spontaneous Facial Expressions of Emotion of Congenitally and Noncongenitally Blind Individuals” from the January issue of Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1871687,00.html