Soichiro Matsuda

Soichiro Matsuda

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Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba | Behavioral Design Lab

Publications｜Journals

From Tool to Skill: Monitoring Thought-Record Structural Quality as a Proximal Indicator in CBT Training Using a Concurrent Multiple Baseline Single-Case Design

Published in Single Case in the Social Sciences, 2026 · Journals

This study treated thought-record structural quality as a continuously measurable indicator of CBT skill acquisition, offering a behaviorally anchored framework for designing digital mental health systems that monitor learning processes and support semi-automated feedback.

Recommended citation: Matsuda, S., Karasawa, H., & Sugawara, D. (2026). From tool to skill: Monitoring thought-record structural quality as a proximal indicator in CBT training using a concurrent multiple baseline single-case design. *Single Case in the Social Sciences, 3*(1), 56–67. https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.1936-9298.2026.3.1.56-67
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Condition-specific changes in gaze allocation following gaze-triggered interpersonal-distance outcomes

Published in Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 2026 · Journals

This study used a gaze-triggered interaction paradigm to examine how repeated approach and recede outcomes shape subsequent gaze allocation, offering insights for designing gaze-responsive interfaces and socially interactive systems in which users’ visual behavior dynamically triggers changes in interpersonal distance.

Recommended citation: An, C., & Matsuda, S. (2026). Condition-specific changes in gaze allocation following gaze-triggered interpersonal-distance outcomes. *Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 88*, Article 185. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-026-03322-8
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Daily Happiness in Contexts: Associations of Activities, Social Companions, and Humor Use across Two 2-Month Experience Sampling Studies

Published in Journal of Happiness Studies, 2026 · Journals

Across two 60-day experience sampling studies, this study mapped everyday happiness onto activity–companion contexts, perceived intimacy, and humor use, offering insights for designing context-aware technologies that support longitudinal measurement and personalized well-being interventions in daily life.

Recommended citation: Kumasaki, N., Todo, N., & Matsuda, S. (2026). Daily happiness in contexts: Associations of activities, social companions, and humor use across two 2-month experience sampling studies. *Journal of Happiness Studies, 27*, Article 113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01095-3
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Measuring Gender Stereotypes Among Japanese University Students Using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP): A Systematic Replication

Published in Behavior and Social Issues, 2025 · Journals

Recommended citation: Yamaguchi, M., Iwamoto, J., & Matsuda, S. (2025). Measuring gender stereotypes among Japanese university students using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP): A systematic replication. *Behavior and Social Issues*, 34, 452–475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-025-00229-1
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Comparison of Teaching Methods for the Emergence and Maintenance of Untaught Relations in Foreign Language Vocabulary Acquisition: A Systematic Replication

Published in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2024 · Journals

Recommended citation: Yamaguchi, M., & Matsuda, S. (2024). Comparison of teaching methods for the emergence and maintenance of untaught relations in foreign language vocabulary acquisition: A systematic replication. *Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis*. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.1075
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Can Facial Expressions Induce Haptic Perception?

Published in IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2023 · Journals

Recommended citation: Matsuyama, N., Matsuda, S., & Hachisu, T. (2023). Can facial expressions induce haptic perception? *IEEE Transactions on Haptics*, 16(4), 634–639. https://doi.org/10.1109/TOH.2023.3275657
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Developmental Trajectories of Challenging Behaviors Reported Retrospectively by Japanese Parents of Adult Children with Intellectual Disabilities

Published in International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022 · Journals

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Recommended citation: Inoue, M., Gomi, Y., & Matsuda, S. (2022). Developmental trajectories of challenging behaviors reported retrospectively by Japanese parents of adult children with intellectual disabilities. *International Journal of Developmental Disabilities*, 70(2), 287–295. https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2022.2087450
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Smiles as a Signal of Prosocial Behaviors Toward the Robot in the Therapeutic Setting for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 · Journals

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Recommended citation: Kim, S., Hirokawa, M., Matsuda, S., Funahashi, A., & Suzuki, K. (2021). Smiles as a signal of prosocial behaviors toward the robot in the therapeutic setting for children with autism spectrum disorder. *Frontiers in Robotics and AI*, 8, 599755. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.599755
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Prefrontal Function Engaging in External-Focused Attention in 5- to 6-Month-Old Infants: A Suggestion for Default Mode Network

Published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017 · Journals

Recommended citation: Xu, M., Hoshino, E., Yatabe, K., Matsuda, S., Sato, H., Maki, A., Yoshimura, M., & Minagawa, Y. (2017). Prefrontal function engaging in external-focused attention in 5- to 6-month-old infants: A suggestion for default mode network. *Frontiers in Human Neuroscience*, 10, 676. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00676
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Emotion Comprehension in Intramodal and Cross-modal Matching: A Preliminary Comparison between Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Those With Williams Syndrome

Published in Special Education Research, 2015 · Journals

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Recommended citation: Matsuda, S., & Yamamoto, J. (2015). Emotion comprehension in intramodal and cross-modal matching: A preliminary comparison between children with autism spectrum disorders and those with Williams syndrome. *Special Education Research*, 4(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.6033/specialeducation.4.1
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Computer-Based Intervention for Inferring Facial Expressions from the Socio-Emotional Context in Two Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Published in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2014 · Journals

Recommended citation: Matsuda, S., & Yamamoto, J. (2014). Computer-based intervention for inferring facial expressions from the socio-emotional context in two children with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 8(8), 944–950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2014.04.010
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