本研究では,特殊児のパーソナリティー研究の基礎的な一方法として,実験診断学的方法を用いることによって基本的な人格徴表をとらえようとした。具体的には,個人の心的エネルギー表出の型(Pattern)の相違が個人の人格的要因の差異に帰着できるという考えに基づいている。実験は,盲,ろうおよび正常者の群についての打叩による精神テンポの諸測度の検討である。従来本領域における研究は,主として速度を測度とした考察であったが,ここではそのほかに打叩が示す多くの客観的側面をとらえ,これがもつ機能的構造を基本的指標とした行動の型を記述した。3群のそれぞれが示す型の間には明確な差が存在し,特にろう群は他群に比して特異な型を示すことが認められた。この差異は特殊児の人格診断にある重要な手がかりとしての意味をもつものと考えられる。今後それを裏づけるために,精神テンポの諸領域の関連度ならびに打叩による精神テンポの内部要因のそれぞれがもつ心理学的意味の解明が必要であると思われる。

This study aims to find out a basic index of personality by 'the Experimental Diagnostic Method' instead of using 'the paper test'. In this investigation, we attempted to see whether there are any differences between the blind, the deaf, and the normal in terms of the expressional pattern of mental energy. For it seems that the differences of the expressional pattern depend on the differences of individual personality or temperament. Purpose and method: The first purpose is to measure as many objective aspects as we can of personal tempo with tapping and to examine their reliability. In this experiment, nine measures, that is-Comfortable speed (S), Maximal speed (Max), Fluctuation of S (S・SD), Tapping pressure in S (P), Fluctuation of P (P・SD), S×P (E), S: Max (com/max), Expansion of tapping points (W), Height of tapping (H), -were established. The second purpose is to devise a method for the description of the personal tempopattern with tapping and then, to compare the differences in the patterns of the blind, of the deaf, and of the normal. For this description, we used the factorial structure as the basic model of the personal tempo-pattern. Results: The main results were as follows; (1) Nine measures used here were somewhat reliable and indicated effectively individual differences. Above all, it was remarkable that the tapping pressure (P) corresponded well to the GSR process. (2) Clear differences in the personal tempo-pattern with tapping among the groups were distinguished and these differences were also statistically significant. Especially, did the deaf differ from the others, that is, the pattern of the deaf was in sharp contrast with the normal, and the blind was intermediate between them. These differences will be an important clue for diagnosing the personality of the handicappsed, if we can find out the psychological meaning of the main factors, such as SPEED and POWER, of the personal tempo with tapping.