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Behavioral Immune System: Its Psychological Bases and Functions

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K03024
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 10010:Social psychology-related
Research InstitutionOsaka Metropolitan University (2022)
Osaka Prefecture University (2021)
Shujitsu University (2018-2020)

Principal Investigator

Kazunori Iwasa  大阪公立大学, 大学院現代システム科学研究科, 准教授 (00610031)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywords嫌悪 / 行動免疫 / 質感 / 感性的質感 / 視覚的濡れ感 / 認知バイアス / 心理物理 / 精神的健康
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study conducted a series of experiments to investigate the psychophysical basis of visual moisture perception and its relationship with disgust reactions from the perspective of the behavioral immune system theory. The basic procedure of the experiment involved visually presenting images of organic materials with varying levels of moisture and soliciting evaluations of the strength of moisture perception and disgust reactions. The results of the experiment showed that there was a linear relationship between the evaluation of visual moisture perception and the moisture content of the stimulus, indicating that humans are able to relatively accurately evaluate the moisture content of an object through visual perception. Furthermore, such visual estimates were predictable based on image statistics such as the number of high luminance regions and spatial frequency components in the image.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

この研究では,視覚的な湿り気知覚という日常的な知覚経験を分析し,その心理物理学的基盤を明らかにした点で,基礎研究としての価値を有している。また,嫌悪反応を検討に加えたことにより,感情心理学的な文脈からも新奇な知見を得ることができた。水分を含む有機物ではしばしば雑菌が繁殖するため,腐敗等の状態によっては,接触を通じた感染症リスクが存在する。本研究の知見は,視覚による湿り気知覚のメカニズムの一端を示したものであり,いかにしてヒトが接触せずに感染リスクを回避しているかを理解するてがかりとなった。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Open Access: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Acquisition and change of disgust evaluation for members of a specific group2021

    • Author(s)
      岩佐 和典、坂元 優太
    • Journal Title

      Emotion Studies

      Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Pages: 37-46

    • DOI

      10.20797/ems.7.1_37

    • NAID

      130008141244

    • ISSN
      2189-7425
    • Year and Date
      2021-12-30
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Editorial: Behavioral Immune System: Its Psychological Bases and Functions2021

    • Author(s)
      Iwasa Kazunori、Yamada Yuki、Tanaka Tsunehiko
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Psychology

      Volume: 12 Pages: 1-2

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2021.659975

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Visual perception of moisture is a pathogen detection mechanism of the behavioral immune system.2020

    • Author(s)
      Iwasa, K., Komatsu, T., Kitamura, A., & Sakamoto, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Psychology

      Volume: 11:170 Pages: 1-11

    • DOI

      10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00170

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] How the behavioral immune system influences negative attitude towards the specific group2019

    • Author(s)
      岩佐 和典
    • Journal Title

      Emotion Studies

      Volume: 4 Issue: Si Pages: 47-53

    • DOI

      10.20797/ems.4.Si_47

    • NAID

      130007609821

    • ISSN
      2189-7425
    • Year and Date
      2019-02-28
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 感情オノマトペを用いた嫌悪の主観的経験に関する研究2022

    • Author(s)
      岩佐和典
    • Organizer
      日本感情心理学会第30回大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 穢れと嫌悪2021

    • Author(s)
      岩佐和典
    • Organizer
      日本感情心理学会第29回大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 行動免疫からみた視覚的濡れ感の心理物理学的基盤 ――一対比較法による再現実験2018

    • Author(s)
      岩佐和典・小松孝徳
    • Organizer
      日本感情心理学会第26回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 行動免疫からみた特定集団成員への嫌悪的評価の獲得と変容2018

    • Author(s)
      岩佐和典・坂元優太
    • Organizer
      日本心理学会第82回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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