2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of experimental systems for exploratory behavior in scent-detection dogs
| Project/Area Number |
21K03134
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 10040:Experimental psychology-related
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| Research Institution | Teikyo University of Science & Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
Konno Akitsugu 帝京科学大学, 生命環境学部, 講師 (00723561)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | イヌ / 探索行動 / 臭気探索犬 / コミュニケーション / 性格 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of this project was to evaluate the characteristics of exploratory behavior in scent-detection dogs using an experimental approach. Research with candidate dogs for drug detection revealed that personality assessments by trainers, behavioral data, and genetic polymorphisms of dogs are associated with successful training for drug detection tasks. Additionally, research with successfully trained dogs revealed significant individual differences in search strategies when sniffing target scents. We also conducted a psychological survey to understand the mechanism by which humans perceive canine personality and found that human judgments of canine personality are influenced by the external morphology of dogs. The series of results will contribute to the development of an experimental system for assessing the behavior of scent-sniffing dogs.
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| Free Research Field |
動物心理学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究課題から得られた成果は，以下の点から意義があるだろう。第一に，臭気探知犬の行動を効率的かつ客観的に評価するための手法を開発した点である。本研究で用いた訓練士評価および行動テストは，専門的に訓練された探索犬の能力を査定する標準的尺度として応用できる可能性がある。第二に，動物行動学と心理学の手法を組み合わせてイヌの行動評価の問題解明に取り組んだ点である。本研究において行動評価の妥当性を確認したり，ヒト側の性格判断の認知機構を明らかにしたりした点は，イヌとヒトの異種間における双方向的交流を理解するための重要な知見となりうる。
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