2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Evolutionary approach to the coginition and information diffusion of radiation risk: from basic research to social implication

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	25245064
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Social psychology
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	Sakura Osamu 東京大学, 大学院情報学環, 教授 (00251752)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	平石界慶應義塾大学, 文学部, 准教授 (50343108) 池田功毅中京大学, 心理学研究科, 研究員 (20709240) 中西大輔広島修道大学, 人文学部, 教授 (30368766) 横田晋大総合研究大学院大学, 先導科学研究科, 特別研究員 (80553031) 三浦麻子関西学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (30273569) 小森政嗣大阪電気通信大学, 情報通信工学部, 教授 (60352019) 松村真宏大阪大学, 経済学研究科, 准教授 (10379159) 林香里東京大学, 大学院情報学環, 教授 (40292784) 武田徹恵泉女学園大学, 人間社会学部, 教授 (90376682)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	MIZUSHIMA Nozomi 総合研究大学院大学, 先導科学研究科, 助教 (60432035)
Project Period (FY)	2013-10-21 – 2016-03-31
Keywords	リスク認知 / 行動免疫学 / SNS / エラー管理論 / メディア論 / 風評被害 / 風評差別 / 放射線リスク
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The aims of this project are followings: 1) to reveal human cognitive properties to radiation risk; 2) to analyze social dynamics of SNS information of radiation risk; 3) to propose the way to moderate discrimination which is caused by misconception of the risk. Experimental analysis which were carried by the research group of behavioral immunology made it clear that disgust against radiation risk was much more stronger than we had expected. Another research group on social media (Twitter) found that tweeted antipathy was robust and showed different dynamics than other risk related information. Third research group focused how to open the way to unsuppressive modulation of negative rumor and discrimination which are caused by radiation risk, and carried out comparative study to infectious diseases with mediological discussion. The research were carefully designed to share the process and results with local academia and people in Fukushima.
Free Research Field	科学技術社会論