Motivation in doing a task is influenced not only by the expected outcome of the task but also by the belief that one has in successfully executing the task. Over time, individuals accumulate experiences that contribute toward a general belief in ...
Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) have developed a close relationship with humans through the process of domestication. In human-dog interactions, eye contact is a key element of relationship initiation and maintenance. Previous studies have sugges...
We tested whether cats (Fells catus) could recognize human attentional states when begging for food from one of two unfamiliar actors. Cats were tested under three conditions that differed in the actors' actions: Visual only condition the actor lo...
Minori Arahori   Yusuke Hori   Atsuko Saito   Hitomi Chijiiwa   Saho Takagi   Yuki Ito   Arii Watanabe   Miho Inoue-Murayama   Kazuo Fujita   
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY BEHAVIOR-CLINICAL APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH 11 109-112 2016年1月 [査読有り]
Polymorphisms of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) have been hypothesized to correlate with social behavior in humans and other mammals. We examined the relationships between owner-assessed personality and OXTR polymorphisms in cats, which have lo...
This article reviews parental behavior and its endocrinological mechanisms in marmosets and tamarins, both cooperative breeders in the callitrichid family, and compares these findings with studies of macaque monkeys. The paper examines the similar...
親の養育態度と子の社会性の発達との関連は多くの先行研究で示されており、親の養育態度を定量的に測定することは発達研究において非常に重要である。本研究では,Robinson et al. (1995) の養育スタイル尺度をもとに、日本語版養育態度質問紙を作成し、内的一貫性を検討、因子構造を明らかにした。また、親を対象にした質問紙により測定された、子の向社会性、問題行動との間に予測された有意な相関関係がみられ、構成概念妥当性も確認された。