social interaction test

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12078
Behavioral test wherein a rodent stranger is placed in the cage of a domestic rodent and intensities and duration of interactions (e.g., sniffing, aggression, avoidance) between the socially unacquainted animals are observed.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 905 [Terms] [Paper]