Are Humans Prepared to Detect, Fear, and Avoid Snakes? The Mismatch Between Laboratory and Ecological Evidence

Are Humans Prepared to Detect, Fear, and Avoid Snakes? The Mismatch Between Laboratory and Ecological Evidence

Since Seligman (1971) statement that the vast majority of phobias are about objects essential to the survival of a species, a multitude of laboratory studies followed, supporting the finding that humans learn to fear and detect snakes (and other animals) faster than other stimuli. Most of these stud...

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Main Authors: Carlos M. Coelho, Panrapee Suttiwan, Abul M. Faiz, Fernando Ferreira-Santos, Andras N. Zsido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
general feature detection
modular theories
snake bite kinematics
selective habituation hypothesis
evolutionary psychology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02094/full

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