Brief Exposure to Infants Activates Social and Intergroup Vigilance
Among humans, simply looking at infants can activate affiliative and nurturant behaviors. However, it remains unknown whether mere exposure to infants also activates other aspects of the caregiving motivational system, such as generalized defensiveness in the absence of immediate threats. Here, we d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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Series: | Behavioral Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/10/4/72 |