The Fear of Snakes Evolutionary and Psychobiological Perspectives on Our Innate Fear /
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| Résumé: | XIV, 187 p. 57 illus., 12 illus. in color. text |
| Langue: | anglais |
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Singapore :
Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
2019.
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| Édition: | 1st ed. 2019. |
| Collection: | The Science of the Mind,
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| Accès en ligne: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7530-9 |
| Format: | Électronique eBook |
Table des matières:
- Historical transition of psychological theories of fear: The view of fear in Behaviorism
- Are snakes special in human fear learning and cognition?: The preparedness theory of phobia and the fear module theory
- The Underlying Neuronal Circuits of Fear Learning and the Snake Detection Theory (SDT)
- Ontogeny and phylogeny of snake fear
- Do snakes draw attention more strongly than spiders or other animals?
- Other types of studies showing that snakes hold special status in threat perception
- Searching for the critical features of snakes
- Issues that remain unanswered.