Conceptualization, context, and comparison are key to understanding the evolution of fear

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作者
Dunn, Jacob C. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Miller, Rachael [1 ,4 ]
Balasubramaniam, Krishna [1 ]
Akcay, Caglar [1 ]
Wascher, Claudia A. F. [1 ]
机构
[1] Anglia Ruskin Univ, Behav Ecol Res Grp, Cambridge CB1 1PT, England
[2] Univ Vienna, Dept Cognit Biol, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
[3] Univ Cambridge, Biol Anthropol, Cambridge CB2 1QH, England
[4] Univ Cambridge, Dept Psychol, Cambridge CB2 3EB, England
关键词
NEOPHOBIA; EXPLORATION; SNAKES; FEARFULNESS; TESTS;
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10.1017/S0140525X22001789
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The fearful ape hypothesis proposes that heightened fearfulness in humans is adaptive. However, despite its attractive anthropocentric narrative, the evidence presented for greater fearfulness in humans versus other apes is not sufficient to support this claim. Conceptualization, context, and comparison are strongly lacking in Grossmann's proposal, but are key to understanding variation in the fear response among individuals and species.
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