Slithering snakes, angry men and out-group members: What and whom are we evolved to fear?

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Slithering snakes, angry men and out-group members: What and whom are we evolved to fear?

The preparedness theory of classical conditioning proposed by Seligman (1970, 1971) has been applied extensively over the past 40 years to explain the nature and “source” of human fear and phobias. In this review we examine the formative studies that tested the four defining characteristics of prepa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mallan, K., Lipp, Ottmar, Cochrane, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2013
Subjects:	Fear relevance Conditioning Phobia Preparedness
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9616

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