People aren’t born afraid of spiders and snakes: Fear is quickly learned during infancy

Monday, January 24, 2011 - 12:01 in Psychology & Sociology

There's a reason why Hollywood makes movies like Arachnophobia and Snakes on a Plane: Most people are afraid of spiders and snakes. A new paper published in Current Directions in Psychological...

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