Spiders are special: fear and disgust evoked by pictures of arthropods

2008/10/30 by Antje B. M. Gerdes, Antje B.M. Gerdes, George R. Uhl +2 · 3 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal and Plant Science Education #Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

paper · doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2008.08.005

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Citations

• Fears, phobias, and preparedness: Toward an evolved module of fear and fear learning.
• Systematics and Evolution of Spiders (Araneae)

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