Meaning of snake fear | Babel Free

Definitions

A fear of snakes.

uncountable

Examples

“The present⟳ writer is inclined to think⟳ that cat-fear is analogous to snake-fear.”

“All groups would demonstrate⟳ reductions in snake fear during treatment.”

“[…] it is meaningful to consider⟳ differences between high and low snake fear groups in general, rather than considering each separate⟳ measure⟳ of fear individually.”

“There was no snake fear in infant primates (Lorenz 1971) or in human infants up to 2 years old; in humans caution appeared by age 3% and definite fear by age 4 (Jones & Jones 1928), while fear increased from age 4 to 6 (Morris & Morris 1965).”

“His snakefear if anything was more unhealthy than healthy, carrying with it an almost uncontrollable tendency to freeze⟳ into a panic-stricken target⟳.”

“Intense snake fear is prevalent in both humans and other primates. Humans and monkeys learn⟳ snake fear more easily than fear of most other stimuli through direct⟳ or vicarious conditioning (Ohman and Mineka, 2003).”

“A well-known research⟳ example is the use⟳ of Fear Thermometer ratings during behavioral approach⟳ tasks in the early snake-fear desensitization experiments.”

“Presumably, when preparedness for snake fear was being naturally selected, delaying one's fearresponse while one drew a distinction between poisonous and nonpoisonous snakes was not the most adaptive way to respond⟳ to the situation of suddenly coming across a snake.”

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