Fear by Taylor Schultz

· Adaptive response signaling danger and need for defense

schultzt2016 — 2014-09-29 17:44:48 UTC

· Sudden novel or intense stimuli can elicit fear in many species without prior learning.

schultzt2016 — 2014-09-29 17:46:47 UTC

This baby does not have any prior learning of fear.

· Acquired through classical conditioning (stimuli associated with past trauma)

schultzt2016 — 2014-09-29 17:51:03 UTC

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is an example of this. The stimuli could be gun shot or loud booming sounds. Then the person with PTSD might freak out or drop down like they have been trained to do in their past.

· Acquired through observational learning (observed fears of parents/friends)

schultzt2016 — 2014-09-29 17:54:23 UTC

Babies usually are not scared when a stranger is doing a suspicious act, but learn through their parents that strangers are usually not good.

· Possible evolutionary predispositions to acquire persistent, specific fears (Snake, cliffs, angry faces—not cars, guns, or electricity)

schultzt2016 — 2014-09-29 17:57:07 UTC