No convincing evidence for a biological preparedness explanation of phobias

Peter J. de Jong; Harald Merckelbach

doi:10.1017/S0140525X97221461

No convincing evidence for a biological preparedness explanation of phobias

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The nonrandom distribution of fears is not as clearly related to phylogenetically survival relevance as preparedness theory seems to imply. Although delayed extinction reflects some of the best human evidence for preparedness, even this phenomenon is not as robust as it once seemed to be. Apart from the evidence reviewed by Davey, recent studies from our laboratory provide further evidence for an expectancy bias model of selective associations.

Originele taal-2	English
Pagina's (van-tot)	362-363
Aantal pagina's	2
Tijdschrift	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	20
Nummer van het tijdschrift	2
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X97221461
Status	Published - jun.-1997
Extern gepubliceerd	Ja

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