Fear Archives

Haunted-House Experience Scares Up Interesting Insights on the Body’s Reaction to Threats

Sniffing Out Danger: Fearful Memories Can Trigger Heightened Sense of Smell

Diminishing fear vicariously by watching others

The Amygdala And Fear Are Not The Same Thing

Why young couples aren’t getting married

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

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 Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological …