Concepedia

Many stimuli are frightening, but some are more frightening than others: The contributions of preparedness, dangerousness, and unpredictability to making a stimulus fearful

Harald Merckelbach, Anita Jansen, G.M. van der Molen

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · 1988 · 46 citations · 38 references

Concepts

Behavioral SciencesCognitive ScienceMany StimuliEmotion RegulationAffective NeuroscienceFear AppealsAdaptive EmotionSocial SciencesExperimental PsychologyEmotionPsychophysicsPsychologyEmotional Response

References

38

Phobias and preparedness

Martin E. P. Seligman · Behavior Therapy · 1971 · 1.6K citations

Compulsive Behavior, Psychological Co-morbidities, Fear Appeals +1

The conditioning theory of fearacquisition: A critical examination

S. Rachman · Behaviour Research and Therapy · 1977 · 1.2K citations

Behavioural Psychology, Behavioral Sciences, Emotion Regulation +7

Behaviour research and therapy

Behaviour Research and Therapy · 1993 · 882 citations

Behaviour Research, Behavioral Sciences, Behaviorism +11

Face the Beast and Fear the Face: Animal and Social Fears as Prototypes for Evolutionary Analyses of Emotion

Arne Öhman · Psychophysiology · 1986 · 740 citations · Full text

Affective Neuroscience, Fear Appeals, Education +20

The epidemiology of common fears and phobia

W. Stewart Agras, David Sylvester, Donald C. Oliveau · Comprehensive Psychiatry · 1969 · 690 citations · Full text

Psychological Co-morbidities, Behavioral Sciences, Fear Appeals +5