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New research connects a sweet spot of recreational fear to a telltale range of heart rate fluctuations, shedding light on the mind-body connection between fear and fun. More
Haunted House Researchers Investigate the Mystery of Playing With Fear
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Automation may be associated with anti-immigrant sentiment by increasing perceptions of both realistic threat arising from competition for economic resources and symbolic threat "arising from changes to group values, identity, and status.” More
Automation Fuels Anti-Immigration Fears. Time to Rethink How We Talk About It?
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Individuals who report more feelings of vulnerability may have better physical health. More
Worrying About Worry: Some Types of Neuroticism May Promote Greater Health Vigilance
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Scientists discuss how individuals and societies are affected when they view the world through the lens of fear characteristic of the news today. More
Fear Factors: Panel Examines Fear Research at Individual and Societal Levels
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Fear is a critical survival tool -- but too much can be debilitating, resulting in an anxiety disorder or phobia. More
We Love to Be Scared on Halloween But Fears and Phobias Are No Laughing Matter
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Psychological scientists are examining memory reconsolidation as a way to dampen the memory of a trauma. More
Building a Fearless Mind
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Our perceptions of risk don’t always match reality, being swayed by factors beyond logic and numbers. More
Why We Worry About Shark Attacks, Not Car Crashes
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Many animal species transmit information via chemical signals -- and humans may be among them, psychology researchers find. More
The Knowing Nose: Chemosignals Communicate Human Emotions
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For those with trypophobia, the sight of clusters of holes in various formations can cause intensely unpleasant visceral reactions. More
Fear of Holes May Stem From Evolutionary Survival Response
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Can simply describing your feelings at stressful times make you less afraid and less anxious? Researchers investigate. More
‘That Giant Tarantula Is Terrifying, but I’ll Touch It’ – Expressing Your Emotions Can Reduce Fear
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Studying how infants and toddlers react to scary objects can help reveal the developmental origins of common fears and phobias. More
People Aren’t Born Afraid of Spiders and Snakes: Fear Is Quickly Learned During Infancy
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Watching someone safely interact with a supposedly harmful object can help to extinguish conditioned fear responses, and prevent them from resurfacing. More
Diminishing Fear Vicariously By Watching Others
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The modern interest in Halloween has really nothing to do with the paranormal, according to psychological scientists. More
Eat, Drink and Be Scary!
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Research suggests that reminding leaders of their own mortality may be one way to encourage them to make better, or at least less selfish, decisions. More
Fear of Death Prompts Leaders to Look Towards the Future
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Diverse emotions are based on common building blocks of pleasure, displeasure, and arousal, according to new research More
Fear, Happiness, and Sadness Share Common Neural Building Blocks
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The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has issued a funding opportunity for research into the causal mechanisms behind dental fear and anxiety. More
NIH Funding to Study the Prevention of Dental Fear and Anxiety
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Scientists find that simply encouraging people to reframe the signs of stress before public speaking was a surprisingly effective way of handling stage fright. More
Reframing Stress: Stage Fright Can Be Your Friend
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Attempting to conceal anxiety may hinder individuals nonverbal communication, increasing instances of social rejection. More
Social Anxiety May Hinder Ability to Mirror Body Language