The fear of snakes : evolutionary and psychobiological perspectives on our innate fear /: evolutionary and psychobiological perspectives on our innate fear. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nobuyuki Kawai.
• Other Names: Kawai, Nobuyuki
• Contents: Historical transition of psychological theories of fear: The view of fear in Behaviorism -- Are snakes special in human fear learning and cognition?: The preparedness theory of phobia and the fear module theory -- The Underlying Neuronal Circuits of Fear Learning and the Snake Detection Theory (SDT) -- Ontogeny and phylogeny of snake fear -- Do snakes draw attention more strongly than spiders or other animals? -- Other types of studies showing that snakes hold special status in threat perception -- Searching for the critical features of snakes -- Issues that remain unanswered.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (198 pages)
• Subjects: 616.85/225; Animal phobias; Snakes; Animal phobias; Snakes; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811375309; 9811375305
• Related ISBNs: 9789811375293
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.