| 书目名称 | The Fear of Snakes | | 副标题 | Evolutionary and Psy | | 编辑 | Nobuyuki Kawai | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Presents a series of experiments that confirm our innate fear of snakes, and explains the evolutionary cause of that fear.Uses various approaches including comparative, developmental, and electro-phys | | 丛书名称 | The Science of the Mind | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .This book provides a series of compelling evidence that shows that humans have innate fear of snakes. Building on the previous studies on the Snake Detection Theory (SDT), the author presents a summary of psychological and neuropsychological experiments to explain the fear of snakes in humans and primates. Readers will come to understand why and how we are afraid of snakes from an evolutionary perspective..The first half of the book discusses the history of psychological behaviorism and neobehaviorism. The latter half of the book consists mainly of the experimental studies performed by the author with a focus on three key items: First, compared with other animals, snakes especially draw the attention of primates and humans. Second, the ability of primates and humans to recognize snakes with particular efficiency. Third, processing mechanisms within the brain for snake detection is discussed from a new viewpoint..The book offers a unique resource for all primatologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, anthropologists, herpetologists, and biologists who are interested in the evolution of visual and cognitive systems, mechanisms of fear, snakes or primates.. | | 出版日期 | Book 2019 | | 关键词 | Primatology; Primates; Predisposed visual system; Human evolution; Ophidiophobia; Comparative cognitive s | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7530-9 | | isbn_softcover | 978-981-13-7532-3 | | isbn_ebook | 978-981-13-7530-9Series ISSN 2192-6646 Series E-ISSN 2192-6654 | | issn_series | 2192-6646 | | copyright | Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019 |
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