The Malicious Serpent

By A. Ohman, S. Mineka. 2003

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensory Systems

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The Origins of Specific Phobias: Influential Theories and Current Perspectives (2009, background): “…to note that the fear-relevant stimuli repeatedly chosen for experiments are snakes and spiders, which were originally compared with flowers and mushrooms (e.g., Öhman et al., 1974; Öhman et al., 1975; Öhman et al., 1976; Öhman et al., 2001; Öhman & Mineka, 2003; Öhman & Soares, 1993, 1994).”
Toward a Mental Systems Approach to Human Relationships with Wildlife: The Role of Emotional Dispositions (2012, background): “Its operations do not require conscious awareness (LeDoux, 1996; Öhman & Mineka, 2001, 2003), as subliminal presentation of snake and spider stimuli (bypassing consciousness) elicited fear responses (Öhman & Soares, 1994).”
Hedonic Eating Goals and Emotion: When Sadness Decreases the Desire to Indulge (2014, result): “Consistent with previous research (Okada 2005), a pretest (N p 32) confirmed that participants considered the gift card for the trendy restaurant (M p 5.25) to be more indulgent than the one for groceries (M p 2.94; 1 p “not indulgent at all,” 7 p “very indulgent”; t(31) p 6.45; p !”
Cross-Cultural Comparison of Student Attitudes toward Snakes (2009, background): “Th is high prevalence of snake fear in humans, as well as in our primate relatives, suggests that it is a result of an ancient evolutionary history ( Ohman & Mineka, 2003 ).”
The Many Shades of Rose-Colored Glasses: An Evolutionary Approach to the Influence of Different Positive Emotions (2010, background): “For example, consider the fear system, which evolved to promote adaptive action in the face of physical threat to one’s life and limb (Öhman and Mineka 2003).”
Attitudes toward Animals among Kindergarten Children: Species Preferences (2015, background): “…Prokop, Uşak and Fančovičová 2010; Prokop and Fančovičová 2013b). however, it should be taken into account that, similarly to bats, attitudes toward snakes might be affected by incorrect assumptions about how dangerous they are, which fuels public prejudices (arrindell 2000; öhman and mineka 2003).”