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Children Can Acquire Fear Vicariously, By Watching Their Parents’ Reactions
How do children learn to fear things that aren’t obviously scary, but that do pose a threat — to learn, say, that touching the base of a lit barbecue is a very bad idea, so should never be done? A parent might explain that it’s dangerously hot. But as a new paper published in Scientific Reports explores in detail, we also benefit from another more direct, wordless method of learning about threats.
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I remember becoming afraid of spiders afterer seeing family members reaction to them (including screaming). I got over my fear by playing with gran daddy long legs. I've noticed the same thing with snakes,I know people who are terrified of them,but have nevere so much as been touched by snakes. I've neverr been afraid of snakes.