The (shared) features of fear: Toward the source of human fear responding

Boddez, Yannick; Finn, Martin; Houwer, Jan De

doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.07.005

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“…In today's society fear is a behavior that seems to be consistent with topics related to war (Kurapov et al, 2023), climate change (Ballet et al, 2023), or other dramatic and often contentious human-induced events (Boddez et al, 2021). As such, communicating fear is a critical aspect of information consumption and delivery of content today (Ahorsu et al, 2022;Lin et al, 2020;Montano & Carr, 2021).…”

Section: Fear In Communication Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Flow, Fear, and Classroom Modality: Student Experiences in a University Environmental and Sustainability Film Course

Everett,

Eustice

2024

IJHE

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When the words climate change, environment, and sustainability are used in conversations today, they typically elicit engaging conversations among the current generation of university students. One common thread among these conversations is that students are looking to course faculty for answers as their fears are cause for concern. The purpose of this research was to determine if relationships existed between students in an environmental and sustainability film course through the modality in which they took the course, level of fear, and whether individuals exhibited flow experiences during the course. Fear and flow are socio-psychological constructs related to individuals having: (a) a level of fear or concern related to a specific instance or event in time, and (b) a perceived level of skill associated related to an activity (e.g., watching a film) and a level of challenge that individuals have that is associated with the same activity. Results indicate that occurrences of flow most often occurred in the online modality of learning by students. Additionally, fear levels corresponded to flow occurrences in by online modality students. This case study supports previous research that fear, and flow can be positive experiences for students when considering pedagogical practices in teaching and learning.

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Section: Fear In Communication Theorymentioning

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Flow, Fear, and Classroom Modality: Student Experiences in a University Environmental and Sustainability Film Course

Everett,

Eustice

2024

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“…Rather, stimuli sharing features with these original stimuli also have the capacity to evoke fear responses. 4 This phenomenon is denoted as fear generalization, and non-original stimuli capable of inducing fear are termed generalization stimuli (GS). 5 A justifiable fear generalization response can be seen as a mechanism of self-preservation.…”

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Contingency Reversal in Conditioned Fear Learning: The Moderated Mediation Model of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Instruction

Gao,

Fan,

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Objective The study aimed to examine the roles of anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) in conditioned fear learning under an uncertain context induced by the contingency reversal of the association between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus (CS-US). Methods The study sample comprised 53 participants, randomly divided into two groups: a non-instruction group and an instruction group. The experimental procedure encompassed five stages: pre-acquisition, acquisition, generalization, reversal acquisition, and reversal generalization. Our study primarily focused on analyzing a moderated mediation model. Results In the instructed group, we observed that the reversed fear generalization response was directly influenced by the pre-reversal fear generalization response, while also being indirectly mediated by the IU factor. However, in the non-instructed group, we did not find a significant mediating effect of IU. Moreover, we noted that the mediation of IU was contingent on the instructional information. It is noteworthy that anxiety did not exhibit a discernible role in conditioned fear within the uncertainty condition in our study. Conclusion The findings provide novel insights into fear-related phenomena, emphasizing the intricate interplay between individual traits and fear generalization under conditions of uncertainty. They contribute to understanding the mechanisms of emotional and cognitive interactions in uncertain conditions.

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Learning-induced biases in the ongoing dynamics of sensory representations predict stimulus generalization

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The (shared) features of fear: Toward the source of human fear responding

Cited by 4 publications

References 39 publications

Flow, Fear, and Classroom Modality: Student Experiences in a University Environmental and Sustainability Film Course

Flow, Fear, and Classroom Modality: Student Experiences in a University Environmental and Sustainability Film Course

Contingency Reversal in Conditioned Fear Learning: The Moderated Mediation Model of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Instruction

Learning-induced biases in the ongoing dynamics of sensory representations predict stimulus generalization

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