Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) quickly detect snakes but not spiders: Evolutionary origins of fear-relevant animals

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 299-303

  Kawai, Nobuyuki ^a   Koda, Hiroki ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evolutionarily fear relevant animals; Macaque monkeys; Snake detection theory; Snakes; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEAR; HUMAN; MACACA; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SNAKE; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEAR; HUMANS; MACACA; REACTION TIME; SNAKES; SPIDERS;

EID: 84962788235     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/com0000032     Document Type: Article

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