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Abstract The fearful ape hypothesis proposes that heightened fearfulness in humans is adaptive. However, despite its attractive anthropocentric narrative, the evidence presented for greater fearfulness in humans versus other apes… Click to show full abstract
Abstract The fearful ape hypothesis proposes that heightened fearfulness in humans is adaptive. However, despite its attractive anthropocentric narrative, the evidence presented for greater fearfulness in humans versus other apes is not sufficient to support this claim. Conceptualization, context, and comparison are strongly lacking in Grossmann's proposal, but are key to understanding variation in the fear response among individuals and species.
Keywords:
context comparison;
comparison key;
conceptualization context;
understanding evolution;
key understanding
Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2023
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Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2023
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