Learning To FearLearning To Fear

DO WE LIVE IN A CULTURE OF FEAR?DO WE LIVE IN A CULTURE OF FEAR?

IS FEAR A NECESSARY EMOTION?IS FEAR A NECESSARY EMOTION?

HOW DO PEOPLE “LEARN” TO FEAR?HOW DO PEOPLE “LEARN” TO FEAR?

““SUMMER OF THE SHARK”SUMMER OF THE SHARK”

LocationShark Attacks

(2014)United States 36

Worldwide 79 (6 deaths)

Non-Drowning beach-related fatalities:

1 in 2 million

Drowning fatalities: 1 in 3.5 million

Shark attacks: 1 in 11.5 million

Shark attack fatalities: 0 in 264.1 million

Razorblades in Your Candy?Razorblades in Your Candy?

Bird Flu?Bird Flu?

How many How many Americans have Americans have died from the died from the Bird Flu?Bird Flu?

Intense, ______________________ that Intense, ______________________ that interfere with a person’s daily lifeinterfere with a person’s daily life

BY: __________________________BY: __________________________

LITTLE ALBERTLITTLE ALBERT Albert’s fear became generalized to Albert’s fear became generalized to

include include all things white and all things white and fuzzy!fuzzy!

Watson lost access to Little Albert and Watson lost access to Little Albert and was unable to reverse the conditioning!was unable to reverse the conditioning!

WHY DON’T WE FEAR WHY DON’T WE FEAR EVERYTHING?EVERYTHING?

★★Classical conditioning is Classical conditioning is _______________________ _______________________

(We are naturally conditioned to fear the (We are naturally conditioned to fear the things that prevent us from staying things that prevent us from staying healthy and without pain – i.e. heights, healthy and without pain – i.e. heights, dangerous animals, etc.)dangerous animals, etc.)