Innateness versus expectation in human fears: Causal versus maintaining factors?

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (2):298-299 (1995)
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This commentary focuses upon two issues raised by Davey's target article: (1) whether there are certain core features of stimuli we learn to fear, rather than specific types of objects or situations, which implies some element of innateness; and (2) whether expectancy biases serve to maintain rather than generate anxiety.

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