TY - JOUR
T1 - Heightened fearfulness in infants is not adaptive
AU - Ogren, Marissa
AU - Barrett, Lisa Feldman
AU - Hoemann, Katie
AU - LoBue, Vanessa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2023/5/1
Y1 - 2023/5/1
N2 - Grossmann proposes the “fearful ape hypothesis,” suggesting that heightened fearfulness in early life is evolutionarily adaptive. We question this claim with evidence that (1) perceived fearfulness in children is associated with negative, not positive long-term outcomes; (2) caregivers are responsive to all affective behaviors, not just those perceived as fearful; and (3) caregiver responsiveness serves to reduce perceived fearfulness.
AB - Grossmann proposes the “fearful ape hypothesis,” suggesting that heightened fearfulness in early life is evolutionarily adaptive. We question this claim with evidence that (1) perceived fearfulness in children is associated with negative, not positive long-term outcomes; (2) caregivers are responsive to all affective behaviors, not just those perceived as fearful; and (3) caregiver responsiveness serves to reduce perceived fearfulness.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X2200187X
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X2200187X
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85159627832
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 46
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
M1 - e73
ER -