TY - JOUR
T1 - Heightened fearfulness in infants is not adaptive
AU - Ogren, Marissa
AU - Barrett, Lisa Feldman
AU - Hoemann, Katie
AU - LoBue, Vanessa
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper was supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health (F32HD105316 to MO), National Science Foundation (BCS 1947972 to LFB), the National Institute of Mental Health (R21MH129902 to LFB), the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (W911NF-16-1-019 to LFB), the Elizabeth R. Koch Foundation (through its Unlikely Collaborators Fund to LFB), a Marie Skłodowska–Curie Individual Fellowship from the European Commission (892379 to KH) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, and a James McDonnell Foundation Scholar Award for Understanding Human Cognition (to VL). This paper reflects only the authors' views; the European Commission is not liable for any use that may be made of the contained information. The views, opinions, and/or findings contained in this review are those of the authors and shall not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy, or decision, unless so designated by other documents; nor do they necessarily reflect the views of the Elizabeth R. Koch Foundation.
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© 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 -