Specificity of spiders among fear- and disgust-eliciting arthropods: Spiders are special, but phobics not so much

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11310/21:10435866

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257726" target="_blank" >https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257726</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257726" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0257726</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Specificity of spiders among fear- and disgust-eliciting arthropods: Spiders are special, but phobics not so much

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

To investigate a specificity of spiders as a prototypical fear- and disgust-eliciting stimuli, we conducted an online experiment. The respondents rated images of 25 spiders, 12 non-spider chelicerates, and 10 other arthropods on a fear and disgust 7-point scale. The evaluation of 968 Central European respondents confirmed the specificity of spiders among fear- and disgust-eliciting arthropods and supported the notion of spiders as a cognitive category. We delineated this category as covering extant spider species as well as some other chelicerates bearing a physical resemblance to spiders, mainly whip spiders and camel spiders. We suggested calling this category the spider-like cognitive category. We discussed evolutionary roots of the spider-like category and concluded that its roots should be sought in fear, with disgust being secondary of the two emotions. We suggested other chelicerates, e.g., scorpions, might have been important in formation and fixation of the spider-like category. Further, we investigated an effect of respondent’s sensitivity to a specific fear of spiders on evaluation of the stimuli. We found that suspected phobic respondents were in their rating nearly identical to those with only high fear of spiders and similar to those with only moderate fear of spiders. We concluded that results based on healthy respondents with elevated fear should also be considered relevant for arachnophobia research.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Specificity of spiders among fear- and disgust-eliciting arthropods: Spiders are special, but phobics not so much

Popis výsledku anglicky

To investigate a specificity of spiders as a prototypical fear- and disgust-eliciting stimuli, we conducted an online experiment. The respondents rated images of 25 spiders, 12 non-spider chelicerates, and 10 other arthropods on a fear and disgust 7-point scale. The evaluation of 968 Central European respondents confirmed the specificity of spiders among fear- and disgust-eliciting arthropods and supported the notion of spiders as a cognitive category. We delineated this category as covering extant spider species as well as some other chelicerates bearing a physical resemblance to spiders, mainly whip spiders and camel spiders. We suggested calling this category the spider-like cognitive category. We discussed evolutionary roots of the spider-like category and concluded that its roots should be sought in fear, with disgust being secondary of the two emotions. We suggested other chelicerates, e.g., scorpions, might have been important in formation and fixation of the spider-like category. Further, we investigated an effect of respondent’s sensitivity to a specific fear of spiders on evaluation of the stimuli. We found that suspected phobic respondents were in their rating nearly identical to those with only high fear of spiders and similar to those with only moderate fear of spiders. We concluded that results based on healthy respondents with elevated fear should also be considered relevant for arachnophobia research.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50103 - Cognitive sciences

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA19-07164S" target="_blank" >GA19-07164S: Averzivní odpověď na pavouky a emoce, které s ní souvisí</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

PLoS One

ISSN

1932-6203

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

16

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

9

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

24

Strana od-do

"e0257726"

Kód UT WoS článku

000725694500060

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85115775683