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Under greater cooperative care, childhood fear is more accommodated, but less warranted

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2023

Garriy Shteynberg Open the ORCID record for Garriy Shteynberg [Opens in a new window]
Garriy Shteynberg*
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Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37966, USA gshteynb@utk.edu https://psychology.utk.edu/faculty/shteynberg.php
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Abstract

The target article posits that caregiver cooperation rendered heightened expression of childhood fear an adaptive response to threat. I argue that caregiver cooperation rendered childhood fear expression less accurate as a signal of actual threat, and hence less effective for harm avoidance. Further, other emotional expressions that avoid unwarranted caregiver stress may be more likely to evoke needed care.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e77
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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