infants and snake research

    von 💯 Daniele H 💫: Science

    Studies show babies don't have an innate fear of snakes

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    Is this...is this okay? Don't touch it. Don't touch...nooo, don't touch it! They don't seem that concerned at all, which is concerning me. I know, it's unbelievable to see, isn't it? Our infants aren't fussed about the snakes at all. They're far more interested in their toys. In fact, psychologists believe that along with heights, there's only one other fear that appears this early in our development. The fear of loud noises. All of the others, including the fear of snakes, are learned later. I wonder how the parents feel watching this. This is set up to be very safe. These are trained snakes that are used to being with humans. They're non-venomous. They're non-venomous. Sorry. Once you've learned to fear them, it's an awful feeling. But we start out like this. But we start out like this. Not fearing at all, touching it on the face. Yeah, just no fear at all. She hasn't learned there's anything to worry about with snakes. Now being taught to be wary of animals...