Individual differences in the responses of naïve rhesus monkeys to snakes

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ID15409046
AuthorsEric E Nelson (0000-0002-3376-2453, corresponding author), Steven E Shelton (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Ned H Kalin (0000-0003-1184-0868, University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Year2003
Volume3
Issue1
Pages3-11
Publication date2003-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEmotion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1528-3542 • E-ISSN: 1931-1516
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/1528-3542.3.1.3
PMID12899313
OpenAlexW2012319471
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited31

The authors demonstrated individual differences in inhibited behavior and withdrawal responses of laboratory-born rhesus monkeys when initially exposed to a snake. Most monkeys displayed a small significant increase in their behavioral inhibition in the presence of a snake. A few monkeys had marked responses, and some actively withdrew. Although the responses of the most extreme laboratory-born monkeys were comparable to feral-born monkeys, the responses of the laboratory-born monkeys rapidly habituated. The individual differences in the responses of naïve monkeys likely reflect a continuum from orienting to wariness to fear. A neurobiological model is presented that addresses potential mechanisms underlying these individual differences, their relation to fear, and how they may predispose to phobia development

Developmental psychology · Primate · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Neuroscience · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology

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