Instinctual and Learned Responses: Investigating Visual Sensitivity Towards Snake Stimuli in 10-Year-Old Children.

Author(s)	Ms. Ancilin Johnson, Dr. Remya Chithran K.C
Country	India
Abstract	This study aims to examine the instinctual and learned fear responses in 10-year-old children towards snakes. The study comprises of qualitative research method. Ten participants of age 10 were taken as a sample, and later thematic analysis was used to assess the collected data. 5 themes were generated, and findings show that human toddlers have both instinctual and learned fear responses to snakes more compared to other animals. Human toddlers have an aversion towards specifically snakes due to instinctual and learned components. This study thus paves the way for a better understanding of fear of snakes as well as for the treatment of Ophidiophobia.
Keywords	Instinctual fear, learned responses, Visual sensitivity, Snake, Children
Field	Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On	2025-06-25

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