The nature and distribution of affiliative behaviour during exposure to mild threat.

ABSTRACT: Individual reactions to danger in humans are often characterized as antisocial and self-preservative. Yet, more than 50 years of research have shown that humans often seek social partners and behave prosocially when confronted by danger. This research has relied on post hoc verbal reports, which fall short of capturing the more spontaneous reactions to danger and determine their social nature. Real-world responses to danger are difficult to observe, due to their evanescent nature. Here, we took advantage of a series of photographs freely accessible online and provided by a haunted house attraction, which enabled us to examine the more immediate reactions to mild threat. Regarding the nature and structure of affiliative behaviour and their motivational correlates, we were able to ana

SUBMITTER: Dezecache G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5579091 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature