Involuntary protection against dermatosis: A preliminary observation on trypophobia
Abstract Objective Trypophobia refers to the intense negative emotions evoked by exposure to repeated visual patterns like a honeycomb. We propose a cognitive mechanism that can explain why such negative emotions are triggered by trypophobic objects, primarily through automatic and involuntary avoid...
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Médium: | Článek |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Edice: | BMC Research Notes |
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On-line přístup: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2953-6 |