How fear can skew spatial perception

Monday, October 22, 2012 - 08:03 in Psychology & Sociology

That snake heading towards you may be further away than it appears. Fear can skew our perception of approaching objects, causing us to underestimate the distance of a threatening one, a new study finds.

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