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Table 6 Correlations between fear of each animal and ratings of possible conditioning experiences

From: Understanding animal fears: a comparison of the cognitive vulnerability and harm-looming models

 

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Exp. 6

High-fear animals

      

   Spiders

-0.09

0.06

0.09

0.01

-0.11

0.01

   Cockroaches

0.24

0.11

0.06

0.01

-0.08

0.04

   Snakes

0.05

0.04

0.05

0.04

0.14

0.02

   Rats

-0.04

0.09

0.12

0.11

0.22

0.25*

Low-fear animals

      

   Ducks

0.10

0.08

0.13

0.17

0.15

0.06

   Rabbits

0.07

0.05

0.18

0.21

0.11

0.17

   Cats

0.18

0.12

0.15

0.24

0.21

0.14

   Guinea Pigs

0.24

0.20

0.25

0.13

0.15

0.16

  1. * p < 0.01