Children Can Acquire Fear Vicariously, By Watching Their Parents’ Reactions

How do children learn to fear things that aren’t obviously scary, but that do pose a threat — to learn, say, that touching the base of a lit barbecue is a very bad idea, so should never be done? A parent might explain that it’s dangerously hot. But as a new paper published in Scientific Reports explores in detail, we also benefit from another more direct, wordless method of learning about threats.
Read more: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/11/05/children-can-acquire-fear-vicariously-by-watching-their-parents-reactions/?source=Snapzu