ArticlePsychological science2020
Playing With Fear: A Field Study in Recreational Horror.
Article in Psychological science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Do we enjoy what we sense and perceive? A dissociation between aesthetic appreciation and basic perception of environmental objects or events.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2022Review
- Physiological Responses to a Haunted-House Threat Experience: Distinct Tonic and Phasic Effects.Psychological science · 2022Article
- First They Scream, Then They Laugh: The Cognitive Intersections of Humor and Fear.Evolutionary psychology : an international journal of evolutionary approaches to psychology and behaviorReview
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Haunted attractions are illustrative examples of recreational fear in which people voluntarily seek out frightening experiences in pursuit of enjoyment. We present findings from a field study at a haunted-house attraction where visitors between the ages of 12 and 57 years (
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