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ArticleQuarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)2024

The social learning account of trypophobia.

Geoff G Cole, Abbie C Millett, Marie Juanchich

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Article in Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Is trypophobia real?BJPsych open · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Geoff G ColeCentre for Brain Science, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK.
Abbie C MillettSchool of Social Science and Humanities, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1382-9240
Marie JuanchichCentre for Brain Science, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0241-9529

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trypophobia is the condition in which individuals report a range of negative emotions when viewing clusters of small holes. Since the phenomenon was first described in the peer-reviewed literature a decade ago, 49 papers have appeared together with hundreds of news articles. There has also been much discussion on various Internet forums, including medical and health-related websites. In the present article, we examine the degree to which the phenomenon is caused by a form of social learning, specifically, its ubiquitous social media presence. We also examined its prevalence among the broad population. In Experiment 1 (

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Phobic DisordersSocial LearningSocial MediaAdolescentAdultAge FactorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adultfear of holesphobiaTrypophobia

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PMID38311605
PMCPMC11445973

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