Neuroscience
The Unintentionally Scary Clowns Pool at Flickr
Am I a Scary Clown Or Not? - vote on creepy, evil clown pics at ScaryOrNot.com
From Dan's New Gallery of Scary Clowns
- Spook Me, Please: What Psychology Tells Us About The Appeal Of Halloween
By guest blogger Mathias Clasen It’s the time of year, at least in our part of the world, when darkness encroaches on us—literally and metaphorically. The symbols and agents of darkness dominate Halloween decorations everywhere, and Halloween is growing...
- Does Clown Therapy Really Help Anxious Kids?
Hospitals can be strange, foreboding places for young children. One idea to help reduce their anxiety is to invite clowns onto the ward to foster an atmosphere of light-heartedness and safety. This may seem like a harmless intervention - certainly preferable...
- 31 Terrifying Psychology Links For Halloween!
Spook me, please: What psychology tells us about the appeal of Halloween What do young children know about managing fear? Irrational human decision making during a zombie apocalypse. Extreme fear experienced without the amygdala. How to make a zombie...
- Link Feast
In case you missed them, 10 of the best psychology and neuroscience links from the past week: Steve Pinker wrote a magisterial essay this week on why science, including psychology and neuroscience, is not the enemy of the humanities. "This is an extraordinary...
- Talking On A Mobile Phone, You're Less Likely To Notice The Unicycling Clown
Countless studies have demonstrated that drivers talking on a mobile are slower to brake, less likely to stay in lane and more likely not to notice information and hazards. However, these studies have been criticised for their lack of realism. When people...
Neuroscience
Tears of a...
Book review of Scary Clowns at The Clown Blog.
Clowns say kids do NOT find them scary
LONDON (Reuters) - Unhappy clowns from around the world say a study that reported that children didn't like them has wiped the big smile from their faces, and have been falling over their large shoes to put their case.
A poll by researchers looking at what decor to put in hospital children's wards found that youngsters do not like clowns on the walls and even older ones think they are scary.
"We found that clowns are universally disliked by children. Some found them quite frightening and unknowable"...
"There are those who are afraid of clowns, this is unavoidable, the same way that there are those afraid of dogs and spiders," she [Heather Myers, aka PipSqueakTheClown] said.And from Alabama Kitchen Sink:
"It is the responsibility of the clown to know his environment, and take the necessary steps when confronted with a phobia."
Coulrophobia is what you call fear of clowns and it’s real. Noted sufferers include Johnny Depp, my husband and Bart Simpson who said, “Can’t sleep, clown will eat me.”See also:
The Unintentionally Scary Clowns Pool at Flickr
Am I a Scary Clown Or Not? - vote on creepy, evil clown pics at ScaryOrNot.com
From Dan's New Gallery of Scary Clowns- Spook Me, Please: What Psychology Tells Us About The Appeal Of Halloween
By guest blogger Mathias Clasen It’s the time of year, at least in our part of the world, when darkness encroaches on us—literally and metaphorically. The symbols and agents of darkness dominate Halloween decorations everywhere, and Halloween is growing...
- Does Clown Therapy Really Help Anxious Kids?
Hospitals can be strange, foreboding places for young children. One idea to help reduce their anxiety is to invite clowns onto the ward to foster an atmosphere of light-heartedness and safety. This may seem like a harmless intervention - certainly preferable...
- 31 Terrifying Psychology Links For Halloween!
Spook me, please: What psychology tells us about the appeal of Halloween What do young children know about managing fear? Irrational human decision making during a zombie apocalypse. Extreme fear experienced without the amygdala. How to make a zombie...
- Link Feast
In case you missed them, 10 of the best psychology and neuroscience links from the past week: Steve Pinker wrote a magisterial essay this week on why science, including psychology and neuroscience, is not the enemy of the humanities. "This is an extraordinary...
- Talking On A Mobile Phone, You're Less Likely To Notice The Unicycling Clown
Countless studies have demonstrated that drivers talking on a mobile are slower to brake, less likely to stay in lane and more likely not to notice information and hazards. However, these studies have been criticised for their lack of realism. When people...