Larvae phobia relevant to anxiety and disgust reflected to the enhancement of learning interest and self-confidence

• Published in: Learning and individual differences Vol. 42; pp. 147 - 152
• Main Authors: Hong, Jon-Chao, Lu, Chow-Chin, Hwang, Ming-Yueh, Kuo, Yen-Chun, Wang, Chun-Chih, Chou, Chih-Ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Anxiety; Confidence of learning about larvae; Disgust; Larvae phobia; Learning interest; Confidence of learning about larvae; Larvae phobia; Anxiety; Disgust; Learning interest

Psychologists have claimed that aversive reactions to animals and insects evolved because of disease avoidance and may be nothing more than a post hoc rationalization. However, such aversive reactions may affect students' learning interest and self-confidence in the study of larvae or caterpill...