|
MAIN PAGE
> Back to contents
Psychology and Psychotechnics
Reference:
Berezina, T. N., Mansurov, E. I.
The Ants’ Scent of
Fear.
// Psychology and Psychotechnics.
2011. № 1.
P. 54-61.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=57956
Berezina, T. N., Mansurov, E. I. The Ants’ Scent of
Fear.
Abstract:
The article analyzes the phenomenon of the ‘scent
of fear’. The authors describe certain facts from literature
proving that there is actually such an odor in the ants’, animals
and human worlds. Previous researched showed that
fear was more often associated with the acid odor and dogs
actually grew more frightened when they were disposed
to the scent of acetic acid. In a new research they authors
studied how acetic acid influenced red ants. It was shown
that ants’ behavior changed greatly after a drop of vinegar
essence. The ants showed the following reactions to vinegar:
rise of concentration of ants in the area of smell, increase
of their motion activity, transfer of eggs and etc. These are
all signs of fear typical for this type of living creatures. The
authors of the article also described how this phenomenon
developed evolutionally. Reaction of fear when exposed to
acid odor is thought to be instinctive; it is expressed to the
maximum in insects, mammals gradually represses this
reaction under the influence of experience and human may
not display this reaction so obviously at all. It is assumed
though that the reaction of fear when exposed to acid odor
may grow in some stress situations.
Keywords:
psychology, scent, emotions, smell, scent of fear, pheromones, lower perceptual psyche, ants’ psyche, acid odor, unconscious emotions
References
1. Akimushkin I. Mir zhivotnykh. Nasekomye. Pauki. Domashnie zhivotnye. M.: Mysl', 1990. – 123 s.
2. Berezina T.N. Bazovye emotsii i zapakhi: assotsiativnyy eksperiment // Psikhologiya i psikhotekhnika. – 2009.
3. – №1(4). – S. 48-55.
4. Berezina T.N. K voprosu o sushchestvovanii «zapakha strakha» // Psikhologiya. – 2009. – №1. – S. 102-111.
5. Berezina T.N. Telepatiya kak ona est'. M.: AST, Astrel', 2003.
6. Dlusskiy G.M. Murav'i roda formika. M.: Nauka, 1967.
7. Kozlov M.A. Ne prosto bukashki. SPb: Gidrometeoizdat, 1994.
8. Korytin S.A. Povedenie i obonyanie khishchnykh zverey. M.: MGU, 1979. – S. 72.
9. Leont'ev A.N. Evolyutsiya psikhiki. M.: MPSI, Voronezh, NPO “Modek”, 1999.
10. Fabri K.E. Osnovy zoopsikhologii. M.: MGU, 1993.
11. Shiffman Kh. Oshchushchenie i vospriyatie. SPb: Piter, 2003. – S. 732-771.
12. Eymur Dzh., Dzhonson Dzh., Rabin M. Stereokhimicheskaya teoriya obonyaniya. // Psikhologiya oshchushcheniy i vos-
13. priyatiya. M.: Chero, 2002. – S. 307-321.
14. Chen D, Haviland-Jones J. Human Olfactory communications of emotion. Perceptual Motor Skills, 2000. – S.
15. 91, 771-781.
16. Ekman, P. Biological & cultural contributions to body & facial movement in the expression of emotions. In A. O.
17. Rorty (Ed.), Explaining Emotions. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980.
18. Fanselow M.S. Odors released by stressed rats produce opioid analgesia in unstressed rats. Behavioral Neuro-science,
19. 1985. – S. 99, 589-592.
20. Ortony, A., Turner, T.J. What’s basic about basic emotions? Psychological Review, 1990. – S. 97, 315-331.
21. Ruys K, Stapel D. The Secret Life of Emotions // Psychological Science, Volume 19, Number 4, April 2008.
22. Smith K.U., Thompson G. F., Roster H. Sweat in schizophrenic patients: Identification of the odorous substance.
23. Science, 1969. – S. 166, 398-399.
24. Valenta J. G., Rigby M.K. Discrimination of the odor of stressed rats. Science, 1968. – S. 161, 599-601.
Link to this article
You can simply select and copy link from below text field.
|
|