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DoItremblewithFear?
Somethingaboutfearyoudidn’tknow
By TaeYu-mi
Firstreactionandthesecondreaction
ReporterofTheArgus
tofear
Would a dog be scared of the movie,
“Ring?” I would say no. However, the dog
B
ungee jumping and riding a roller
mightfeelfearwhenitridesarollercoaster.
coaster are exceedingly scary,
The fear aroused from watching a horror
however, people enjoy it very
movie is rather a cognitive emotion. These
much.Feargivessuchapleasantsensationto
two reactions to fear arise from different
people. Why do people go to horror movies
pathwaysinthebrain.Forinstance,imagine
every summer? The psychological
thatasnakeappearsrightinfrontofourfeet
satisfaction is the reason. Therefore movie
when we walk by. We get frightened even
theaters are crowded this season for this
before we see the object. The heartbeats get
Rollercosterinamusementpark.
feeling. However, there are the people that
rapid, eyes dilated, and bodies shrugged.
shake with fear. They are concerned about
This is the first reaction to fear, which is
terrorismatpresent.Otherwise,somepeople
biological and unconscious reaction
profitsbyutilizingthefirstreactiontofear.A
areworriedaboutincurablesicknesses.What
managed from amygdala. After that, the
“thrill” is a type of the first reaction to fear.
isthedifferencebetweenenjoyingfrightand
visualinformationgoestothecerebralcortex
People who enjoy bungee jumping or
just dreading it? Let’s look at the “fear
sopeoplerecognizethatasasnake.
skydiving take pleasure in unconscious
culture.”
Finallyamygdalathinks,“Thereisascary
reactionstofear.
snake!” This is the second reaction to fear,
Professor Kim also said, “Only humans
whichisacognitiveandconsciousreaction.
possess the highly developed brain function
Bungeejumpingfromadizzyheight.
Infact,theintervalbetweenthefirstreaction
which seeks for a sense of thrill despite the
andthesecondreactiontofearisveryshort.
risk of danger” and “perhaps it is because
But what if the snake was just a toy? Only
high level of reward system exists in us.”
the biological reaction arises. This is the
Actuallytherehasbeenaresearchresultthat
reason why we get frightened for a second,
some neurons that release dopamine, a
butthenratherlaughaboutit,saying,“Oh,I
hormonethatisactivatedwhenthereisabig
got scared by nothing.” Kim Young-jin
reward, are related to this particular
professor in Ajou University commented,
characteristic.
“Horrormoviesareasimilarexample.Scary
Theeffectoffear
scenes always accompany sudden loud
sounds or simulative visual change. The
There are not only people who get
purpose of doing so is to maximize the first
pleasureoutoffear,butalsopeoplewhoare
reaction to fear. When we watch a horror
in love with fear. The internet clubs for
movie, biological changes occur in our
watching only horror movies or thrills in
bodies, but since we already know that it is
haunted houses are also popular. Moreover
just a movie, conscious reaction to fear gets
thereareon-lineshoppingmallssellingscary
weakened.” After all, film producing
dolls or grotesque accessories. They are
companiesoramusementparkownersmake
indeed “Fear addicted.” What is the
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