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Media representation of spiders may exacerbate arachnophobic sentiments by framing a distorted perception of risk

2020-04-30

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Spiders are able to arouse strong emotional reactions in humans. While spider bites are statistically rare events, our perception is skewed towards the potential harm spiders can cause to humans. We examined the human dimension of spiders through the lens of traditional media, by analysing more than 300 spider-related news published online in Italian newspapers between 2010 and 2020. We observed...

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Literature Corpus work: f5d36241-88ea-5b34-9052-ffdde84f9167
DOI: 10.1101/2020.04.28.065607

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