Herbert Andrew M, Condry Kirsten, Sutton Tina M
Department of Psychology, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA
Behav Brain Sci. 2023 May 8;46:e65. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X2200200X.
Grossmann's argument for the "fearful ape hypothesis" rests on an incomplete review of infant responses to emotional faces. An alternate interpretation of the literature argues the opposite, that an early preference for happy faces predicts cooperative learning. Questions remain as to whether infants can interpret affect from faces, limiting the conclusion that any "fear bias" means the infant is fearful.
格罗斯曼关于“恐惧猿猴假说”的论点基于对婴儿对情绪面孔反应的不完整回顾。文献的另一种解释则恰恰相反，认为早期对快乐面孔的偏好预示着合作学习。关于婴儿是否能够从面孔中解读情感仍存在疑问，这限制了关于任何“恐惧偏见”意味着婴儿感到恐惧这一结论的得出。
