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According to new research, the more you fear a spider the bigger it will appear to be, the Daily Telegraph reported.

The study found that the greater a person's fear was, the larger they estimated the creepy crawlie's size.

Psychologist Professor Michael Vasey, of Ohio State University, said: "When it comes to phobias, it is all about avoidance as a primary means of keeping oneself safe. As long as you avoid, you cannot discover you are wrong. And you are stuck. We are trying to understand why phobias persist so we can better target treatments to change those reasons why they persist." （点击《每日电讯报》查看原文）

蜘蛛恐惧愈怕愈猛

       据英国《每日电讯报》报道，最新研究显示，越是害怕蜘蛛，它看起来越大。

       研究发现，对蜘蛛的过激反应容易将它想作庞然大物。

       美国俄亥俄州立大学心理学家迈克尔·瓦齐教授说：“遇到可怕的事物时，为了保全自己，逃避是第一选择。但这样做不能发现自己的弊病，还会身陷其中、难以自拔。我们正努力研究恐惧症难以克服的原因，以便有效应对。”

(China.org.cn February 29, 2012)