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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." （點擊《每日電訊報》查看原文）

蜘蛛恐懼愈怕愈猛

???????據英國《每日電訊報》報道，最新研究顯示，越是害怕蜘蛛，它看起來越大。

???????研究發現，對蜘蛛的過激反應容易將它想作龐然大物。

???????美國俄亥俄州立大學心理學家邁克爾·瓦齊教授說：“遇到可怕的事物時，為了保全自己，逃避是第一選擇。但這樣做不能發現自己的弊病，還會身陷其中、難以自拔。我們正努力研究恐懼癥難以克服的原因，以便有效應對。”

(China.org.cn February 29, 2012)