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neophobia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | simple phobia |
Examples of neophobia
neophobia
Whether the link between neophobia and lifespan exists in humans is unclear.
From the newscientist.com
She and McClintock discovered that some rats lose their early neophobia by adulthood.
From the newscientist.com
Another possible contributor to taste preferences is neophobia.
From the nature.com
Faith and his team also examined the relationship between food neophobia and body fat measures in both parent and child.
From the sciencedaily.com
These findings are consistent with previous literature on neophobia that suggests that children are less apt to like food with which they are unfamiliar.
From the sciencedaily.com
It is possible that heritable differences in neophobia influence the number of foods that a person dislikes, by controlling their willingness to eat unfamiliar foods.
From the nature.com
- A morbid fear of novelty
- Neophobia is the fear of new things or experiences. It is also called cainotophobia.
- Fear of new things. For example cats and rats can avoid new baits, bait stations or traps in their territories when they are first put out. Neophobia can also happen after a bad experience, e.g. ...
- Literally 'fear of the new'. Most parrot species exhibit a marked hesitation in accepting new additions to their cage and new foods.
