You see better when you are scared.
You see better when you are scared. This fact refers to the body's fight or flight response. When the amygdala region of the brain signals fear, the hypothalamus triggers a number of autonomic body responses. Among these responses is a dilation of the pupils to take in as much light as possible.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
50 Comments
Howard Groopman
I was scared of this question, but then I saw the light.
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Jun 22, 2019 8:26PM
Silvia Levame
Vince Savage, brilliant explanation. That should have been the proper answer!
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Jul 17, 2019 1:16AM
Albeck1994
Ashok Kansal, because the pupils dilate letting on more light, also you are heavily focusing in the object of your fear
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Apr 4, 2019 11:24AM
Leida Toro
Vince Savage, you gave a better explanation to this question..thanks for extra information.
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Apr 18, 2019 3:35PM
joan musicmasters
I beg to differ. According to healthcentral.com: "In the case of chronic stress and anxiety, the level of adrenaline within the body remains elevated. This can cause pressure on the eyes, sometimes resulting in blurred vision Tunnel vision is another feature of excessive adrenaline. This tends to occur at times of high arousal or during a panic event." In other words, fear causes blurred vision. I also researched several other resources after reading this question & answer, and they all agree: anxiety, fear, stress, all are causes of blurred vision, not clearer eyesight. I would really like to know where your answer came from...?
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Oct 13, 2019 6:19PM
Owen Tucker
If you’re frighted at night (i.e. a low light situation) dilation might improve one’s ability to see the danger. That does not make the correct answer true Wanda... Write a better question
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Apr 15, 2024 9:11PM
Armadillo
dlh, that's true.
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Aug 9, 2021 1:23PM
grahamcarla
So why do people freeze when they know they should flee
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Dec 4, 2020 10:58PM
Player
Why does no one ever refer to passive fright reactions? Fight or flight is an active response. Some people can freeze when they get scared
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Oct 17, 2020 3:53AM
Tallia Gluck
Howard Groopman, very funny answer!
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Jun 1, 2020 4:40PM
Ray Knutson
To say, "Fight or Flight" is pretty old technology, 1910 to be exact. Psychology has done quite a bit of research in this are in the last 110 years, and unsurprisingly found that you have more than two choices.
I prefer the formulation by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman (Ret.) as he explains in his Book, "On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society" (2009). He describes the responses as Fight, Flight, Posture of Submit. Posturing refers to bluffing, as when a bear stands on it's hind legs. Doing so makes it seem larger and if this intimidates his foe and causes them to leave, the bear does not risk injury or death in the possible battle. Submitting refers to backing down in the hopes that the other person does not attack. When a person is robbed by an assailant with a weapon and they turn over their valuables, they are hoping that this good will gesture will stop the other person from killing or hurting them. Others have described, "The Three F's" Fight, Flee, or Freeze, but this leaves our the real possibility of bluffing, and the possibility of submitting, and perhaps freezing is an internal way of fleeing the situation
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Jan 4, 2020 10:13PM
Don Racette
Carol Focht Cheney That means you got it.
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Jan 3, 2020 9:29PM
dlh
Sight might intensify however memory of the actual event can become unreliable. Witnesses watching the same high intensity event will and can describe it differently!
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Nov 29, 2019 10:14AM
bonniemarie
joan musicmasters, you are speaking of "chronic fear" I think they are speaking of sudden fear in which all your senses sharpen to aid you. Tho in some that kind of fear can cause a total "freeze" and pretty much rendered helpless, this doesn't usually last for long tho before self-preservation kicks in.
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Nov 20, 2019 8:55AM
dsneed
Makes total sense to me.
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Oct 9, 2019 1:40AM
Jim Adams
Vince Savage, And your spleen dumps a lot of oxygenated blood into your circulatory system to support your heighten state.
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Sep 22, 2019 11:26PM
Jim Adams
Not just your vision, all your senses go into hyper-status.
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Sep 22, 2019 11:23PM
Carol Focht Cheney
It had to be true. All of the True/False questions are true.
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Aug 5, 2019 11:29PM
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