Preparedness

Definition

In psychology, preparedness refers to an organism’s readiness or predisposition to be conditioned in certain ways due to its evolutionary history.

Related terms

Phobia:

An extreme or irrational fear of something specific which often leads to avoidance behavior.

Conditioned Response (CR):

Learned response to previously neutral but now conditioned stimulus.

Evolutionary Psychology:

A theoretical approach in social and natural sciences that examines psychological traits such as perception, memory, and language from an evolutionary perspective.