Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
A loud, high-pitched vocalization made in response to fear or distress.
Related terms
Fight-or-flight response: The body's automatic physiological reaction to a perceived threat or danger, preparing us to either confront it (fight) or escape from it (flight).
Emotional contagion: The phenomenon where individuals "catch" emotions from others through mimicry and synchronization of emotional expressions.
Conditioned emotional response: An emotional reaction that occurs when an initially neutral stimulus becomes associated with an emotion-provoking stimulus through classical conditioning.