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Are we afraid of the woods? – An investigation of the implicit and explicit fear reactions to forests

Authors: Djo Juliette Fischer,Frederik Schröer,Saskia Denecke,Lawrence Murphy,Simone Kühn
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Publish date: 2024-11
ISSN: 0013-9351 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119573
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The AAT results showed a stronger approach tendency for forests compared to houses, but no significant difference between forests and parks. Could the authors discuss whether the spatial depth of forest pictures (compared to the enclosed walls of house pictures) might have influenced the approach-avoidance tendencies? 

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