Psychology A-Level
Neophobia
What Neophobia means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Neophobia
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Reference: AQA
The flat refusal of unfamiliar food, peaking between the ages of two and six, which kept mobile toddlers from sampling poison.
Topics that use Neophobia
- Eating behaviour (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- biological reductionism
- Boundary model
- Cognitive distortions and irrational beliefs
- Disinhibition
- Dopamine D₂ receptors
- Enmeshment and family boundaries
- Genetic inheritance
- Ghrelin as a short-term hunger signal
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