This Halloween on Psych Soc O’Clock we explore the scarier side of psychology, exploring why and when we feel fear and the scary effects halloween costume cultural appropriation can have on all of us.Created by Amelia Hilton in association with the University of Glasgow Psychology Society Written and recorded by Amelia Hilton, Emma Strang and Lea Kati Produced by Amelia HiltonEdited by Imogen Mcleod Original music by Sonia Kilman (Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonia.killmann.3Instagram: @dream__beings)Recording facilities provided by the University of Glasgow Critical Studies department Studies mentioned in the podcast: Cole, B., Matheson, K., & Anisman, H. (2007). The Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity and Social Support on Relations Between Well‐Being and Academic Performance 1. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37(3), 592-615.Feinstein, J. S., Adolphs, R., Damasio, A., & Tranel, D. (2011). The human amygdala and the induction and experience of fear. Current biology, 21(1), 34-38.Fryberg, S. A., Markus, H. R., Oyserman, D., & Stone, J. M. (2008). Of warrior chiefs and Indian princesses: The psychological consequences of American Indian mascots. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 30(3), 208-218.Goff, P. A., Steele, C. M., & Davies, P. G. (2008). The space between us: stereotype threat and distance in interracial contexts. Journal of personality and social psychology, 94(1), 91.Kawai, N., Kubo, K., Masataka, N., & Hayakawa, S. (2016). Conserved evolutionary history for quick detection of threatening faces. Animal cognition, 19(3), 655-660.Lipp, O. V. (2006). Of snakes and flowers: Does preferential detection of pictures of fear-relevant animals in visual search reflect on fear-relevance?. Emotion, 6(2), 296.Öhman, A., & Mineka, S. (2001). Fears, phobias, and preparedness: toward an evolved module of fear and fear learning. Psychological review, 108(3), 483.Öhman, A., & Soares, J. J. (1994). " Unconscious anxiety": phobic responses to masked stimuli. Journal of abnormal psychology, 103(2), 231.Phelps, E. A. (2004). Human emotion and memory: interactions of the amygdala and hippocampal complex. Current opinion in neurobiology, 14(2), 198-202.Seligman, M. E. (1971). Phobias and preparedness. Behavior therapy, 2(3), 307-320.Stone, J., & McWhinnie, C. (2008). Evidence that blatant versus subtle stereotype threat cues impact performance through dual processes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44(2), 445-452.Other links:Ohio univeristy poster campaign: https://www.ohio.edu/orgs/stars/Poster_Campaign.htmlEvolutionary roots of fear: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/25/AR2010102503433.html?noredirect=onWhy do we enjoy fear?: https://online.csp.edu/blog/psychology/psychology-of-fear