Fu, H; Xia, Z; Tan, Y; Peng, Y; Fan, C and Guo, X (2024) Fear arousal drives the renewal of active avoidance of hazards in construction sites: Evidence from an animal behavior experiment in mice. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(11): 04024146, ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
There is emerging evidence that negative emotions can be leveraged to help construction workers recognize hazards, with fear being closely associated with avoidance behavior among negative emotions. Previous research has indicated that decision-making during a simulated crisis differs significantly from real crisis scenarios. In order to induce fear arousal based on actual harm (referred to as real fear arousal), this study utilized the high degree of consistency between humans and mice in conducting a three-phase experiment employing a modified two-way active avoidance paradigm. The study's key finding indicates that integrating construction elements into the modified two-way active avoidance paradigm can activate the renewal of active avoidance behavior toward shocks under conditions of fear arousal throughout the experiment. The level of fear demonstrated a significant impact on active avoidance of hazards (AAH) in the three-phase experiment.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | active avoidance; animal behavior experiment; avoidance acquisition; avoidance extinction; avoidance renewal; construction safety; fear arousal; risky decision-making |
| Index terms: | acquisition, experiment, construction site, decision-making, evidence, construction worker, renewal, paradigm, construction safety |
| Subjects: | work location, practitioner, data collection methods, environmental health, decision analysis, business, renovation and retrofit, evaluation and assessment methods, education and knowledge transfer |
| Topics: | Site Management, Roles and Professions, Risk Management, Engineering Principles, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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