In the snake video they talked about the other instinctual fear infants have: ''loud noises''. Is ABC Science going to throw firecrackers at baby's in the next video??
Same! Never was scared of heights untill i was like 12 and my dad told me why he was scared of heights, the next time i looked down (it was a ferris wheel) i instantly felt it. I'm not sure if my dad instilled the fear, or if i had it but was just pushing it down beneath the surface😅
@ yeah. Bc I went on upside down coasters that left you there for a minute. Leaned over bannisters to see how far up I was. Didn’t bother me. All the major heights stuff was whatever to me. Only when I got older and paid attention to the world around me that I start hearing of people leaning too far over and falling into the Grand Canyon and stuff. Or falling out of the roller coasters or whatever. That’s when I was like, yeah I’m not doing the height thing anymore.
I became afraid of heights later in life (maybe around 8??) and I was so confused by why I was suddenly afraid of heights, but I think it’s because I got glasses and went to eye therapy bc I couldn’t focus my eyes. I also started to get horrendous height vertigo around heights and I would feel super unsteady (which is very scary if you’re on the edge of a cliff). I think before my vision at long distances was just bad enough that my brain ignored it because I couldn’t focus on it anyway But I also remember reading something about how height vertigo is caused by the same thing that makes people motion sick (and I do become motion sick even though I spent most of my summers living on a boat) and it has something to do with our visual perception not matching what our bodies feel. So I think I developed the height vertigo and that is what made me acrophobic
@ it just gradually happens! I’m always afraid that whatever banister I’m looking over or whatever I’m on that’s super high is gonna give away or break. So I just avoid major heights altogether.
I wonder if autistic babies respond the same way in this experiment or if they ever tested any kids who ended up being autistic. Don't some of them not have a fear of dangerous situations?
@@coolcat7007 What about kids with the really severe form of autism, though? The ones who don't talk and need 24/7 care. Those are the ones I was thinking of when I asked the question. I wonder if this could even be a potential screening test to try to identify those kids even earlier, if they do respond to it in a different way than neurotypical kids.
@@Melissa0774 hm well i dont know a lot about autism even though i have it, but i thought it was different for every person so i honestly dont know if you could get that consistent. I guess this is a question for chatGPT😂
@@coolcat7007 What about the kids who like to randomly run away out into the road, or other places where they shouldn't be? Do you have any thoughts about why they might do that? They're the ones who I was most wondering about, as far as how they would perform in this study when they were babies. Some autistic kids do that and others don't.
@@coolcat7007 no, if no one has really looked into this question, then chatgpt will give you even more of a sham answer. look into research papers if you want a better understanding of autism
i did this test in 1999 when i was over a year old, found out i was actually smart because i pulled my pacifier out of my mouth, threw it to the "cliff" and when i saw it would not fall i crawled right over
My mom told me this funny little story of baby presenting bravery. When I was like one or two (crawling around), my parents and some family friends were visiting the Seattle Tower, which had this glass floor that went straight down. Supposedly, none of my family or friends wanted to go on that floor because it freaked them out, but apparently, I just crawled onto the glass and laid there facing downward, as if I was flying mesmerized.
I can attest to humans naturally being afraid of heights but I was never afraid of heights as a young child. I loved climbing trees, jumping off of tall playgrounds, roller coasters, etc. but then I grew up a bit and got glasses and eye therapy and then I started to get horrendous vertigo around heights that made me feel like I couldn’t keep my balance (which is very NOT good when you’re on the edge of a cliff or whatever) and THAT made me become afraid of heights And I distinctly remember the first time it happened too because I didn’t feel scared, if I closed my eyes I was fine, so I was very calm and knew that my reaction wasn’t rational (it helps that I was locked into the ride), but afterwards I noticed that I just felt very unsafe and unsteady around heights and feeling like you can’t keep your balance around a drop is terrifying bc you can’t trust yourself to remain steady. It’s now became bad enough that I couldn’t never get myself to climb up the stairs to the observatory at my college because the stairs were in a large glass atrium (walls and ceiling) and the staircase, which wasn’t enclosed by walls and just had a metal railing, was 5 stories. I would get so unsteady and nervous around the 3rd and 4th story that I just couldn’t do it anymore. And it didn’t help that the one day I really thought I could do it, it had just snowed over a foot and as I was on the landing next to the glass atrium walls, a HUGE chunk of snow and ice slipped off the glass roof right above and next to me and the whole staircase shook. I literally have nightmares about climbing that staircase and it’s been like 6 years since this happened 😅
@@natalie7049 Wut? You put the spider behind glass or something. Just set a baby down in front of a terrarium on the same level as it and drop a spider into the latter and see what happens.
Wdym in most parts of the world there is no reason why humans should be afraid of spiders...? In most parts of the world there are venomous spiders that could kill a baby easily...
The baby fell out of the window, which seems highly unlikely. It would be a good clue for many crimes. Yeah, a fall is scary, but if there was a way to crawl across, would the baby do it?
They believe they can't continue because they might fall, no? There's no barrier there preventing them from crawling then falling. So why would they care if they fall?
@@al6243I don’t think they care about falling, it’s whether or not they can climb out of it. The end goal is to reach the parent, not get stuck in a place they can’t escape. They are using depth perception but it’s still just an illusion.
I'm pretty sure there are some babies who are like whatever, let me step on that too lol They'll probably end up being some sort of daredevil in the future.
Yes but why is that the reaction? Because they realise that the height is something dangerous. Otherwise they wouldn't hesitate to go forward with no fear of falling.
Curious distinction to make, but an important one I think. This would apply to other fears as well. "Are you afraid of spiders?" "No. I'm afraid of getting injected with venom, and I'm not an expert on arachnids!"
@@trajectoryunown re spiders, not true if you live in a country with no biting or poisonous spiders. You’re just scared of them because they run fast and have a tendency to jump out at you.
yes because we have an innate and intuitive fear of falling off of high places therefore it is a fear (avoidance) of heights. it's not that difficult of a concept.
Fear is the survival mechanism that prevents us from jumping off a cliff and threatening our life. Phobia is the unreasonable response to a fear stimulus. Someone with a phobia of heights wouldn’t go up a tall building despite it being completely safe.
Well you sure are. How about judging things based on experience, not stereotypes? Tell me, how many creepy old men have caused you harm in your life? I think you'll find your fear irrational.
I love when experts have such enthusiasm for explaining and showing. But also:
"Are we testing babies today?"
"Absolutely! Let's get a baby!" 😂
As if they just took one from somewhere random :P
@@MH15501 Like taking out a sample from your local forest lol
I come here from the snakes vid
lol me too
Me too😊😊
Me too
I hope this channel have more experiment with a baby
I come from my snake mom
same
1:32 is me durring an exam when a question I didn't study for appears
😂😂😂
The last baby was so stressed omg 😭
“Baby to E9, Baby to E9, Baby to E9”
“What do you mean there’s no E9, there’s clearly another board there?”
In the snake video they talked about the other instinctual fear infants have: ''loud noises''. Is ABC Science going to throw firecrackers at baby's in the next video??
They probably blow air horns next to them.
“So we’re testing babies today?”
She makes it sound like product testing lol.
gotta make sure theyre not defective
I became scared of heights when I was mature enough to understand yep death will happen if you fall from here!
You only realized that when you became mature? :D
Same! Never was scared of heights untill i was like 12 and my dad told me why he was scared of heights, the next time i looked down (it was a ferris wheel) i instantly felt it. I'm not sure if my dad instilled the fear, or if i had it but was just pushing it down beneath the surface😅
@ yeah. Bc I went on upside down coasters that left you there for a minute. Leaned over bannisters to see how far up I was. Didn’t bother me. All the major heights stuff was whatever to me. Only when I got older and paid attention to the world around me that I start hearing of people leaning too far over and falling into the Grand Canyon and stuff. Or falling out of the roller coasters or whatever. That’s when I was like, yeah I’m not doing the height thing anymore.
I became afraid of heights later in life (maybe around 8??) and I was so confused by why I was suddenly afraid of heights, but I think it’s because I got glasses and went to eye therapy bc I couldn’t focus my eyes. I also started to get horrendous height vertigo around heights and I would feel super unsteady (which is very scary if you’re on the edge of a cliff). I think before my vision at long distances was just bad enough that my brain ignored it because I couldn’t focus on it anyway
But I also remember reading something about how height vertigo is caused by the same thing that makes people motion sick (and I do become motion sick even though I spent most of my summers living on a boat) and it has something to do with our visual perception not matching what our bodies feel. So I think I developed the height vertigo and that is what made me acrophobic
@ it just gradually happens! I’m always afraid that whatever banister I’m looking over or whatever I’m on that’s super high is gonna give away or break. So I just avoid major heights altogether.
I wonder if autistic babies respond the same way in this experiment or if they ever tested any kids who ended up being autistic. Don't some of them not have a fear of dangerous situations?
Interesting question, but the spectrum is so large you really couldnt get a consistant answer i think.
@@coolcat7007 What about kids with the really severe form of autism, though? The ones who don't talk and need 24/7 care. Those are the ones I was thinking of when I asked the question. I wonder if this could even be a potential screening test to try to identify those kids even earlier, if they do respond to it in a different way than neurotypical kids.
@@Melissa0774 hm well i dont know a lot about autism even though i have it, but i thought it was different for every person so i honestly dont know if you could get that consistent. I guess this is a question for chatGPT😂
@@coolcat7007 What about the kids who like to randomly run away out into the road, or other places where they shouldn't be? Do you have any thoughts about why they might do that? They're the ones who I was most wondering about, as far as how they would perform in this study when they were babies. Some autistic kids do that and others don't.
@@coolcat7007 no, if no one has really looked into this question, then chatgpt will give you even more of a sham answer. look into research papers if you want a better understanding of autism
i did this test in 1999 when i was over a year old, found out i was actually smart because i pulled my pacifier out of my mouth, threw it to the "cliff" and when i saw it would not fall i crawled right over
Let's get the baby. 😂
My mom told me this funny little story of baby presenting bravery. When I was like one or two (crawling around), my parents and some family friends were visiting the Seattle Tower, which had this glass floor that went straight down. Supposedly, none of my family or friends wanted to go on that floor because it freaked them out, but apparently, I just crawled onto the glass and laid there facing downward, as if I was flying mesmerized.
Brilliant!!!
Science for the masses!!
I can attest to humans naturally being afraid of heights but I was never afraid of heights as a young child. I loved climbing trees, jumping off of tall playgrounds, roller coasters, etc. but then I grew up a bit and got glasses and eye therapy and then I started to get horrendous vertigo around heights that made me feel like I couldn’t keep my balance (which is very NOT good when you’re on the edge of a cliff or whatever) and THAT made me become afraid of heights
And I distinctly remember the first time it happened too because I didn’t feel scared, if I closed my eyes I was fine, so I was very calm and knew that my reaction wasn’t rational (it helps that I was locked into the ride), but afterwards I noticed that I just felt very unsafe and unsteady around heights and feeling like you can’t keep your balance around a drop is terrifying bc you can’t trust yourself to remain steady.
It’s now became bad enough that I couldn’t never get myself to climb up the stairs to the observatory at my college because the stairs were in a large glass atrium (walls and ceiling) and the staircase, which wasn’t enclosed by walls and just had a metal railing, was 5 stories. I would get so unsteady and nervous around the 3rd and 4th story that I just couldn’t do it anymore. And it didn’t help that the one day I really thought I could do it, it had just snowed over a foot and as I was on the landing next to the glass atrium walls, a HUGE chunk of snow and ice slipped off the glass roof right above and next to me and the whole staircase shook. I literally have nightmares about climbing that staircase and it’s been like 6 years since this happened 😅
Love how they traumatized a baby
Is baby afraid, or is baby mad because it can't crawl to where it wants to go? Hard to say.
People on the internet really love to use the word "traumatized" to describe the slightest amount of distress
that baby will NEVER recover from this
@scs552the babies will get PTSD.
Yes very traumatic experience there.
Spiders would be interesting next. Since in most parts of the world there is no reason why humans should be afraid of them. Yet very many are.
yes but the babies could cause harm to the spiders
@@natalie7049 Wut? You put the spider behind glass or something. Just set a baby down in front of a terrarium on the same level as it and drop a spider into the latter and see what happens.
Wdym in most parts of the world there is no reason why humans should be afraid of spiders...? In most parts of the world there are venomous spiders that could kill a baby easily...
The kids are so cute.
Ayo 🤨
Heights/falling and loud noises. Babies learn other fears.
Yes, the snake experiment demonstrated that very well.
spiders: "babies in my vicinity?! hell no."
The baby fell out of the window, which seems highly unlikely. It would be a good clue for many crimes. Yeah, a fall is scary, but if there was a way to crawl across, would the baby do it?
* Me at 6 jumping from the top of the stairs bc I thought I was like a cartoon character I liked * : 👁👄👁
Fear of heights was not hardwired into my baby. Not something learned until falling several times. Don't worry, no baby was harmed in these falls.
Wait... isn't that just not believing you can continue? Not that they all are afraid of falling?
They believe they can't continue because they might fall, no? There's no barrier there preventing them from crawling then falling. So why would they care if they fall?
@@al6243I don’t think they care about falling, it’s whether or not they can climb out of it. The end goal is to reach the parent, not get stuck in a place they can’t escape. They are using depth perception but it’s still just an illusion.
Good point.They should give the babies a thin strip to crawl along and see if they will do it.
baby sees cliff , baby goes aaaaaaeeeeeqq
So how does fear of saltshakers develop? Asking for a friend.
I'm pretty sure there are some babies who are like whatever, let me step on that too lol They'll probably end up being some sort of daredevil in the future.
If they last that long.
Those are the same babies who don't hesitate to run into traffic.
the baby is like WHAT IS GOING ON?!??!
When one of the boys is dating a single mother and trying to get a PHD in psychology.
1:31 yall ain’t tell him this was a part of todays tests 😂😂😂
Is this really a fear or is it more "looks like cant get over to dad this way."?
Yes but why is that the reaction? Because they realise that the height is something dangerous. Otherwise they wouldn't hesitate to go forward with no fear of falling.
@essandera9499 I dont think they think it's dangerous, I think they just see it as an obstacle
All of the babies were dropped on their head at least once. Id say that is learned behavior.
That doesn't include my 1 year old child, she would have simply jumped with her head 😂
My baby sister repeatedly tries to fall of beds and couches, i think she's missing that hardwired fear
Next Time “let’s test if babies are afraid of Xenomorphs and face huggers”
isnt it just a survival skill? i mean we obviously dont want to fall to our death
1:32 baby said noooot tadayyy
Another video looking at this experiment in depth says it's not a Fear at all....
Next : "Are baby fireproof" while tossing baby into volcano.
This and the snake video make it seem like yall are running a baby testing facility
No, we're born with a fear of falling.
Especially in old age too, when one's sense of balance is shot.
Curious distinction to make, but an important one I think.
This would apply to other fears as well.
"Are you afraid of spiders?"
"No. I'm afraid of getting injected with venom, and I'm not an expert on arachnids!"
@@trajectoryunown re spiders, not true if you live in a country with no biting or poisonous spiders. You’re just scared of them because they run fast and have a tendency to jump out at you.
the last baby is me when i step on the escalator and it goes higher 😃
How about spiders?
How about my childish friend? who still love to watch tom and jerry at the age of 35 😂
Is this really fear of height of fear of depth?
And when they turn into adults, they fear drones.
So apparently not deliberately walking over a cliff edge equals having a fear of heights...
Why would you stop, if you weren't afraid? If you're not going to die from that height, then what are you scared of?
yes because we have an innate and intuitive fear of falling off of high places therefore it is a fear (avoidance) of heights. it's not that difficult of a concept.
You’re confusing fear of heights vs phobia. Everyone has a natural fear of heights, in the sense they know heights are dangerous
Fear is the survival mechanism that prevents us from jumping off a cliff and threatening our life.
Phobia is the unreasonable response to a fear stimulus. Someone with a phobia of heights wouldn’t go up a tall building despite it being completely safe.
The one baby straight up crying communicates fear/stress. Probably wanted to get to its parent but "knew" it couldn't
My autistic nephew has no fear of danger ☹
I am not afraid of hights. Snakes, F snakes!
Now repeat the experiment 1 million times taking samples of different cultures to reach consistent conclusions
Where are the parents of this baby ?
I will not let my baby test by any crazy test.
Are babies afraid of creepy old men?
💀
Well you sure are. How about judging things based on experience, not stereotypes?
Tell me, how many creepy old men have caused you harm in your life? I think you'll find your fear irrational.
@@YodatheHobbit lol bro what are you talking about...? Why so serious? You need to cheer up. Get a beer with some friends stay away from work 🙏🏽✨
let's find out
@@crazylabz_ha 💀
Doesn't matter what the baby is presented with. The response is always crying. Humans babies are pretty useless.
you saw snake video?
😂
What u expect
@4vjresideshere No, what happens?
@@puffinjuice the babies barely even reacted to the snakes. one kid was actually trying to grab the snakes to play.