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| Title |
Trick or treat? The psychology of fright and Halloween horrors
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|---|---|
| Published by |
The Conversation, October 2015
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| Authors |
Nick Haslam |
| Abstract |
Halloween is upon us. Why do we seek out experiences that we know will expose us to dread, disgust and terror? |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 9 | 25% |
| United States | 5 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 11% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 3% |
| Comoros | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 16 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 22 | 61% |
| Scientists | 6 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 11% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 108. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 October 2023.
All research outputs
#375,185
of 24,836,260 outputs
Outputs from The Conversation
#48,356
of 179,263 outputs
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#5,477
of 290,711 outputs
Outputs of similar age from The Conversation
#693
of 4,167 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 24,836,260 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 98th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 179,263 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 92.7. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 73% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 290,711 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 98% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 4,167 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done well, scoring higher than 83% of its contemporaries.