Yeah - isn't this more measuring anticipated fear of a situation vs actual risk? Of course the risk _is_ higher if you're less able to defend yourself, but we'r

Yeah - isn't this more measuring anticipated fear of a situation vs actual risk? Of course the risk _is_ higher if you're less able to defend yourself, but we're talking different measurements here. And I don't buy that the different visual scanning patterns necessarily mean what the article suggests. Something you're not allowed to say today: there are differences between men and women, and some of those probably include the ways that we scan for danger. Perhaps males are more worried about armed threats up ahead while females are more worried about stalking panthers in the bushes, etc (pick your scenario). I would think I'd also be very mindful of risk if I was very small or weak, very young, visibly injured, etc - regardless if I was a man/boy or not. These things seem like basic primal wisdom that transcends species.