Why Some People are Scared of Clowns – Sharp Science04:33

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Published on August 31, 2017

Nature or nurture? Psychologist Kristin Kunkle weighs in.

Kristin Kunkle, a psychologist at Columbia University, explains that children develop a fear of clowns due to their spontaneity, pseudo-human caricature, and portrayal in pop culture.

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