http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/fear Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:15:57 -0400 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:15:57 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1734/the-impact-of-background-stimuli-on-the-perception-of-fear-in-facial-expressions By Stephanie Kwon - Byrnes (1983) found bright colors were associated with positive emotions (e.g., happiness) and dark colors were associated with negative (e.g., sadness) emotions. Emotion is communicated through facial expressions which are a form of nonverbal communication (VandenBos, 2007). The current study examined the impact of background stimulation (static, blue, and black) on the perception of fear (Frith, 2009) in facial expressions. Fear is relevant because fearful facial expressions are important for communicating to others about potential threats (Beck, Cardini, Ladavas, & Bertini, 2015). 30 undergraduate... Mon, 26 Mar 2018 10:45 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1734/the-impact-of-background-stimuli-on-the-perception-of-fear-in-facial-expressions http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/696/assessing-the-impact-of-three-strikes-laws-on-crime-rates-and-prison-populations-in-california-and-washington By Joshua A. Jones - The efficacy of three strikes laws has been a topic of contention among researchers since the first such piece of legislation was implemented in the United States nearly two decades ago. With the benefit of hindsight, it is possible to trend their impact through longitudinal analysis. This paper assesses the impact of three strikes legislation in California and Washington; two states which have implemented uniquely divergent forms of mandatory sentencing. It addresses the effect of three strikes law on crime trends and prison populations therein. Results indicated that mandatory sentencing was... Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/696/assessing-the-impact-of-three-strikes-laws-on-crime-rates-and-prison-populations-in-california-and-washington http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/316/analysis-of-john-keatss-when-i-have-fears-death-and-the-freedom-of-limitations By Brian Richards - In the opening lines, the speaker has clearly identified one of his fears for the reader. It is not merely the cliché death that worries the poet, but the very specific and mildly unique fear that he may not achieve his full creative potential (“full ripened grain”) by the time death arrives (in the form of “high-piled books” he has written). Such anxiety is relatable to any artist and any human being who is dissatisfied with his or her current state, or those who fear the limitations of life despite the unlimited nature of their ideas (before his pen has even &ldquo... Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:53 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/316/analysis-of-john-keatss-when-i-have-fears-death-and-the-freedom-of-limitations