The fear of clowns is known as Coulrophobia, not being a sufferer myself I wondered what it is about clowns that scare people. I thought that maybe people had a fear due to the fact that you cannot tell the emotion behind the clowns painted face and therefore making them unpredictable. This is supported by Micheal Quintons 2011 article on coulrohphobia.

However, the disorder does not just produce Depression symptoms, it also invokes Anxiety and other Psychological malfunctions. Clearly since the theories fi.

The British Psychological Society dictates that all research experiments conducted in the name of psychology must be ethical. So does the American Psychological Society, and a number of other professional bodies. But what of research conducted before this requirement was set in stone? Subject experiencing this would automatically render the experiment unethical.