Mbird - what is more deep-rooted and more difficult to eradicate is the natural instinct to pull back hard when you see the ground/altitude zero rapidly approaching. Sometimes it works and sometimes.....................
BOAC,
Been there, avoided the temptation to pull right back. Still here to pester you.
It may not just be ground proximity that triggers the pull reflex. Think about some of the accidents you know where the guy flying pulled the wings off.
Were they all at low level? Doesn't "when bank angles exceed their comfort levels" factor in?