The fear threat reaction was an emotional reaction by an individual to their captors after being abducted and placed in a cell.
In 2254, Captain Christopher Pike might have expressed this reaction if he had not been interrupted by the Talosians. In the view of the Magistrate, the Talosian leader, this was a primitive reaction. In his own words, he described what might have taken place, "The specimen is about to boast of his strength, the weaponry of his vessel, and so on." (TOS: "The Cage")