Differential aversive outcome expectancies for high- and low-predation fear-relevant animals

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-128

  Davey, Graham C L ^a   Cavanagh, Kate ^a   Lamb, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal fears; Animal phobias; Anxiety; Disgust; UCS expectancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PHOBIA; PREDATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0041663612     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7916(03)00024-7     Document Type: Article

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