Computer-delivered behavioural avoidance tests for spider phobia

Behaviour Change

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-185

  Meng, Charles Teng Tat ^a   Kirkby, Kenneth C ^a   Martin, Frances ^a   Gilroy, Lisa J ^a   Daniels, Brett A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SPIDER; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 12344266519     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/bech.21.3.173.55994     Document Type: Article

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