An experimental study of spider-related covariation bias in 8- to 13-year-old children

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-201

  Muris, Peter ^a   De Jong, Peter J ^b   Meesters, Cor ^c   Waterreus, Bregje ^c   Van Lubeck, Jenet ^c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive bias; Covariation bias; Spider fear

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARACHNOPHOBIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; FEAR; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOBIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; THEORY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; COGNITION; FEAR; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SPIDERS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 14944365164     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-004-6457-y     Document Type: Article

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