Contamination vs. harm-relevant outcome expectancies and covariation bias in spider phobia

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1271-1284

  de Jong, Peter J ^a   Peters, Madelon L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Covariation bias; Disgust; Expectancy bias; Phobia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COVARIANCE; DOG; DRINKING; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGGOT; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOBIA; RABBIT; SPIDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANIMALS; ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPIDERS;

EID: 34247116529     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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