It was as big as my head, I swear!. Biased spider size estimation in spider phobia

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-24

  Vasey, Michael W ^a   Vilensky, Michael R ^a   Heath, Jacqueline H ^a   Harbaugh, Casaundra N ^a   Buffington, Adam G ^a   Fazio, Russell H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Perceptual distortion; Phobias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOBIA; PREDICTION; SELF REPORT; SPIDER; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; JUDGMENT; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SIZE PERCEPTION; SPIDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855507281     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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