The Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) as a measure of spider fear

Psychological Record

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 263-277

  Nicholson, Emma ^a   Barnes Holmes, Dermot ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Avoidance behavior; Implicit cognition; IRAP; Predictive validity; Spider fear

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860770298     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395801     Document Type: Article

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