Priming of Courageous Behavior: Contrast Effects in Spider Fearful Women

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 896-902

  Cougle, Jesse R ^a   Hawkins, Kirsten A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automaticity; Contrast effects; Courage; Priming; Psychological intervention; Spider fear

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTRAST EFFECTS; COURAGE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION; REPETITION PRIMING; SELF CONCEPT; SPIDER; SPIDER FEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

AUTOMATICITY; CONTRAST EFFECTS; COURAGE; PRIMING; PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION; SPIDER FEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; REPETITION PRIMING; SELF CONCEPT; SPIDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880701853     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21961     Document Type: Article

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