An experimental test of stimulus estimation theory, danger and safety with snake phobic stimuli

The stimulus estimation model (Taylor and Rachman, 1994) asserts that fear overprediction stems from: (a) overprediction of the danger elements of a phobic stimulus, and (b) underprediction of existing safety resources. Using a 2 x 2 factorial design, with danger (high vs. low) and safety (high vs....

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Main Author: Wright, Lisa Marie
Language:en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2250