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9682527

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7-8
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
The current investigation assessed the relative treatment benefits of persistence with one specific stimulus vs exposure to multiple versions of a stimulus. The study was a 2 (type of stimulus) x 3 (assessment occasion) design, in which two spider-fearful groups (N = 28) were compared across three different occasions: pre-treatment, post-treatment, and follow-up. Exposure trials were conducted with the same tarantula for participants in the control group, whereas experimental participants were exposed to four novel tarantulas. As predicted, the control group demonstrated significantly more habituation than the experimental group across exposure trials, yet showed a clear return of fear in response to a control spider at a 3-week follow-up assessment whereas the experimental group showed no increase in fear. These findings offer support for the beneficial effects of varying the stimulus during exposure, and challenge the reliance on indices of fear activation and habituation as accurate signals of the permanence of fear reduction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0005-7967
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
719-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of varied-stimulus exposure training on fear reduction and return of fear.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1563, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study