Better safe than wealthy: Dysfunctional risk avoidance in spider-fearful individuals.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102383
Abstract: Previous research has documented that fearful individuals avoid fear-relevant cues even if they incur costs in doing so. Paradigms that were previously used to study avoidance in the lab, manipulated reward contingencies in favor of… read more here.
Keywords: spider; risk; fear relevant; fearful individuals ... See more keywords
Out of control: The role of spider movement and intolerance of uncertainty in spider fear
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DOI: 10.1177/20438087231151502
Abstract: When asking spider-phobic individuals what they find most frightening about spiders, many report spiders’ unique movement characteristics. Here, we experimentally tested whether spider-specific movements are indeed a major cue in triggering spider fear. One-hundred-and-twenty participants… read more here.
Keywords: spider fear; movement; spider fearful; spider ... See more keywords