Cochrane, Andy, Barnes-Holmes, Dermot and Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne (2008) The perceived-threat behavioral approach test (PT-BAT): Measuring avoidance in high-, mid-, and low-spider-fearful participants. The Psychological record, 58 (4). pp. 585-596. ISSN 0033-2933
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Abstract
One hundred twenty female participants, with varying levels of spider fear were
asked to complete an automated 8-step perceived-threat behavioral approach
test (PT-BAT). The steps involved asking the participants if they were willing
to put their hand into a number of opaque jars with an incrementally increas
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ing risk of contact with a spider (none of the jars actually contained a spider).
There was a negative correlation between the number of steps completed and
self-reported spider fear as measured with the Fear of Spiders Questionnaire
(FSQ). Additionally, the task discriminated between high, mid, and low fear on
2 behavioral measures: (a) the number of steps completed and (b) reported will
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ingness to return and repeat the task. The automated procedure provides a
psychological challenge with a high level of experimental control.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | perceived-threat behavioral approach test; PT-BAT; Measuring avoidance; spider-fearful participants; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
Item ID: | 4981 |
Depositing User: | Yvonne Barnes-Holmes |
Date Deposited: | 22 May 2014 11:14 |
Journal or Publication Title: | The Psychological record |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/4981 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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