Implicit associations for fear-relevant stimuli among individuals with snake and spider fears
Implicit associations for fear-relevant stimuli among individuals with snake and spider fears
This study investigated an implicit measure of cognitive processing, the Implicit Association Test (IAT; A. G. Greenwald, D. E. McGhee, & J. L. K. Schwartz, 1988), as a measure of fear-related automatic associations. Sixty-seven students with snake or spider fears completed 4 IAT tasks in which they classified pictures of snakes and spiders along with descriptive words indicating valence, fear, danger, or disgust.
Results indicated that all 4 tasks discriminated between fear groups in terms of their implicit associations, and fear-specific effects were significant even after controlling for the impact of valence evaluation. Findings are discussed in terms of applications of the IAT methodology to examine cognitive processing and schemata in anxiety and potential uses for assessing anxiety disorders.
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Teachman, Bethany A.
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Gregg, Aiden P.
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Woody, Sheila R.
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May 2001
Teachman, Bethany A.
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Gregg, Aiden P.
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Woody, Sheila R.
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Teachman, Bethany A., Gregg, Aiden P. and Woody, Sheila R.
(2001)
Implicit associations for fear-relevant stimuli among individuals with snake and spider fears.
Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 110 (2), .
(doi:10.1037/0021-843X.110.2.226).
Abstract
This study investigated an implicit measure of cognitive processing, the Implicit Association Test (IAT; A. G. Greenwald, D. E. McGhee, & J. L. K. Schwartz, 1988), as a measure of fear-related automatic associations. Sixty-seven students with snake or spider fears completed 4 IAT tasks in which they classified pictures of snakes and spiders along with descriptive words indicating valence, fear, danger, or disgust.
Results indicated that all 4 tasks discriminated between fear groups in terms of their implicit associations, and fear-specific effects were significant even after controlling for the impact of valence evaluation. Findings are discussed in terms of applications of the IAT methodology to examine cognitive processing and schemata in anxiety and potential uses for assessing anxiety disorders.
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