| Covariation bias in flight phobics. | |
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PMID: 9879035 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Covariation estimates (CEs) between fear-relevant (FR) stimuli (slides of airplane crash sites) or fear-irrelevant (FI) stimuli (slides of airplanes in flight or mushrooms) and an aversive outcome (electrical shock) were examined in 15 flight phobics (high-fear participants) and 15 non-flight-phobic individuals (low-fear participants) by means of an illusory correlation experiment. In spite of a random relationship between all slide categories and outcome (illusory correlation), flight phobics exhibited a covariation bias and showed higher CEs for the contingency between FR slides and shocks than for the contingency between FI slides and shocks in a first experimental block. The CEs of flight phobics for FR slides and shocks was significantly higher than that of non-flight-phobic individuals, while high- and low-fear participants did not differ in their CEs for the other slide-shock combinations. However, even high-fear individuals were able to correct their initial covariation bias in subsequent illusory correlation blocks, presumably based on disconfirming situational information. |
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Authors:
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P Pauli; G Wiedemann; P Montoya |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of anxiety disorders Volume: 12 ISSN: 0887-6185 ISO Abbreviation: J Anxiety Disord Publication Date: 1998 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-03-04 Completed Date: 1999-03-04 Revised Date: 2009-08-12 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710131 Medline TA: J Anxiety Disord Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 555-65 Citation Subset: IM; S |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Germany. Paul.Pauli@uni-tuebingen.de |
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Accidents, Aviation
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psychology Adult Aerospace Medicine* Aircraft Analysis of Variance Association Conditioning (Psychology)* Electroshock* Fear* Female Humans Imagination Judgment Male Models, Psychological Phobic Disorders / diagnosis, psychology* Visual Perception* |
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