Effects of matches and mismatches in agoraphobic and neutral situations

Edith H. Lavy*, Marcel A. van den Hout, Arnoud Arntz

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Abstract

An experiment was conducted to investigate the generalizability of Rachman's match/mismatch model and to explore if environmental conditions affect the consequences of an underprediction. Twenty subjects walked around in agoraphobic, and 15 did so in neutral, situations. Both groups carried a walkman and 7 aversive human screams were administered to them at random times. The results gave strong support to previous investigations on matches and mismatches, but no differences were shown between agoraphobic and neutral situations. Possible explanations are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)43-50
Number of pages8
JournalBehaviour Research and Therapy
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1990
Externally publishedYes

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