Specific predictive power of automatic spider-related affective associations for controllable and uncontrollable fear responses toward spiders

Jorg Huijding; Peter J. De Jong

doi:10.1016/j.brat.2005.01.007

Specific predictive power of automatic spider-related affective associations for controllable and uncontrollable fear responses toward spiders

Jorg Huijding^*
, Peter J. De Jong

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Groningen
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Abstract

This study examined the predictive power of automatically activated spider-related affective associations for automatic and controllable fear responses. The Extrinsic Affective Simon Task (EAST; De Houwer, 2003) was used to indirectly assess automatic spider fear-related associations. The EAST and the Fear of Spiders Questionnaire (FSQ) were used to predict fear responses in 48 female students from Maastricht University with varying levels of spider fear. Results showed that: (i) the EAST best predicted automatic fear responses, whereas (ii) the FSQ best predicted strategic avoidance behavior. These results suggest that indirect measures of automatic associations may have specific predictive power for automatic fear responses.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	161-176
Number of pages	16
Journal	Behaviour Research and Therapy
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2005.01.007
Publication status	Published - Feb 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Automatic associations
Avoidance
Fear
Spider phobia
Startle response

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Specific predictive power of automatic spider-related affective associations for controllable and uncontrollable fear responses toward spiders

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