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Monetary Effects on Fear Conditioning
Psychological Reports, 2013Previous research has found that the loss of money as a negative secondary reinforcer was as effective as a primary reinforcer during fear conditioning. The purpose of the present study was to explore the effect of monetary gain as a positive secondary reinforcer in fear conditioning.
Chen, Qu, Aiyi, Zhang, Qishan, Chen
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Fear of Failure and the Zeigarnik Effect
Psychological Reports, 1988The present study was a partial replication of one by Atkinson in 1953 and an attempt to assess the effect of strength of fear-of-failure motivation on recall of interrupted and completed tasks. 81 freshman men enrolled in introductory psychology classes were administered the Thematic Apperception Test under typical “neutral” conditions.
S A, Moot, R C, Teevan, N, Greenfeld
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Effects of fear-arousing communications.
The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 1953IT is generally recognized that when beliefs and attitudes are modified, learning processes are involved in which motivational factors play a primary role. Symbols in mass communications can be manipulated in a variety of ways so as to arouse socially acquired motives such as need for achievement, group conformity, power-seeking, and the more emotion ...
I L, JANIS, S, FESHBACH
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No effect of trait anxiety on differential fear conditioning or fear generalization
Biological Psychology, 2013Previous studies have shown that individuals with anxiety disorders exhibit deficits in fear inhibition and excessive generalization of fear, but little data exist on individuals at risk from these disorders. The present study examined the role of trait anxiety in the acquisition and generalization of fear in 126 healthy participants selected on the ...
David, Torrents-Rodas +5 more
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The effect of lorazepam on the vasoconstriction of fear
Anaesthesia, 1976Volume-pulse digital plethysmography performed under ideal conditions on relatively fit adults has shown that lorazepam 4 mg intravenously abolishes the vasoconstriction of fear and restores the digital vasodilatation of the tranquil mind. The sedative effect of the drug is prolonged and is associated with several hours of anterograde amnesia from the ...
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Fear of the beast: a prospective study on the effects of negative information on childhood fear
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2003The current study examined the effects of negative information on the enhancement of childhood fear. A large group of normal primary school children aged between 4 and 12 years (N=285) received either negative or positive information about an unknown, doglike animal, called 'the beast'.
Muris, P +5 more
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The effects of anxious arousal on fear, fear reduction, and the return of fear
2011The purpose of this investigation was to examine the applicability of several habituation models to fear processes with special reference to the effects of anxious arousal on fear, fear reduction, and the return of fear. The effects of anxious arousal on self-efficacy expectations were also explored.
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Should we fear “flu fear” itself? Effects of H1N1 influenza fear on ED use
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2012Surges in patient volumes compromise emergency departments' (EDs') ability to deliver care, as shown by the recent H1N1 influenza (flu) epidemic. Media reports are important in informing the public about health threats, but the effects of media-induced anxiety on ED volumes are unclear.The aim of this study is to examine the effect of widespread public
William M, McDonnell +2 more
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The effect of an aversive event on the return of fear
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1989An experiment on the return-of-fear (ROF) was carried out on 40 snake- or spider-phobic subjects in order to determine whether an arousing event that occurs shortly before retest influences the magnitude of the ROF. Additionally, we attempted to produce a reinstatement of fear by introducing an unrelated aversive event (shock) after the fear had been ...
S, Rachman, M, Whittal
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Fears and promises of comparative effectiveness research
Acta Paediatrica, 20101.Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA2.Neuroepidemiology Unit, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USACorrespondenceTobias Loddenkemper, M.D.,Department of Neurology,Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston,MA 02115, USA.Tel: +1-617-355-2443 |Fax: +1-617-730-0463 |Email: tobias.loddenkemper@childrens.harvard.eduReceived11 ...
Tobias, Loddenkemper +3 more
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