Article
Should fearful individuals be instructed to proceed quickly or cautiously?
Journal of clinical psychology
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1977
Disciplines
Abstract
Snake or cockroach phobic Ss were given opportunities to approach a live specimen. Those instructed to go 'as far as they could' made significantly more progress in overcoming their fear than Ss asked to proceed cautiously. They also did better than the group especially urged to push themselves, although this difference was not significant. Implications for treatment strategies are discussed.
Citation Information
J. S. Efran, L. Michael Ascher, R. E. Webb and D. J. Moore. "Should fearful individuals be instructed to proceed quickly or cautiously?" Journal of clinical psychology Vol. 33 Iss. 2 (1977) p. 535 - 539 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/l_ascher/19/
This article was published in Journal of clinical psychology, Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 535-539.
The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(197704)33:2%3C535::AID-JCLP2270330243%3E3.0.CO;2-A.