Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10444524 Behaviour Research and Therapy 2011 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Children were trained to move a manikin towards one novel animal and away from another. ► Avoidance increased negative affective ratings and fear of the animals. ► Approach increased positive affective ratings and decreased fear of the animals. ► A movement congruent information-seeking bias emerged. ► Training avoidance in the absence of other information is sufficient to promote fear.
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