Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7267451 | Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry | 2018 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The present findings highlight that incentives are useful to initiate initial approach towards a feared stimulus. Although incentive-based approach may neither fully eliminate avoidance nor negative feelings towards the feared stimulus, such operant interventions may set the stage for more extensive extinction training.
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Authors
Andre Pittig, Kristina Hengen, Florian Bublatzky, Georg W. Alpers,