[HTML][HTML] Mental threat rehearsal increases fear generalization
EAM van Dis, MA Hagenaars, IM Engelhard - Journal of Behavior Therapy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Fear generalization to harmless stimuli characterizes anxiety-
related disorders, but much remains unknown about its determinants. Based on studies
showing that mental imagery of threat can increase conditioned fear responding, we tested
whether it also facilitates fear generalization, and whether threat inflation moderates this
effect. Methods In a fear conditioning study, 120 participants first completed an acquisition
phase, in which one of two pictures was followed by an aversive sound (human scream) …
related disorders, but much remains unknown about its determinants. Based on studies
showing that mental imagery of threat can increase conditioned fear responding, we tested
whether it also facilitates fear generalization, and whether threat inflation moderates this
effect. Methods In a fear conditioning study, 120 participants first completed an acquisition
phase, in which one of two pictures was followed by an aversive sound (human scream) …
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