Saavedra & Silverman (Button Phobia)

One aim of the Saavedra and Silverman (Button Phobia) was to

• treat a child's phobia via targeting disgust only

• treat a child's phobia via targeting fear only

• treat a child's phobia through the use of button therapy

• treat a child's phobia via targeting both disgust and fear

One aim of the Saavedra and Silverman (Button Phobia) study was to

• Investigate children with phobias in a laboratory setting

• Investigate the effectiveness of group therapy on a phobia

• Investigate the causes of a button phobia in a child

• Attempt to create a phobia of buttons in a child

Which is not true of case studies such as the one used in the Saav and Silverman study?

• the results are very generalizable to other populations

• they can provide much deep and qualitative data

• they usually involve studying one participant

• they are used to study people with rare disorders

The sampling method in the Saavedra and Silverman study was

• opportunity sampling

• random sampling

• volunteer sampling

• free sampling

Which of the following is true of the "Feelings Thermometer"

• Included 9 points

• Was a scale of disgust

• Operationalized the fear of buttons

• All other answers are correct

When did the button phobia for the participant begin?

• When a teacher scolded him for taking too many buttons

• When other students at made fun of the buttons on his coat

• In school, buttons from a bowl fell on him causing distress

• When he accidentally swallowed a button at a young age

Which of the following is not true of the sample in the Saavedra & Silverman study?

• nine year old Hispanic American Boy

• met criteria for a specific button phobia, per the DSM

• was recommended to come to FIU by a teacher at his school

• sought support from the Anxiety and Phobia Program at FIU

Which of the following was rated the highest by the participant in terms of disgust?

• Large denim buttons

• Small denim buttons

• Large plastic clear buttons

• Small plastic clear buttons

Which of the following aroused the lowest level of disgust?

• large denim buttons

• small denim buttons

• large clear plastic buttons

• small clear plastic buttons

The therapy that the participant was to receive involved...

• gradual increased behavioral exposure to buttons only

• both behavioral exposure to buttons and imagery/cognitions

• looking into the boy's disgust imagery and cognitions only

• all of the above are incorrect