Button Phobia

A phobia is a fear that is

• about something life threatening.

• easy to overcome.

• out of proportion to the danger

• only mildly upsetting.

The difference between a fear and a phobia is

• that a fear is an intense alarm and a phobia is a warning.

• that a fear is a basic emotion and a phobia is an intense fear

• that there really isn't a difference.

• that they are the exact same thing.

What type of conditioning forms the basis of treating phobias?

• Operant Conditioning

• Classical Conditioning

• Exposure Conditioning

• Social Learning

The Saavedra and Silverman study took place at

• Cambridge University

• Yale University

• Florida International University

• University of Florida

The sample in this study is

• 47 young adults with a phobia of buttons

• A 9 year old Hispanic boy

• A 12 year old white girl with fear of buttons

• 3 children aged 9-12

What research method is used in this study?

• Lab experiment

• Independent measures

• Case Study

• Field Experiment

• Naturalistic Observation

The phobia began when

• The child got hurt by a button on their shirt

• The child was hurt by someone wearing a lot of buttons

• The children were annoyed by the buttons in their uniform

• A bowl of buttons fell on the child

The subject(s) were the most afraid of

• Small plastic buttons on shirts

• Buttons on jeans

• Large plastic or metal buttons on sweaters

• Buttons that make a loud noise when you press them

What therapy helped to get rid of the disgust for buttons

• Reward therapy

• Imagery exposure

• Evaluative learning

• Behavioural exposure

Which did not happen in the Positive Reinforcement Therapy / Behavioural exposure stage of treatment

• Treatment sessions lasted for 30 mins with the boy

• A hierarchy of fear was followed during exposure

• Subjective ratings were noted about the buttons he feared

• He imagined buttons falling on him