Saavedra and Silverman

Which of these was an aim of Saavedra and Silverman?

• To traumatize a child by showing him buttons.

• To investigate the effects of a button phobia in a child.

• To investigate the causes of a button phobia in a child.

• To attempt to treat a child's phobia of buttons by modelling.

This study follows which research method best?

• Observation

• Case Study

• Questionnaire

• Correlation

How old was the boy in Saavedra and Silverman?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 11

Which book was used to diagnose the child with button phobia?

• DSM-IV

• MRI

• EEG

• BPT

In what year did Saavedra and Silverman do their study?

• 1968

• 1999

• 2002

• 2008

How did the therapists measure the boy's distress level?

• A disgust chart

• They observed his movements

• A feelings thermometer

• Counted how many buttons he kept

What did Saavedra and Silverman NOT have the child imagine?

• How the buttons tasted

• How the buttons smelled

• How the buttons felt

• How the buttons looked

How did the boy develop his button phobia?

• He got trapped in a sinking car when his button-up shirt got caught on the seatbelt

• He believed the buttons look like bugs, which he was also afraid of

• He swallowed a button and was hospitalized

• He spilled a bowl of buttons in art class

Which ethical guidelines were not broken?

• Harm

• Informed Consent

• Deception

• Confidentiality

When did Saavedra and Silverman do their follow-ups?

• They did not follow up.

• 12 and 24 months after the study

• 1 and 2 months after the study

• 6 and 12 months after the study