Saavedra & Silverman (Button Phobia) Study

• What was the aim of the study?

• • Investigate the causes of button phobia in a child

• • Attempt to treat the phobia via targeting both disgust and fear responses

• • To investigate evaluative learning

• Explore the genetic predispositions to phobias

• Analyze the impact of social media on childhood anxieties

• What was the hypothesis of the study?

• The study aimed to understand and treat a child’s phobia of buttons using disgust and fear responses

• The study aimed to prove that children are more susceptible to phobias than adults

• The study aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of medication in treating phobias

• The study aimed to compare different types of phobias in children.

• What was the experiment design of the study?

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• What type of experiment was the study?

• Case Study

• Randomized Controlled Tria

• Cross-Sectional Survey

• Field Experiment

• What was the independent variable of the study?

• No defined IV

• Temperature

• Time of exposure

• Concentration of solution

• What was the dependent variable of the study?

• No define DV

• Participant's age

• Time spent on task

• Number of errors made

• What sampling technique/method was used in the study?

• Opportunistic Sampling Technique

• Random Sampling Technique

• Volunteer Sampling Technique

• Stratified Samplin Technique

• What was the sample of the study? (Include size, gender ratio, and origin)

• 9 Year-Old Hispanic American Boy

• sought support from the Child Anxiety and Phobia Program at FIU

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• What is the expectancy theory and how does it relate to the study?

• Person’s expectation of a negative outcome from a stimulus can lead to a fear response

• Person’s expectation that a favorable outcome will stem from an interaction

• Person’s expectation of a negative outcome from a stimulus can lead to a disgust response

• Person’s expectation of a neutral outcome from a stimulus will become dangerous

• What is the evaluative theory and how does it relate to the study?

• It suggests that phobias may be caused by forming associations between neutral stimuli and negative emotions

• It explains the maintenance of phobia through avoidance

• It describes the therapeutic interventions used

• D) It is not applicable to the study of phobias