Reduction of Children's Fear of the Dark by Competence-Related and Situational Threat-Related Verbal Cues.

Kanfer, Frederick H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ118997

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Publication Date: 1975

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Reduction of Children's Fear of the Dark by Competence-Related and Situational Threat-Related Verbal Cues

Kanfer, Frederick H.; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 43, 2, 251-258, Apr 75

Forty-five youngsters rehearsed one of three types of mediating response, involving different types of sentences. Analyses revealed that different training significantly influenced duration and intensity settings, with the "competence" group generally superior to the "stimulus" and "neutral" verbalization groups. (Author)

Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Children, Desensitization, Fear, Research Projects, Verbal Communication, Verbal Operant Conditioning

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