A test of pre-exposure spacing and multiple context pre-exposure on the mechanisms of latent inhibition of dental fear

A study protocol

Bibliographic Data

ID15698385
AuthorsAndrew L Geers (0000-0002-4413-7098, University of Toledo, corresponding author), Laura D Seligman (0000-0002-6025-5975, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Keenan A Pituch (0000-0003-0768-6490, Arizona State University), Ben Colagiuri (0000-0003-2157-2641, The University of Sydney), Hilary A Marusak (0000-0002-0771-6795, Wayne State University), Christine A Rabinak (0000-0001-9810-4024, Wayne State University), Sena L Al-Ado (University of Toledo), Natalie Turner, Natalie R Turner (0000-0002-0351-458X, University of Toledo), Michael Nedley (University of Toledo)
Year2024
Volume12
Issue1
Pages85-85
Publication date2024-02-21
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2050-7283 • E-ISSN: 2050-7283
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s40359-024-01580-5
PMID38383546
OpenAlexW4392017062
LanguageEN
References cited29

It is hypothesized that spaced pre-exposure and pre-exposure in multiple contexts will increase the engagement of the mechanisms of expected relevance and attention and increase the latent inhibition of dental fear. It is expected that the findings will add to theory on fear learning and provide information to aid the design of future interventions that leverage latent inhibition to reduce dental phobia

Conditioning · Context (archaeology · Latent inhibition · Protocol (science · Psychological research · Statistics · Test (biology · Clinical Psychology · Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques · Medicine · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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