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Expectancy factors in the treatment of fear: methodological and theoretical issues.
John R. Lick,Richard R. Bootzin +1 more
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This article is published in Psychological Bulletin.The article was published on 1975-11-01. It has received 147 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Expectancy theory.read more
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Self-efficacy: toward a unifying theory of behavioral change.
TL;DR: An integrative theoretical framework to explain and to predict psychological changes achieved by different modes of treatment is presented and findings are reported from microanalyses of enactive, vicarious, and emotive mode of treatment that support the hypothesized relationship between perceived self-efficacy and behavioral changes.
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Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change☆☆☆
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an integrative theoretical framework to explain and predict psychological changes achieved by different modes of treatment, including enactive, vicarious, exhortative, and emotive sources.
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Cognitive processes mediating behavioral change.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors test the theory that psychological procedures achieve changes in behavior by altering the level and strength of self-efficacy, i.e., perceived selfefficacy influences level of performance by enhancing intensity and persistence of effort.
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The Role of Nonspecific Factors in Cognitive‐Behavior Therapy for Depression
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of nonspecific treatment factors in cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) for depression was reviewed, and the authors found that the majority of symptomatic improvement in CBT occurs prior to the formal introduction of cognitive restructuring techniques.
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The balanced placebo design: Methodological considerations
TL;DR: A number of methodological considerations are discussed, including the critical importance of demonstrating that the expectancy manipulation was credible before drawing conclusions about expectancy effects, and ethical aspects concerning the deception, debriefing, and intoxication.
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A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
TL;DR: Cognitive dissonance theory links actions and attitudes as discussed by the authors, which holds that dissonance is experienced whenever one cognition that a person holds follows from the opposite of at least one other cognition that the person holds.
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Principles of behavior modification
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Reason and emotion in psychotherapy
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Psychotherapy by reciprocal inhibition
TL;DR: A variety of the techniques based on reciprocal inhibition, such as systematic desensitization, avoidance conditioning, and the use of assertion, are described in detail.
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Credibility of analogue therapy rationales
Thomas D. Borkovec,Sidney D. Nau +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the credibility of the rationales and procedural descriptions of two therapy, three placebo, and one component-control procedure frequently used in analogue outcome research was evaluated, and the results indicated that the control conditions were, in general, less credible than the therapy conditions.