TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between credibility of therapy and simulated therapeutic effects
AU - Nau, Sidney D.
AU - Caputo, James A.
AU - Borkovec, Thomas D.
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*This research was supported in part by Biomedical Sciences Support Grant FR-07035 from the National Institute of Health which was made available in the form of a small grant for health-related research awarded to the third author by the Graduate College of the University of Iowa. Experiments I and II were based, in part, on the master’s thesis of the second author and presented at the Mid-western Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, 1973. ‘yRequests for reprints should be sent to Thomas D. Borkovec, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.
PY - 1974/9
Y1 - 1974/9
N2 - The effect of variable credibility of treatment procedures on avoidance behavior was assessed in three studies. Snake-fearful Ss were pretested and then presented with descriptions of, and rationales for, various therapy and placebo conditions. Subsequently, the Ss were asked to assume that they had received 5 weeks of therapy by the described treatment, to simulate its effects on the posttest, and to rate its credibility. While one experiment demonstrated that Ss will simulate more positive treatment outcome under preferred treatment conditions, no mean differences in outcome were found among placebo and therapy rationale conditions in the two other experiments. Simulated therapy response and rated credibility were, however, significantly correlated in all three studies.
AB - The effect of variable credibility of treatment procedures on avoidance behavior was assessed in three studies. Snake-fearful Ss were pretested and then presented with descriptions of, and rationales for, various therapy and placebo conditions. Subsequently, the Ss were asked to assume that they had received 5 weeks of therapy by the described treatment, to simulate its effects on the posttest, and to rate its credibility. While one experiment demonstrated that Ss will simulate more positive treatment outcome under preferred treatment conditions, no mean differences in outcome were found among placebo and therapy rationale conditions in the two other experiments. Simulated therapy response and rated credibility were, however, significantly correlated in all three studies.
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U2 - 10.1016/0005-7916(74)90098-6
DO - 10.1016/0005-7916(74)90098-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0016246824
VL - 5
SP - 129
EP - 133
JO - Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
JF - Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
SN - 0005-7916
IS - 2
ER -