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“Spidey Can”: Preliminary Evidence Showing Arachnophobia Symptom Reduction Due to Superhero Movie Exposure

Fear of insects, mainly spiders, is considered one of the most common insect phobias. However, to date, no conducted studies have examined the effects of phobic stimulus exposure (spiders/ants) within the positive context of superhero movies, such as Spider-Man or Ant-Man. A convenience sample of 42...

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Autores principales: Hoffman, Yaakov S.G., Pitcho-Prelorentzos, Shani, Ring, Lia, Ben-Ezra, Menachem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6565891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31231249
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00354