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Disgust as the source of false positive effects in the measurement of ophidiophobia
1Department of Psychology, Villanova University, PA 19085-1699, USA. klieger@ucis.vill.edu
The Journal of Psychology
|July 1, 1997
Abstract:
Why many people who self-report high levels of fear on the Snake Anxiety Questionnaire (SNAQ; Klorman, Weerts, Hastings, Melamed, & Lang, 1974) do not show subsequent behavioral fear was investigated. Fear and disgust among 70 female under-graduates were assessed by self-report, behavioral ratings, and behavioral approach measures. The results suggest that the observed discordance occurs because the SNAQ is strongly confounded by the emotion of disgust.