Fear of height was treated by systematic desensitization in E-administered, self-administered, and control interview conditions, Ss were college women, 2 per group, selected with measures which indicated intensity and range of fears. Post-training and post-therapy evaluations suggested that self-applied desensitization apparently reduced phobic behavior.
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