Premise: Since the 1950s, clinicians have used “exposure therapy” as a first-line treatment, asking patients to face their fears–real or imagined–in a safe, controlled setting. Anecdotally, results have been positive. For the study, 68 healthy participants were trained to associate a sound with an uncomfortable electric shock
Statement: For the study, 68 healthy participants were trained to associate a sound with an painful electric shock
Relationship: contradiction