Reward Processes and Rehearsal in Exposure Therapy

All participants complete two study visits, each consisting of 8 exposure trials for durations of 1 minute each, resulting in a total of 16 exposures. For each exposure, participants are assigned a speech topic and given 1 minute to give an unprepared speech to two study confederates.

After every two exposures, participants will complete a rehearsal task where the participant is asked to use a positive or neutral approach to remember and recount the exposures they have just completed.