Fear-eliciting stimuli and experimental setting
The fear-eliciting stimulus was a non-venomous house spider (Tegenaria domestica). Each session started and ended in the same room, in which participants completed the diagnostic interview at the first appointment and filled out questionnaires in each session. The spider BAT and exposure treatment took place in a separate room containing the spider, as well as additional items used for exposure treatment, such as thick gloves, latex gloves, pencils, and a small jar. A nearby church tower (72 m) served as the setting for the height BAT.