Cummins, Jamie, Tyndall, Ian T., Curtis, Amy and Roche, Bryan (2019) The Function Acquisition Speed Test (FAST) as a Measure of Verbal Stimulus Relations in the Context of Condom Use. The Psychological record, 69. pp. 107-115. ISSN 0033-2933
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Abstract
The Function Acquisition Speed Test (FAST) has shown recent evidence as an effective tool for the quantification of stimulus
relatedness. The current study assessed the potential of the FAST in measuring the effects of the presentation of positively or
negatively valenced messages on relatedness between stimulus relations with regard to safe-sex behavior, namely condom use.
Fifty-one participants were assigned to one of three conditions comprised of valenced message interventions regarding the impact
of condom use on the enjoyment of sexual behavior (each condition n = 17): a positive-message condition, a negative-message
condition, or a no-message control condition. A significant Strength of Relation (SoR) score was found across positive and
negative FAST test trials in the positive-message condition only, with no significant differences in SoR scores observed for either
the Negative-message or Control conditions. These data suggest that the FAST may have utility as a sensitive behavioral tool for
measuring changes in stimulus relations concerning safe-sex behavior on the basis of brief message interventions.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Cite as: Cummins, J., Tyndall, I., Curtis, A. et al. The Function Acquisition Speed Test (FAST) as a Measure of Verbal Stimulus Relations in the Context of Condom Use. Psychol Rec 69, 107–115 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-018-0321-0 |
Keywords: | Function acquisition speed test (FAST); Condom use; Implicit attitudes; Stimulus relations; Safe-sex behavior; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
Item ID: | 13548 |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s40732-018-0321-0 |
Depositing User: | Dr. Bryan Roche |
Date Deposited: | 13 Nov 2020 16:59 |
Journal or Publication Title: | The Psychological record |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/13548 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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