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Distributed And Condensed Versions Of A Cognitive Dissonance Programme: Comparative Effects On Eating Disorder Risk Factors And Symptoms, Lisa Kilpela, Lindsey Deboer, Mary Alley, Katherine Presnell, Julia Mcginley, Carolyn Becker

Carolyn Becker

Research regarding different learning schedules is equivocal. Learning theory suggests that distributed learning may better facilitate long-term maintenance of behaviour change [Bouton, M. (2000). A learning theory perspective on lapse, relapse, and the maintenance of behavior change. Health Psychology: Special Issue: Maintenance of Behavior Change in Cardiorespiratory Risk Reduction, 19, 57–63]. Alternatively, some research suggests that massed-intensive content delivery can be as beneficial as distributed delivery [e.g. Rogojanski, J., & Rego, S. A. (2013). Advances and controversies in the application of a modified version of cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, 9(3), 337–346]. The …