Behavioural Experiment

Question 1

Behavioral experiments are a particularly powerful technique and are very commonly used in CBT. There are many different types of behavioral experiments which serve different purposes. A non-exhaustive list includes:

Answer 1

Surveys – may be purely information-gathering
Experiential exercises – may allow the client to test specific beliefs (e.g. “If I carry out an interoceptive exposure exercise of hyperventilating I will pass out and die”)
Hypothesis testing – may be designed to allow clients to gather information to test the validity of thoughts, predictions, or beliefs