Apart from testing 20 arachnophobes, Prof De Quervain also put 21 social phobics treated with cortisol through a mock job interview in front of three stony-faced and lab-coated interviewers.

• 除了测试20位蜘蛛恐惧症患者外，克帆教授也对21位社交恐惧症患者施以可体松，并由三个脸带杀气的面试者进行假的工作面试。