Systemic alarms in fear conditioning II: An experimental methodology using 20% carbon dioxide inhalation as an unconditioned stimulus

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 391-415

  Forsyth, John P ^a,b   Eifert, Georg H ^a   Thompson, Risa N ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE BREATHING; CONDITIONING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; REINFORCEMENT; STRESS;

EID: 0030464670     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(96)80024-4     Document Type: Article

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