Startle potentiation in rapidly alternating conditions of high and low predictability of threat

Biological Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 43-51

  Mol, Nisan ^a   Baas, Johanna M P ^a   Grillon, Christian ^b   van Ooijen, Linda ^a   Kenemans, J Leon ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Fear; Startle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARTLE REFLEX; THREAT; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COLOR PERCEPTION; ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBABILITY LEARNING; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 34547948716     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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