Escape From Fear: A Detailed Behavioral Analysis of Two Atypical Responses Reinforced by CS Termination

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 451-463

  Cain, Christopher K ^a   LeDoux, Joseph E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conditioning; escape from fear; freezing; instrumental; rearing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONED REFLEX; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; GROOMING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RAT; RECALL; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TONIC IMMOBILITY;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ESCAPE REACTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; GROOMING; IMMOBILITY RESPONSE, TONIC; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 36049046327     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.33.4.451     Document Type: Article

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