Contextual fear induced by unpredictability in a human fear conditioning preparation is related to the chronic expectation of a threatening US

Biological Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-46

  Vansteenwegen, Debora ^a   Iberico, Carlos ^c   Vervliet, Bram ^a,b   Marescau, Valerie ^a   Hermans, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

Contextual fear; Human fear conditioning; Psychophysiology; Unpredictability; US expectancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONDITIONING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STARTLE REFLEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THREAT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 37349102340     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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