Failure to condition to a cue is associated with sustained contextual fear

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 581-592

  Baas, J M P ^a   van Ooijen, L ^a   Goudriaan, A ^a   Kenemans, J L ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Context; Cue; SCR; Startle; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REINFORCEMENT; STARTLE REFLEX; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TIME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ASSOCIATION; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; AWARENESS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CUES; ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STARTLE REACTION; STUDENTS; TIME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 40649126092     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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