Non-differential return of fear in humans after a reinstatement procedure

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 175-182

  Dirikx, Trinette ^a   Vansteenwegen, Debora ^a   Eelen, Paul ^a   Hermans, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Extinction; Reinstatement; Return of fear

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; FEAR; HUMAN; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT;

CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; HUMANS; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME;

EID: 61749090525     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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