Cardiac defense response as a predictor of fear learning

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-235

  López, Raúl ^a   Poy, Rosario ^a   Pastor, M Carmen ^a   Segarra, Pilar ^a   Moltó, Javier ^a  

^a Psychobiology ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac defense response; Defensive motivational system; Emotion; Fear learning; Heart rate; Skin conductance; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; CONDITIONING; EYELID REFLEX; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING, EYELID; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449529397     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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