Learning about pain from others: An observational learning account

Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-174

  Goubert, Liesbet ^a   Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^b,c   Crombez, Geert ^a   Craig, Kenneth D ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

empathy; learning; observational learning; Pain; pain beliefs

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

CULTURE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; PAIN;

EID: 79551590708     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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