Extinction and blocking of conditioned inhibition in human causal learning

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 394-407

  Baetu, Irina ^a   Baker, A G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BLOOD; CONDITIONING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HORMONES; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 79751509818     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/LB.38.4.394     Document Type: Article

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