Observational learning and pain-related fear: An experimental study with colored cold pressor tasks

Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1230-1239

  Helsen, Kim ^a,b   Goubert, Liesbet ^b   Peters, Madelon L ^c   Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

facial expressions; Observational learning; pain related fear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; RATING SCALE; STIMULUS;

AFFECT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CATASTROPHIZATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; COLOR; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82755188180     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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