Dissociating expectancy of shock and changes in skin conductance: An investigation of the Perruchet effect using an electrodermal paradigm

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-208

  McAndrew, A ^a   Jones, F W ^b,c   McLaren, R P ^a   McLaren, I P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Dual process; Electrodermal; Human Pavlovian conditioning; Perruchet effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864886379     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026718     Document Type: Article

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