Context Effects on Habituation to Disgust-Relevant Stimuli

Behavior Modification

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 705-722

  Viar Paxton, Megan A ^a   Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral avoidance; disgust; exposure; renewal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; EMOTIONS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866423582     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445512446189     Document Type: Article

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