The Effect of Counterconditioning on Evaluative Responses and Harm Expectancy in a Fear Conditioning Paradigm

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 757-767

  Raes, An K ^a   De Raedt, Rudi ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Affective priming; Counterconditioning; Evaluative conditioning; Extinction; Human fear conditioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTANCY; FACE PROFILE; FEAR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; PROCEDURES; SELF REPORT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STUDENT; THREAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNPLEASANT SENSATION; WHITE NOISE;

AFFECT; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867205744     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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