Extinction of reinstated or ABC renewed fear responses renders them resistant to subsequent ABA renewal

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 208-220

  Holmes, Nathan M ^a   Frederick Westbrook, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Error correction; Extinction; Fear; Reinstatement; Renewal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONING; FEAR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881256429     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031986     Document Type: Article

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