Fear generalization in humans: Impact of feature learning on conditioning and extinction

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-148

  Vervliet, Bram ^a   Geens, Maarten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Differential conditioning; Extinction; Fear conditioning; Generalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORISM; COLOR; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; REINFORCEMENT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENT; CONDITIONED REFLEX; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; ELECTROSHOCK; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GENERALIZATION, STIMULUS; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902082294     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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