Faster acquisition of conditioned fear to fear-relevant than to nonfear-relevant conditional stimuli

Psychophysiology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 810-813

  Ho, Yiling ^a   Lipp, Ottmar V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrodermal responses; Fear learning; Preparedness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

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

EID: 84904092784     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12223     Document Type: Article

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