Retention of perceptual generalization of fear extinction

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 520-528

  Pappens, Meike ^a   Schroijen, Mathias ^a   Van den Bergh, Omer ^a   Van Diest, Ilse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fear extinction; Perceptual gradient; Psychophysiology; Respiration; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXPECTANCY; EYELID REFLEX; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REINFORCEMENT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIDAL VOLUME; ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BREATHING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STARTLE REFLEX; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; REFLEX, STARTLE; RESPIRATION; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIDAL VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943815592     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.01.007     Document Type: Article

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