I Think, Therefore Eyeblink: The Importance of Contingency Awareness in Conditioning

Psychological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 467-475

  Weidemann, Gabrielle ^a   Satkunarajah, Michelle ^a,b   Lovibond, Peter F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

attention; awareness; eyeblink conditioning; learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BLINKING; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BLINKING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963690561     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797615625973     Document Type: Article

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