A Safe Haven: Investigating Social-Support Figures as Prepared Safety Stimuli

Psychological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1051-1060

  Hornstein, Erica A ^a   Fanselow, Michael S ^a   Eisenberger, Naomi I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fear conditioning; prepared safety stimuli; social buffering; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSOCIATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CUES; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; REWARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84981249466     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797616646580     Document Type: Article

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