Conceptual similarity promotes generalization of higher order fear learning.
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Dunsmoor, JE; White, AJ; LaBar, KS
Published in: Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.)
January 2011
We tested the hypothesis that conceptual similarity promotes generalization of conditioned fear. Using a sensory preconditioning procedure, three groups of subjects learned an association between two cues that were conceptually similar, unrelated, or mismatched. Next, one of the cues was paired with a shock. The other cue was then reintroduced to test for fear generalization, as measured by the skin conductance response. Results showed enhanced fear generalization that correlated with trait anxiety levels in the group that learned an association between conceptually similar stimuli. These findings suggest that conceptual representations of conditional stimuli influence human fear learning processes.
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Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.)
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1549-5485
ISSN
1072-0502
Publication Date
January 2011
Volume
18
Issue
3
Start / End Page
156 / 160
Related Subject Headings
- Young Adult
- Statistics as Topic
- Reaction Time
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Male
- Humans
- Generalization, Psychological
- Galvanic Skin Response
- Female
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Dunsmoor, J. E., White, A. J., & LaBar, K. S. (2011). Conceptual similarity promotes generalization of higher order fear learning. Learning & Memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), 18(3), 156–160. https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.2016411
Dunsmoor, Joseph E., Allison J. White, and Kevin S. LaBar. “Conceptual similarity promotes generalization of higher order fear learning.” Learning & Memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) 18, no. 3 (January 2011): 156–60. https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.2016411.
Dunsmoor JE, White AJ, LaBar KS. Conceptual similarity promotes generalization of higher order fear learning. Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, NY). 2011 Jan;18(3):156–60.
Dunsmoor, Joseph E., et al. “Conceptual similarity promotes generalization of higher order fear learning.” Learning & Memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), vol. 18, no. 3, Jan. 2011, pp. 156–60. Epmc, doi:10.1101/lm.2016411.
Dunsmoor JE, White AJ, LaBar KS. Conceptual similarity promotes generalization of higher order fear learning. Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, NY). 2011 Jan;18(3):156–160.
Published In
Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.)
DOI
EISSN
1549-5485
ISSN
1072-0502
Publication Date
January 2011
Volume
18
Issue
3
Start / End Page
156 / 160
Related Subject Headings
- Young Adult
- Statistics as Topic
- Reaction Time
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Male
- Humans
- Generalization, Psychological
- Galvanic Skin Response
- Female