Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry
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J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry · Sep 2007
Comparative StudyReinstatement of conditioned responses in human differential fear conditioning.
The present study aimed at investigating reinstatement of conditioned responding in human classical conditioning using a differential fear conditioning paradigm. Reinstatement is defined as the return of extinguished conditioned responses due to the experience of one or more unexpected USs. ⋯ In addition, and in line with previous findings, we found that the more negative the CS+ remained after extinction, the more return of conditioned responding was observed. Clinical implications and suggestions for further research are discussed.