Pavlovian extinction of fear with the original conditional stimulus, a generalization stimulus, or multiple generalization stimuli

Zbozinek, Tomislav D.; Craske, Michelle G.

doi:10.1016/j.brat.2018.05.009

Pavlovian extinction of fear with the original conditional stimulus, a generalization stimulus, or multiple generalization stimuli

Exposure therapy for anxiety disorders is derived from Pavlovian extinction learning. With the aim of optimizing exposure therapy, the present study evaluated the effects of multiple extinction stimuli on inhibitory learning. In a differential fear conditioning procedure, participants were random…