Slower Reacquisition after Partial Extinction in Human Contingency Learning

Autor/inn/en	Morís, Joaquín; Barberia, Itxaso; Vadillo, Miguel A.; Andrades, Ainhoa; López, Francisco J.
Titel	Slower Reacquisition after Partial Extinction in Human Contingency Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 43 (2017) 1, S.81-93 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-7393
DOI	10.1037/xlm0000282
Schlagwörter	Learning Processes; Contingency Management; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; Therapy; Outcomes of Treatment; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning process; Lernprozess; Krisenbewältigung; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Therapie; Spanien
Abstract	Extinction is a very relevant learning phenomenon from a theoretical and applied point of view. One of its most relevant features is that relapse phenomena often take place once the extinction training has been completed. Accordingly, as extinction-based therapies constitute the most widespread empirically validated treatment of anxiety disorders, one of their most important limitations is this potential relapse. We provide the first demonstration of relapse reduction in human contingency learning using mild aversive stimuli. This effect was found after partial extinction (i.e., reinforced trials were occasionally experienced during extinction, Experiment 1) and progressive extinction treatments (Experiment 3), and it was not only because of differences in uncertainty levels between the partial and a standard extinction group (Experiment 2). The theoretical explanation of these results, the potential uses of this strategy in applied situations, and its current limitations are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01