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dc.contributor.authorDadds, M. R.
dc.contributor.authorBovbjerg, D. H.
dc.contributor.authorRedd, W. H.
dc.contributor.authorCutmore, T. R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-18T06:04:57Z
dc.date.available2019-09-18T06:04:57Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.identifier.issn00332909
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/0033-2909.122.1.89
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/121444
dc.description.abstractMany clinical strategies use patients' imagery to explore and treat phobic and posttrauma reactions, however little attention has been paid to the underlying assumption that imagery of relevant stimuli may help maintain conditioned behavior. In this article, the authors examine the premise that mental images can potentiate and substitute for physical stimuli in human classical conditioning. The authors review empirical evidence to detail the role of images of conditioned stimuli (CS) and unconditioned stimuli (US) during pre-exposure to stimuli, the actual pairing of the CS and US, and extinction when the CS is presented alone. The evidence suggests that mental imagery can facilitate or diminish the outcome of classical conditioning in humans and, more tentatively, that mental images can substitute for actual US and CS in autonomic conditioning. They argue that researchers should explore the role of mental imagery in conditioning through the use of advances in the measurement of imagery. Finally, they analyze anxiety and trauma reactions as examples of how applied areas can be used to explore and benefit from developments in this area.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Association
dc.publisher.placeUSA
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom89
dc.relation.ispartofpageto103
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPsychological Bulletin
dc.relation.ispartofvolume122
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarketing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1505
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1702
dc.titleImagery in Human Classical Conditioning
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Peer Reviewed (HERDC)
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDadds, Mark
gro.griffith.authorCutmore, Timothy


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