Associative learning: Pavlovian conditioning without awareness

Joel Pearson

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.04.042

Associative learning: Pavlovian conditioning without awareness

Curr Biol. 2012 Jun 19;22(12):R495-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.04.042.

Author

Joel Pearson¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Psychology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Joel@pearsonlab.org

PMID: 22720686
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.04.042

Abstract

Can Pavlovian conditioning occur outside of awareness? Yes, according to a new study showing that, under a particular set of circumstances, visual stimuli can become associated with aversive outcomes without participants ever seeing the stimuli.

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MeSH terms

Fear / psychology*
Female
Humans
Learning / physiology*
Male
Memory / physiology*
Unconscious, Psychology*