Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychological Extinction

The procedure of presenting the conditioned stimulus without REINFORCEMENT to an organism previously conditioned. It refers also to the diminution of a conditioned response resulting from this procedure.

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Abstract

The procedure of presenting the conditioned stimulus without REINFORCEMENT to an organism previously conditioned. It refers also to the diminution of a conditioned response resulting from this procedure.

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5 entry terms
  • Extinction (Psychology)
  • Extinction, Psychological
  • Extinctions (Psychology)
  • Extinctions, Psychological
  • Psychological Extinctions

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2007 (1963)

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  1. F02w.463w.425w.770w.232w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychological Extinction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005108. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005108
  2. Psychological Extinction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_(psychology)
  3. Psychological Extinction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1385098