Contrast effects in fear

The purpose of this research was to determine if fear is subject to the contrast effect that pervades psychophysical and other psychological phenomena. A contrast is said to occur when the judgement of a target stimulus is inversely related to the stimulus that preceded it; hence, it was expected th...

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Main Author: Samson, Deborah Christine Veronica
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31484