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Safety signals reinforce instrumental avoidance in humans

2024-01-03

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<p>Safety signals reinforce instrumental avoidance behavior in non-human animals. However, there are no conclusive demonstrations of this phenomenon in humans. Using human participants in an avoidance task, Experiments 1-3 and 5 were conducted online to assess the reinforcing properties of safety signals and Experiment 4 was conducted in the laboratory. Participants were presented with a CS+ and a CS-, and they co...

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04a412b9-56c4-576f-b76b-fe1a1693cfe9
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10.31234/osf.io/bgqmp
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