Context, ambiguity, and unlearning: sources of relapse after behavioral extinction.

Volume: 52, Issue: 10, Pages: 976 - 986
Published: Nov 15, 2002
Abstract
There is now ample evidence that extinction, the loss of learned performance that occurs when a Pavlovian signal or an instrumental action is repeatedly presented without its reinforcer, does not reflect a destruction of the original learning. This article summarizes the evidence and extends and updates earlier reviews. The main alternative to unlearning is the idea that extinction (as well as other retroactive interference processes, including...
Paper Details
Title
Context, ambiguity, and unlearning: sources of relapse after behavioral extinction.
Published Date
Nov 15, 2002
Volume
52
Issue
10
Pages
976 - 986
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