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Conditioning in Relation to Conceptual Thinking

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. F. Barr  and
N. McConaghy
R. F. Barr
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry of New South Wales School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
N. McConaghy
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
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Extract

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between loose or ‘allusive’ thinking and conditioning performance. The theoretical proposition examined was that looseness of thinking is associated with weak internal inhibition of autonomic responses in classical conditioning.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 121 , Issue 562 , September 1972 , pp. 299 - 310
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1972 

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