APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Cognitive Reappraisal Decreases Speed of Extinction after Rapid Reacquisition
- Michael Sun
University of California, Los Angeles - Harrison Shrock
University of California, Los Angeles - Griffin Mittleman
University of California, Los Angeles - Erin Sakaji
University of California, Los Angeles - Jamie Phan
University of California, Los Angeles - Vincent Le
University of California, Los Angeles - Galina Udod
University of California, Los Angeles - Michelle Craske
University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract
We compared the effects of the emotion regulatory strategies of expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal with each other and versus normal responding on extinction, spontaneous recovery and rapid reacquisition after fear conditioning. Reappraisal reduced speed of re-extinction after rapid reacquisition relative to normal responding.
Emotion