APS
2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024
Is Disgust More Resistant to Extinction Than Fear? a Meta-Analytic Review of Laboratory Paradigms.
- Benjamin Mitchell
Kent State University - Karin Coifman
Kent State University - Bunmi Olatunji
Vanderbilt University
Abstract
This investigation is a meta-analytic review comparing the degree of extinction of classically conditioned disgust (k=14) versus fear (k=14) in laboratory conditioning paradigms. Results indicate that disgust is more resistant to extinction than fear. Findings have treatment implications for disorders characterized by heightened disgust (e.g., OCD, PTSD, specific phobia, etc.).
Psychopathology
