The Role of Awareness in Human Differential Autonomic Classical Conditioning: The Necessary-Gate Hypothesis |
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| Authors: | Michael E. Dawson John J. Furedy |
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| Affiliation: | Gateways Hospital, Los Angeles;University of Toronto |
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| Abstract: | A “necessary-gate” hypothesis is proposed regarding the relationship between awareness of the CS-UCS relationship and autonomic classical conditioning. The hypothesis is that awareness is a necessary but not sufficient condition, and a gate but not analog condition, for human differential autonomic classical conditioning. Evidence in support of the hypothesis is reviewed and directions for future research and theory development are suggested. |
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| Keywords: | Awareness Classical conditioning Cognition Digital pulse Volume Information processing Skin conductance responses Theories |
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