Experimental procedures used to study how fear responses are acquired, maintained, and extinguished through classical conditioning principles in both laboratory and clinical settings.
Example: Laboratory studies where neutral tones are paired with mild shocks to create conditioned fear responses that can later be studied and modified through various interventions.
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