Healthy Skepticism Library item: 20427

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Publication type: Journal Article

De Houwer J, Thomas S, Baeyens F.
Associative learning of likes and dislikes: a review of 25 years of research on human evaluative conditioning.
Psychol Bull 2001; 127:(6):853-69
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/bul/127/6/853/

Abstract:

Evaluative conditioning refers to changes in the liking of a stimulus that are due to the fact that the stimulus has been paired with other, positive or negative stimuli. Although evaluative conditioning appears to be subjected to certain boundary conditions, significant evaluative conditioning effects have been obtained using a large variety of stimuli and procedures. Some data suggest that evaluative conditioning can occur under conditions that do not support other forms of Pavlovian conditioning, and several models have been proposed to account for these differences. In the present article, the authors summarize the available literature, draw conclusions where possible, and provide suggestions for future research.

Keywords:
Association Learning* Choice Behavior* Conditioning (Psychology)* Conditioning, Classical Humans Models, Psychological