...first described by Brown, Kalish, and Farber (1951) who demonstrated that the amplitude of the acoustic startle reflex in the rat can be augmented by presenting...auditory startle stimulus in the presence of a cue (eg, a noise or a light) that has previously been paired with a shock. This augmentation of startle has been...

...Paired With Shock Brown, Kalish, and Farber (1951) demonstrated that the amplitude of the acoustic startle reflex in the rat can be augmented by presenting...and has been replicated using either an auditory or visual conditioned stimulus, whereby startle is elicited by either a loud sound or an airpuff (cf....

...by Conditioned Fear Brown, Kalish, and Farber (1951) demonstrated that the amplitude of the acoustic startle reflex in the rat can be augmented by presenting...and has been replicated using either an auditory or visual conditioned stimulus and when startle has been elicited by either a loud sound or an airpuff...

...phenomenon in the animal literature has involved fearpotentiated startle. This involves presenting the auditory startle stimulus in the presence of a cue (eg, a light), which had been previously paired with an aversive event (ie, a shock). Fear-potentiated startle is...

...FEAR-POTENTIATED STARTLE EFFECT Brown, Kalish, and Farber (1951) demonstrated that the amplitude of the acoustic startle reflex in the rat can be augmented by presenting...previously been paired -with a shock. This phenomenon, termed the fear-potentiated startle effect, has been replicated using either an auditory or a visual...