An integrated framework to understand emotional learning. Positive and negative emotional responses enrich or harm the quality of our everyday lives. Although the acquisition of emotional responses is

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An integrated framework to understand emotional learning. Positive and negative emotional responses enrich or harm the quality of our everyday lives. Although the acquisition of emotional responses is well understood, less is known about how they can be modified – amplified or reduced. The proposed research will address this gap, building on our team’s research on both human fear and evaluative conditioning and cutting-edge findings in these areas. The project is innovative in its focus on (a) positive and negative emotional learning; and (b) the processes underlying this learning. The project will provide the foundational knowledge required for the development of an integrated framework of emotional learning and the design of psychological interventions to reduce fear and interpersonal biases.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 5202 - Biological Psychology. Lead: Prof Ottmar Lipp