Re: Psychotherapy

From: Harnad, Stevan (harnad@ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Thu Feb 23 1995 - 14:45:37 GMT


> From: "Upsdell, Louise" <LOUISE92@psy.soton.ac.uk>
> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 14:59:38 GMT
>
> What would happen if, after the first trial, and after the effect
> of the plain saccharin as an immunosuppressant in the first test had
> lessened, another dose of the immunosuppressant was given along with
> saccharin? Would the implication of an immunosuppressant in a second
> trial still have as significant an effect as in the first test?

That exeperiment would be a test of re-conditioning or savings. The
prediction, from conditioning results elsewhere, is that there would be
some carry-over effect from the first time -- but still not enough to
put it into the useful therapeutic range.



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