the increase in a conditioned anxiety response that occurs with repeated unreinforced presentation of a conditioned stimulus. For example, a person with a spider phobia might become more afraid of spiders each time he or she encounters one, even if no encounter is paired with a traumatic event, such as the spider biting. [first proposed by Hans Eysenck as the basis of his conditioning theory of neurosis]
n. a set of study methods developed on the basis of research in cognitive psychology. The set represents six steps required for acquiring information: preview, question, read, reflect, recite, and review.