摘要
本文的目標是想了解選擇自由是否有助於消除制約反應。消除制約反應是一種學習刺激不再伴隨特定事物出現的過程，而臨床上目前治療恐懼與其他焦慮症的暴露療法便是基於這個概念所提出的。透過重複的暴露在導致其恐懼或焦慮的事物下，患者習得與原有記憶不同的經驗並逐漸減低對該事物的恐懼反應。然而，暴露療法雖然可以在最初有效減少焦慮的症狀，但這些症狀還是有可能會復發。因此，尋找能夠強化消除制約的學習效果的要素對臨床治療來說是十分重要的。在本研究中，在使受試者形成古典制約後，觀察有無自由選擇權對於消除該制約反應的效果。我們希望這項研究的結果能使我們更加了解消除制約與擁有自主選擇的關係。
並列摘要
This thesis investigates whether freedom of choice could help support memory maintenance after extinction. Extinction learning is the concept that some treatments for fear and anxiety-related disorder, such as exposure therapy, are based on, which is the process of learning that the presentation of a specific object is no longer paired with a stimulus. Through repeated exposure, patients learn about experiences different from the past and reduce the fearful response while seeing the object. Although exposure can be initially successful in reducing fearful responses, these responses can often return. Therefore, finding the core factor to improve extinction learning for clinical treatment is crucial. In this study, after subjects underwent aversive conditioning, we would compare participants' spontaneous recovery to see if subjects with freedom of choice during extinction had better learning than those who did not have a choice. Through this study, we expect to understand more about the relationship between autonomous choice and extinction learning.