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Five Ss were conditioned to give sexual response to a photograph of a pair of knee-length boots (CS) and then the response was extinguished by repeated presentation of the CS alone. Another condition (backward conditioning) was included to control for the possibility of pseudo-conditioning. None of the Ss reached the criterion in this control condition.
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Rachman, S., Hodgson, R.J. Experimentally-Induced “Sexual Fetishism”: Replication and Development. Psychol Rec 18, 25–27 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393736
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