A Conditioning Paradigm to Increase Affinity for Sacredness of Life

The participant is asked to identify and select the correct match on each trial as quickly as possible. Match pairs (i.e., a self-related word paired with a life-related stimulus, a sacredness of life-related stimulus paired with a pleasant stimulus, and a neutral stimulus paired with a neutral stimulus) are first presented to the participant. A grid is then shown containing one of the match pairs along with distraction stimuli.

The participant is asked to identify and select the correct match on each trial as quickly as possible. Match pairs (i.e., a neutral stimulus paired with a neutral stimulus) are first presented to the participant. A grid is then shown containing one of the match pairs along with distraction stimuli.