Biofeedback

toc = = = Definition: = The use of sensitive equipment to give people precise feedback about internal physiological processes so that they can learn, with practice, to exercise control over them. Gen Psych, Chapter 5, Pg. 153

= Examples: = Tom is hooked up to sensors that monitor his blood pressure while listening to classical music. As his blood pressure goes up, the music fades. After several weeks, the music fades less and less because Tom has learned to control his blood pressure.

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