ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING AND PAIN - WHY STOP THERE

It is argued by BERKLEY that there are theoretical reasons why sex dif ferences in pain may result from specific learning processes. I argue that Berkley has not gone far enough in pursuing this suggestion, and that the evidence that learning is a major determinant of pain behavio ur is substantial. Moreover, sex differences in pain may represent onl y a special case of individual differences in pain resulting from lear ning processes.