Multiple Functions in Equivalence Classes

Autor/inn/en	McVeigh, Brian; Keenan, Mickey
Titel	Multiple Functions in Equivalence Classes
Quelle	In: Psychological Record, 59 (2009) 1, S.93-117 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-2933
Schlagwörter	Behavioral Science Research; Stimuli; Symbols (Mathematics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anreizsystem
Abstract	Four experiments examined the effects of training a "drawing" response to each of three stimuli in a 5-member equivalence class. In Experiment 1 the stimuli were an arbitrary word, a shape, or a mathematical symbol. Subjects then were trained to draw a separate component of a stickman at each of the 3 stimuli. Subsequent tests for function transfer revealed a variety of novel drawings along with the original drawings. Experiment 2 modified the sequential nature of the general training and testing procedures and produced similar findings. Variability in responses decreased when Experiment 3 standardized the topographies of all the stimuli in each class. In Experiment 4 the procedure from Experiment 1 was replicated with the stimuli from Experiment 3. The finding showed that the drawings recorded in the presence of all stimuli consisted of the originally trained responses. Results from all experiments are discussed in the context of functional equivalence classes. (Contains 12 figures and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10