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A SEARCH FOR SYMMETRY IN THE CONDITIONAL DISCRIMINATIONS OF RHESUS MONKEYS, BABOONS, AND CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Sidman Murray,
Rauzin Ricki,
Lazar Ronald,
Cunningham Sharon,
Tailby William,
Carrigan Philip
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the experimental analysis of behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1938-3711
pISSN - 0022-5002
DOI - 10.1901/jeab.1982.37-23
Subject(s) - matching (statistics) , psychology , equivalence (formal languages) , sample (material) , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science , mathematics , statistics , discrete mathematics , chemistry , chromatography
Procedures for generating arbitrary matching‐to‐sample performances may generate only conditional discriminations. Rational grounds for this distinction are proposed, based on the properties that any equivalence relation must possess. Empirical tests are described for determining whether subjects trained on conditional discriminations are also engaged in true matching to sample. A series of studies then leads to the conclusion that proof of true matching to sample by monkeys, pigeons, or baboons is yet to be provided. Whether the absence of such proof reflects experiential factors or species‐defined limitations is not presently clear.