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CONTEXTUAL CONTROL OF EQUIVALENCE‐BASED TRANSFORMATION OF FUNCTIONS
Author(s) -
Dougher Michael,
Perkins David R.,
Greenway David,
Koons Ashton,
Chiasson Carmenne
Publication year - 2002
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.2002.78-63
Subject(s) - stimulus control , stimulus (psychology) , psychology , equivalence (formal languages) , equivalence relation , cognitive psychology , computer science , mathematics , pure mathematics , neuroscience , nicotine
The transformation of functions refers to the untrained acquisition of stimulus functions among members of stimulus equivalence classes or relational frames. Although it is widely assumed that contextual control over the transformation of functions must exist, this has not yet been conclusively demonstrated in laboratory studies. Four experiments are reported in which (a) stimulus equivalence classes were established, (b) a conditional stimulus function was trained for one member of each of the classes, and (c) multiple‐exemplar procedures were used to train and test for contextual control over the transformation of the stimulus function within the classes and to assess whether it generalized to new equivalence classes. Although a significant amount of training was required, the procedures ultimately resulted in the contextual control of function transformation for 9 of 10 participants and generalized contextual control for 4 of 5 participants.