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Function transformation without reinforcement.

Franćois Tonneau1, Fara Arreola, Alma Gabriela Martínez

  • 1Centro de Estudios de Alcoholismo y Adicciones, Antigua Escuela de Medicina, 3er Piso, Calle Hospital 320, CP 44280, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. ftonneau@cencar.udg.mx

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
|June 17, 2006
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This study shows that learning about relations like difference or identity can change how people respond to new stimuli, even without direct rewards. These learned relations act like stimuli, influencing behavior through Pavlovian processes.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Function transformation studies typically involve matching stimuli with formal relations under a contextual cue.
  • Previous research suggests these transformations depend on selection responses and reinforcers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate function-transformation effects in the absence of selection responses and reinforcers.
  • To explore how exposure to relations of difference or identity influences subsequent stimulus responses.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments were conducted with college students.
  • Participants were exposed to pre-exposure color pairs exemplifying difference or identity relations.
  • Stimulus A was paired with a contextual cue X, which was previously associated with identity or difference among colors.

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Main Results:

  • Exposure to difference or identity relations modified responses to later stimuli.
  • Stimulus A acquired distinct functions based on prior pairings with contextual cues.
  • Function-transformation effects were observed without selection responses or reinforcers.

Conclusions:

  • Learned relations of identity or difference can function as stimuli.
  • These relations, when combined with other cues, can produce apparent function-transformation effects.
  • The findings support the role of Pavlovian processes in mediating these effects.