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Extending sequence-class membership with matching to sample.

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    Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
    |March 1, 1977
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    This study shows that matching-to-sample training can establish stimulus classes, enabling predictable sequential behavior in adults. This suggests a new way to empirically analyze simple grammatical skills.

    Area of Science:

    • Behavioral Psychology
    • Cognitive Science
    • Linguistics

    Background:

    • Sequential responding is a fundamental aspect of complex behavior.
    • Understanding how stimulus control is established is crucial for analyzing learned behaviors.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate if matching-to-sample procedures can establish stimulus classes that support sequential responding.
    • To explore the potential of this method for analyzing simple grammatical behavior.

    Main Methods:

    • Adult participants underwent baseline training for sequential stimulus pointing.
    • A matching-to-sample procedure was used to associate baseline stimuli with new comparison stimuli.
    • Posttesting assessed sequential pointing with the new stimuli.

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    Main Results:

    • Two out of three participants demonstrated predictable sequential pointing with novel stimuli.
    • One participant failed to show sequential transfer, linked to ineffective stimulus class formation.
    • Untrained sequences emerged, suggesting emergent grammatical-like behavior.

    Conclusions:

    • Matching-to-sample can effectively establish stimulus classes for sequential behavior.
    • This approach offers a viable empirical method for studying simple grammar.
    • Individual differences in learning may affect the establishment of stimulus classes.