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Testing response-stimulus equivalence relations using differential responses as a sample.

Hirofumi Shimizu1

  • 1Meisei University, Tokyo, Japan. hiro.shimizu@gmail.com

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
|September 28, 2006
PubMed
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This study shows that learned responses can become part of an equivalence class. Participants demonstrated that specific mouse movements (responses) could be related to stimuli, forming new stimulus-response relationships.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Stimulus Control
  • Equivalence Relations

Background:

  • Equivalence relations are a core concept in behavior analysis.
  • Previous research has primarily focused on stimulus-stimulus or stimulus-response relations.
  • The inclusion of responses within equivalence classes remains an area for further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether differential responses can function as stimuli within an equivalence class.
  • To test the hypothesis that responses can acquire stimulus properties and participate in equivalence relations.

Main Methods:

  • Eight adults learned three distinct computer mouse movements as differential response topographies.
  • Matching-to-sample training established conditional relations between stimuli and responses.

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  • Testing involved using the learned responses as sample stimuli to assess emergent relations.

    • Main Results:

    • All participants successfully made class-consistent comparison selections during the tests.
    • The results indicate that the trained differential responses functioned as stimuli.
    • Evidence suggests that responses can become members of an equivalence class.

    Conclusions:

    • This study provides empirical support for the inclusion of responses within equivalence classes.
    • Findings extend the understanding of stimulus control and equivalence formation.
    • The results have implications for understanding complex learned repertoires.