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  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • History of Psychology

Background:

  • Mediated generalization research flourished from the 1930s to the 1970s.
  • This tradition provided foundational concepts for the development of stimulus equivalence research.
  • Both fields investigate derived responding in humans using arbitrarily related stimuli.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document the historical trajectory of mediated generalization research.
  • To analyze publication trends, experimental methods, and the conceptual landscape of this research area.
  • To discuss the decline of mediated generalization studies and their implications for contemporary stimulus equivalence research.

Main Methods:

  • Historical analysis of experimental studies on mediated generalization.
  • Review of publication trends and methodologies.
  • Examination of the conceptual context and theoretical underpinnings.

Main Results:

  • Significant publication output in the mid-20th century, followed by a marked decline.
  • Methodological and conceptual similarities between mediated generalization and stimulus equivalence.
  • Mediated generalization is now primarily of historical interest.

Conclusions:

  • The decline of mediated generalization research offers insights into the evolution of derived responding research.
  • Reflections on the observability of explanatory variables and the use of inferential statistics are relevant to modern studies.
  • Understanding the history of mediated generalization enriches the study of stimulus equivalence and other derived responding phenomena.