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Auditory successive conditional discrimination and auditory stimulus equivalence classes

W V Dube1, G Green, R W Serna

  • 1Behavioral Science Division, E. K. Shriver Center, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254.

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
|January 1, 1993
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Researchers experimentally demonstrated stimulus equivalence classes using only auditory stimuli like syllables. This study advances understanding of auditory learning and complex stimulus control in humans.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Auditory Learning
  • Stimulus Equivalence

Background:

  • Stimulus equivalence is a fundamental concept in behavioral psychology, typically demonstrated with visual stimuli.
  • Previous research has primarily focused on visual stimulus equivalence, with limited exploration of auditory-only paradigms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally demonstrate the formation of stimulus equivalence classes using exclusively auditory stimuli.
  • To investigate the role of auditory successive conditional discrimination in establishing these classes.
  • To explore the potential for expanding auditory equivalence classes.

Main Methods:

  • Digitized arbitrary auditory syllables (e.g., "cug," "vek") were used as stimuli.
  • A two-choice auditory successive conditional discrimination procedure was employed for training and testing.

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  • Subjects responded by selecting a location on a computer screen after stimulus presentation.

    • Main Results:

    • Six subjects successfully acquired the conditional discrimination baseline.
    • Four subjects formed three-member auditory equivalence classes based on sample-S+ relations.
    • One subject formed equivalence classes based on sample-S- relations.
    • Four subjects expanded their three-member classes to four members after additional training.

    Conclusions:

    • Auditory-only stimulus equivalence classes can be reliably formed using established behavioral procedures.
    • This research extends the principles of stimulus equivalence to the auditory domain.
    • The findings have implications for understanding complex auditory learning and developing auditory-based interventions.