On the role of compound stimuli in a matching-to-sample procedure.

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-70
Author(s):  
Live F. Braaten ◽  
Erik Arntzen



2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente Perez ◽  
Andres Garcia ◽  
Jesus Gomez

Equivalence-equivalence responding (Eq-Eq) has become a behaviour analytic model of analogical reasoning. In previous works it was demonstrated that the exposition to a non-arbitrary relational task (facilitation procedure) improves performance in Eq-Eq tasks. In the present work we attempted to analyze the role of task components: arbitrary or non-arbitrary relational responses, role as sample or comparisons, and relating relations. In the first experiment, we devised four facilitation procedures combining two dimensions: simple or compound sample or comparisons and arbitrary or non-arbitrary relations among compound stimuli. In the second experiment two facilitation procedures including compound stimuli were tested. In one condition arbitrary relations worked as sample, and non-arbitrary relations as comparison. In the other condition its function was reversed. All procedures were effective to improve Eq-Eq to different extents, being arbitrary relational responses the key element. These results show generalization between non-arbitrary and arbitrary responses, and add further support to Eq-Eq responding as operant behaviour.







1968 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eli Saltz ◽  
Joel W. Ager

Greeno (1968) has performed a valuable service to the understanding of the role of context cues in paired-associate learning by stating the associative summation position sufficiently precisely so that the issues between this position and a differentiation position can be examined more systematically. The writers believe that Greeno's results are consistent with the Saltz and Wickey (1967) differentiation position and are systematically at odds with an associative summation model for the effect of color in compound stimuli as found in the Saltz (1963) study.





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