A discrimination analysis of training-structure effects on stimulus equivalence outcomes

Article Abstract:

Match-to-sample training was designed to establish conditional discriminations among stimuli that are not physically similar to each other. A study has been conducted based on the hypothesis that the larger the number of nodes potentially linking stimuli indirectly in training, the less robust the performances on tests for the untrained relations among those stimuli were likely to be. Findings indicated that the linear-series training structure presents all the simple discriminations required for consistently positive outcomes on tests for symmetry, but not for symmetry and transitivity combined, or transitivity alone.

Research, Conditioned response, Conditioned responses, Stimulus generalization

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Function transfer in human operant experiments: the role of stimulus pairings

Article Abstract:

A study is conducted to examine the role of stimulus pairings as well as to compare the effects of operant conditional discriminations with stimulus pairings. The findings suggest that stimulus pairing can promote function transfer in conditions that closely approximates those of matching to sample.

Case studies, Behavioral assessment, Behavioural assessment, Stimulus compounding

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Some responses to the stimulus "Pavlov."(psychologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov)

Article Abstract:

B.F. Skinner's essay on Ivan P. Pavlov's contributions to behavioral analysis studies is presented. He discusses Pavlov's influence on his work, the Soviets' acknowledgement of Pavlov as a national hero, and the future of behavioral analysis studies.

Russia, Appreciation, Speeches, lectures and essays, Psychologists, Skinner, B.F., Pavlov, Ivan

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