Enhancing equivalence class formation by pretraining of other equivalence classes

摘要: This study investigated how the learning of one set equivalence classes enhances new classes. Fifty-two undergraduate students were divided into four groups. Subjects in Group 1 received no pretraining. Using simple-to-complex procedure followed by incremental expansion class size, subjects Groups 2, 3, and 4 learned 3-, 4-, 5-member classes, respectively. After pretraining, two 3-member established concurrent training all baseline relations presentation emergent probes to assess formation (the simultaneous protocol). With 58% formed under protocol. pretraining 62, 85, 100% subjects, Pretraining 4- produced a small increment percentage who showed immediate emergence large with repeated testing. Thus, influenced delayed during tests used 12% disruption performances, relational responding symmetry was lower than that relations, very low levels evoked 1-node probes. These data demonstrated effects nodal distance. did not ameliorate performances. moderate increments -node