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A Comparison of Match-to-Sample and Respondent Training of the Blocking Effect in Equivalence Classes

Brown, Kristopher J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1403280691

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2014, Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis, Youngstown State University, Department of Psychological Sciences and Counseling.
Blocking occurs when previous conditioning with one stimulus reduces, or blocks, conditioning to a second stimulus when the stimuli are later presented as a compound. Basic research has suggested blocking may occur during equivalence class formation. Although both match-to-sample and respondent-type training are procedures used to facilitate emergent relations, research on blocking within equivalence classes has only been conducted using match-to-sample procedures. Since the two procedures are based on different types of conditioning, information on the presence of blocking in respondent-type equivalence classes would contribute to a more coherent explanation of equivalence class formation. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to compare match-to-sample and respondent-type training for their susceptibility to blocking in three-member equivalence classes. Results for the four participants who formed equivalence classes in the match-to-sample condition were mixed, with some displaying evidence of blocking and others displaying the formation of four-member equivalence classes. The two participants who formed equivalence classes in respondent-type training both showed the inclusion of the stimulus used in the blocking preparation and subsequent formation of four-member equivalence classes. Results are discussed with regard to implications for applied practitioners and directions for future research.
Michael Clayton, PhD (Advisor)
Stephen Flora, PhD (Committee Member)
Karen Giorgetti, PhD (Committee Member)
70 p.
Behavioral Psychology; Behavioral Sciences; Psychology
Stimulus equivalence; Blocking; Match-to-sample training; Respondent-type training

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  • Brown, K. J. (2014). A Comparison of Match-to-Sample and Respondent Training of the Blocking Effect in Equivalence Classes [Master's thesis, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1403280691

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brown, Kristopher. A Comparison of Match-to-Sample and Respondent Training of the Blocking Effect in Equivalence Classes. 2014. Youngstown State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1403280691.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brown, Kristopher. "A Comparison of Match-to-Sample and Respondent Training of the Blocking Effect in Equivalence Classes." Master's thesis, Youngstown State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1403280691

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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