Effects of Immediate Tests on the Long-Term Maintenance of Stimulus Equivalence Classes

Eilifsen, Christoffer; Arntzen, Erik

doi:10.1007/s40732-017-0247-y

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“…But science does not stagnate. The Equivalence Relations, Relational Frames, Acceptance and Commitment literatures have advanced understanding and application far beyond 1957 to grapple with issues from prejudice to psychotherapy and beyond (Arntzen, Granmo, & Fields, 2017;Avellaneda et al, 2016;Ayres-Pereira, Canovas, Varella, & de Souza, 2018;Beurms, Traets, De Houwer, & Beckers, 2017;Bordieri, Kellum, Wilson, & Whiteman, 2016;Carp & Petursdottir, 2015;Dixon, Enoch, & Belisle, 2017;Eilifsen & Arntzen, 2017;Fox & Kyonka, 2017;Griffith, Ramos, Hill, & Miguel, 2018;Guinther, 2017;Jennings & Miguel, 2017;López-López & Luciano, 2017;Ma, Miguel, & Jennings, 2016;Maraccini, Houmanfar, & Szarko, 2016;May, Stewart, Baez, Freegard, & Dymond, 2017;Mensah & Arntzen, 2017;Mizael, de Almeida, Silveira, & de Rose, 2016;Plazas & Villamil, 2018;Rippy & Doughty, 2017;Silveira et al, 2016). Regardless of whether this work is labeled as Equivalence Relations, Relational Frames, or Acceptance and Commitment, the similarities outnumber the differences and we hope this special section paves the way for consilience between these diverse and vital research programs.…”

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Behavior Science Emerges

Hantula

2018

Perspect Behav Sci

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Welcome to the first volume of Perspectives on Behavior Science (PoBS)! Very observant readers may be confused by the volume number on the cover, but 41 is not a misprint. This is the first branded volume of PoBS, but it is the forty first volume of ABAI's flagship journal. The journal's aims and scope have not changed. The name, design, and editorial policies have been adapted to better serve ABAI's scientific mission. As discussed in the last issue (Hantula, Critchfield, & Rasmussen, 2017), PoBS, like other journals familiar to this audience, has adjusted its policies and practices to meet contemporary challenges in scholarly publishing (

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Behavior Science Emerges

Hantula

2018

Perspect Behav Sci

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Discrimination of highly similar stimuli as members of different equivalence classes

Ayres‐Pereira,

de Souza,

Arntzen

2024

J Exper Analysis Behavior

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Learning to discriminate between physically similar stimuli as members of different classes can be relevant in certain situations. This study investigated effective methods of displaying two pairs of quasi‐identical stimuli, as samples and/or comparisons, during the training of baseline conditional discriminations. The goal was to enable participants to form three 3‐member equivalence classes and discriminate similar stimuli as members of distinct equivalence classes. Eighteen adults underwent arbitrary relations (AB/AC) training. A multiple‐probe design assessed maintenance and emergence of stimulus relations. Participants were randomly assigned to one of six training conditions across three experiments. Conditions 1, 2, and 5 presented quasi‐identical stimuli successively as samples during training. Condition 3 presented quasi‐identical stimuli successively as comparisons, whereas Condition 4 presented quasi‐identical stimuli simultaneously as comparisons. Condition 6 presented each pair of quasi‐identical stimuli simultaneously as a sample and a comparison. Condition 4 uniquely resulted in successful equivalence class formation for all participants. Conditions 3 and 6 failed to form equivalence classes, whereas Conditions 1, 2, and 5 did not yield baseline learning. These findings highlight the relevance of presenting quasi‐identical stimuli as simultaneous comparisons (Condition 4) to foster equivalence class formation. Understanding optimal training conditions has implications for discussions on the acquisition of simple discriminations required in training simultaneous conditional discriminations.

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