Training structure, naming and typically effects in equivalence class formation
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jeanette E. Wilson (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- Carol Pilgrim
Abstract: While equivalence is a well-documented phenomenon, its basis is of considerable debate.
The current experiment looked at the effects of training structure and naming in the
acquisition of conditional discriminations and equivalence-class formation. The
experiment also looked to see if typicality effects would occur in children's equivalence
classes and if so, whether it would be impacted differently by the different training
structures. Four groups of children learned conditional discriminations using a match-to
sample (MTS) procedure. The stimuli used were trigrams and one-to four-feature stimuli.
Three different training structures were employed in the training, the one-to-many
training structure using the trigram as the node, the many-to-one training structure using
the trigram as the node and the many-to-one training structure using a two-feature stimuli
as the node. Results showed that children learned the conditional discriminations more
quickly in the many-to-one, two-feature-as-node training structure. The results also
showed the formation of equivalence classes with different training structures. An
analysis of typicality effects was also formulated.
Training structure, naming and typically effects in equivalence class formation
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University North Carolina Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Cognitive learning, Psychological tests--Research, Reinforcement (Psychology), Stimulus generalization
- Subjects
- Psychological tests -- Research
- Cognitive learning
- Reinforcement (Psychology)
- Stimulus generalization