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Title

  • Main Title The Effects of Common and Uncommon Elements on the Emergence of Simple Discriminations

Creator

  • Author: Niland, Haven Sierra
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Vaidya, Manish
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Committee Chair
  • Committee Member: Toussaint, Karen
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Bergmann, Samantha
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
    Additional Info: www.unt.edu

Date

  • Creation: 2019-05

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: A computerized program was designed to test whether arranging a common element in two, otherwise independent, 2-term correlations (stimulus-stimulus and response-stimulus) would result in emergent simple discriminative-stimulus properties for the antecedent stimulus relative to an arrangement with no common elements programmed. Data from 8 adult participants in this experiment indicate that common element arrangements led to relatively high rates of responding in the presence of the putative discriminative stimulus and relatively low rates or no responding in the presence of the putative s-delta during testing in extinction. Conversely, the uncommon element arrangements produced no clear discriminative control. The current data reflect a comparison of arrangements across subjects. These data support Sidman's (2000) suggestion that common elements among contingencies are sufficient to produce stimulus classes and cause class mergers. The data also have implications for thinking about the mechanism by which and the conditions under which discriminative control develops. Finally, these data have the potential to inform the programming and implementation of reinforcement contingencies in applied settings.
  • Physical Description: v, 32 pages

Subject

  • Keyword: stimulus control
  • Keyword: stimulus equivalence
  • Keyword: equivalence
  • Keyword: discriminative stimuli

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Holder: Niland, Haven Sierra
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: submission_1553
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1505220

Degree

  • Degree Name: Master of Science
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Academic Department: Department of Behavior Analysis
  • College: College of Health and Public Service
  • Degree Discipline: Behavior Analysis
  • Degree Publication Type: thesi
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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  • Embargo Note: The work will be published after approval.
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