Do contingency-conflicting elements drop out of equivalence classes? Re-testing Sidman's (2000) theory
Description:
Sidman's (2000) theory of stimulus equivalence states that all positive elements in a reinforcement contingency enter an equivalence class. The theory also states that if an element from an equivalence class conflicts with a programmed reinforcement contingency, the conflicting element will drop out of the equivalence class. Minster et al. (2006) found evidence suggesting that a conflicting element does not drop out of an equivalence class. In an effort to explain maintained accuracy on program…
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Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Silguero, Russell V.