A discrimination analysis of training-structure effects on stimulus equivalence outcomes

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-137

  Saunders, Richard R ^a   Green, Gina ^b  

^a Parsons Research Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conditional discrimination; Discrimination learning; Simple discrimination; Stimulus classes; Stimulus equivalence; Stimulus relations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; TEACHING;

DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TEACHING;

EID: 0033161626     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1999.72-117     Document Type: Article

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