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Exemplar training and a derived transformation of function in accordance with symmetry
Published in:
Psychological Record, Vol: 51, Page: 287-308,Kenyon Coll Psychology Dept
Publication Date:
2001
Aims & Objectives:
This study aimed to determine whether exemplar training would readily facilitate the transformation of function in accordance with symmetry
Abstract:
Determined whether exemplar training would readily facilitate the transformation of function in accordance with symmetry. 16 children (aged 4-5 yrs) were employed across 4 experiments. In Exp 1, Ss were first trained to name 2 actions and 2 objects by demonstrating listening, echoic, and tacting behaviors. Ss were then trained in an action-object conditional discrimination using the previously named actions and objects. Ss were then reexposed to the name training, before exposure to a test for derived object-action symmetry relations. Across subsequent sessions, a multiple-baseline design was used to introduce exemplar training for those Ss who failed the symmetry test. Exp 2 replicated Exp 1, except that the name retraining was removed. Exp 3 replicated Exp 1, except that subjects were trained to tact all of the actions and objects during conditional discrimination training and symmetry testing. Exp 4 replicated Exp 1, except that the trained and tested relations were reversed (i.e., train object-action, test action-object relations). Across the four experiments, 13 out of 16 Ss failed to show derived object-action (Exps 1-3) or action-object (Exp 4) symmetry until they received explicit symmetry training, Overall, the data are consistent with Relational Frame Theory. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
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Study Type:
Study Papers » Intervention Study » Descriptive Studies - Measuring aspects of effectiveness
Notes:
0033-2933 Accession Number: 2001-07097-008. First Author & Affiliation: Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne; National U of Ireland, Dept of Psychology, Maynooth, Ireland. Other Journal Title: Psychological Record. Release Date: 20010620. Publication Type: Journal, (0100) Peer Reviewed Journal, (0110). Media Covered: Print. Media Available: Print. Document Type: Journal Article. Language: English. Major Descriptor: Contextual Associations; Discrimination; Language Development; Naming; Object Recognition. Minor Descriptor: Childhood Development. Classification: Cognitive & Perceptual Development (2820) . Population: Human (10) Male (30) Female (40) . Age Group: Childhood (birth-12 yrs) (100) Preschool Age (2-5 yrs) (160) . Methodology: Empirical Study. References Available: Y.
Categories:
function in accordance with symmetry
International Classification:
Other - function in accordance with symmetry
Keywords:
- Childhood Development
- Children
- Contextual Associations
- derived transformation of function
- Discrimination
- exemplar training
- Language Development
- Naming
- Object Recognition
- Relational Frame Theory
- symmetry
Geography:
Republic of Ireland (Dublin)