Chapter 17 Stimulus Control

Question 1

Arbitrary stimulus class

Answer 1

Antecedent stimuli that evoke the same response but do not resemble each other in physical form or share a relational aspect

Question 2

Concept formation

Answer 2

A complex example of stimulus control that requires stimulus generalization within a class of stimuli and discrimination between classes of stimuli

Question 3

Discriminative stimulus

Answer 3

A stimulus in the presence of which responses of some type have been reinforced and in the absence of which the same type of responses have occurred and have not been reinforced. The SD increases the momentary frequency of the behavior

Question 4

Feature stimulus class

Answer 4

Stimuli that share common physical forms or structures or common relative relationships

Question 5

Matching-to-sample

Answer 5

A procedure for investigating conditional relations and stimulus equivalence: given a sample stimulus and two ore more comparison stimuli, the participant selects a comparison stimulus, producing reinforcement if a matching stimulus is selected

Question 6

Reflexivity

Answer 6

A type of stimulus-to-stimulus relation in which the learner, without any prior training or reinforcement for doing so, selects a comparison stimulus that is the same as the sample stimulus

Question 7

Stimulus control

Answer 7

A situation in which the frequency, latency, duration, or amplitude of a behavior is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus

Question 8

Stimulus delta

Answer 8

A stimulus in the presence of which a given behavior has not produced reinforcement in the past

Question 9

Stimulus discrimination training

Answer 9

The conventional procedure requires one behavior and two antecedent stimulus conditions. Responses are reinforced in the presence of one stimulus condition, the SD, but not in the presence of the other stimulus, the s-delta

Question 10

Stimulus equivalence

Answer 10

The emergence of accurate responding to untrained and nonreinforced stimulus-stimulus relations following the reinforcement of responses to trained stimulus-stimulus relations. Requires demonstration of reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity

Question 11

Stimulus generalization

Answer 11

When an antecedent stimulus has a history of evoking a response that has been reinforced in its presence, the same type of behavior tends to be evoked by stimuli that share similar physical properties with the controlling antecedent stimulus

Question 12

Stimulus generalization gradient

Answer 12

A graphic depiction of the extent to which behavior that has been reinforced in the presence of a specific stimulus condition is emitted in the presence of other stimuli. Shows relative degree of stimulus generalization and stimulus control

Question 13

Symmetry

Answer 13

A type of stimulus-to-stimulus relation in which the learner, without prior training or reinforcement for doing do, demonstrates the reversibility of matched sample and comparison stimuli

Question 14

Transitivity

Answer 14

A derived stimulus-stimulus relation that emerges as a product of training two other stimulus-stimulus relations

Question 15

Antecedent stimulus class

Answer 15

A set of stimuli that share a common relationship evoking the same operant behavior or eliciting the same respondent behavior