Dymond, Simon and Roche, Bryan and Forsyth, John P. and Whelan, Robert and Rhoden, Julia (2008) Derived Avoidance Learning: Transformation of Avoidance Response Functions in Accordance with Same and Opposite Relational Frames. The Psychological record, 58 (2). pp. 269-286. ISSN 0033-2933

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Abstract

Two experiments were designed to replicate and extend previous findings on the transformation of avoidance response functions in accordance with the relational frames of Same and Opposite. Participants were first exposed to nonarbitrary and arbitrary relational training and testing. Next, during avoidance conditioning, one stimulus from the relational network signaled a simple avoidance response that cancelled a scheduled presentation of an aversive image and sound. The majority of participants who met the criteria for conditioned avoidance also demonstrated derived avoidance. Experiment 1 showed that detailed instructions were not necessary for derived transformation to occur. Experiment 2 showed that more complex patterns of transformation may emerge when another stimulus from the relational network signaled the avoidance response. Implications for understanding clinically significant avoidance behavior are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as: Dymond, S., Roche, B., Forsyth, J.P. et al. Psychol Rec (2008) 58: 269. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395615
Keywords:	Derived Avoidance Learning; Transformation; Avoidance Response Functions; Same and Opposite Relational Frames;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	10649
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395615
Depositing User:	Dr. Bryan Roche
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2019 15:41
Journal or Publication Title:	The Psychological record
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	https://link.springer.com
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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