Amd, Micah and Roche, Bryan
(2015)
A Derived Transformation of Valence Functions Across Two
8-Member Comparative Relational Networks.
Psychological Record, 65.
pp. 523-540.
ISSN 2163-3452
Abstract
The emergence of transitive relations between stimuli
that had never been directly paired with one another can be
examined through a phenomenon called Transitive Inference
(TI). The present experiment explored contextually controlled
TI effects in verbally able humans. Specifically, participants
were trained in the conditional discriminations A1+B1-, B1+
C1-, C1+D1-, D1+E1-, E1+F1-, F1+G1- and G1+H1- in the
presence of a cue (Cue 1), followed by tests for mutual and
combinatorial entailment in the presence of either Cue 1 or
Cue 2. Note that Cue 1 and Cue 2 had been previously
established as functionally equivalent to happier-than and
unhappier-than contexts, respectively. Using a performancebased
measure of Bimplicit preferences,^ we predicted that
successfully demonstrating entailment would yield a performance
indicating C1 as more positively valenced than F1.
Similarly, if participants learned the discriminations A2+B2-,
B2+C2-, C2+D2-, D2+E2-, E2+F2-, F2+G2-, G2+H2- in the
presence of Cue 2 only, followed by tests for entailment in the
presence of both Cues 1 and 2, we predicted that C2 should be
responded to as more negatively valenced than F2.
Performances across both conditions supported these predictions,
furthering the evidence for the claim that emotional
valences can be derived through functionally transitive
stimulus-stimulus relations.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Relational frame theory; Transitive inference; Transformation of function; Valence; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: |
6819 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-015-0128-1 |
| Depositing User: |
Dr. Bryan Roche
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| Date Deposited: |
15 Jan 2016 15:13 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Psychological Record |
| Publisher: |
Springer Verlag |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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