Transfer of Social Attributions in Stimulus Equivalence Classes by Preschool Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13655355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Egli (0009-0003-7075-9274, Vanderbilt University, corresponding author), Beth Joseph (Vanderbilt University), Travis Thompson (0000-0001-8696-4115, Vanderbilt University) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-21 |
| Publication date | 1997-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1997.80.1.3 |
| PMID | 9122341 |
| OpenAlex | W2008333602 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
The transfer of social attributions within stimulus-equivalence classes comprised of photographs of children was examined. Five children (mean age: 4 yr., 2 mo.) were taught conditional discriminations sufficient for the emergence of two 3-member equivalence classes (A1-B1-C1 and A2-B2-C2). Social attributions were established by using two photographs to identify fictional children who could facilitate (B1) or prevent (B2) the participant's reinforcement on a computer game. Transfer of attribution was assessed by asking the participants questions regarding predicted social behaviors by children in all six photographs. One set of questions pertained explicitly to the response-options of the computer game; a second set referred to other prosocial and antisocial behaviors. Three children chose photographs in response to questions consistent with their experience with members B1 and B2 of the shared equivalence class when the questions pertained to the computer game. One subject also selected photographs in response to questions about predicted prosocial and antisocial behavior which reflected her experience with the B1 and B2 photographs
Attribution · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Equivalence (formal languages · Prosocial behavior · Reinforcement · Stimulus (psychology · Stimulus control · Transitive relation · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child and Animal Learning Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |