APA Citation
Lyddy, F., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Hampson, P. J. (2001). A transfer of sequence function via equivalence in a connectionist network. The Psychological Record, 51, 409-428.
Publication Topic
RFT: Empirical
Publication Type
Article
Language
English
Keyword(s)
connectionist network; transfer of sequence function; stimulus equivalence relations; sequential learning
Abstract
The researchers, at Wales institute and the National University of Ireland, pretrained a connectionist network on a series of equivalence and sequence tasks to simulate the preexperimental experience of an adult subject. It was then exposed to the equivalent of 6 conditional discriminations, and was tested for the formation of 3 3-member equivalence classes (corresponding to A1-A2-A3, B1-B2-B3, C1-C2-C3). The data suggest that connectionist networks may provide accurate and plausible models of stimulus equivalence and transfer of function phenomena in natural language.