Carpentier, Smeets, Barnes-Holmes, & Stewart, 2004

APA Citation: 

Carpentier, F., Smeets, P. M., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Stewart, I. (2004). Matching derived functionally-same relations: Equivalence-equivalence and classical analogies. The Psychological Record, 54, 255-273.

Type of Publication: 
RFT: Empirical
Abstract: 

The authors, researchers at Leiden University and National University of Ireland, conducted the present study by designing an equivalence-equivalence test in which the designated correct performances cannot be attributed to a process other than matching functionally-same relations. The results demonstrated that all subjects matched functionally-same equivalence relations, thus evidenced equivalence-equivalence or analogical reasoning.

Key Words: 
functionally similar stimulus relations; equivalence-equivalence test; matching; analogical reasoning