StimulusStimulusย is defined as any change in the environment or for... More Equivalence refers to the emergence of untrained or unreinforced relationships between stimuli as a result of learning specific stimulus-stimulus relationships. It occurs when, after teaching certain relations between stimuli, an individual is able to demonstrate additional, untaught relationships between them, showing that the stimuli are functionally equivalent. This process involves three key properties: reflexivityReflexivity (Generalized Identity Matching)ย is a form of st... More, symmetrySymmetryย occurs when an individual demonstrates that two st... More, and transitivityTransitivityย is a key concept inย stimulus equivalenceย and... More.
Example
A teacher teaches a student that the picture of an apple (A) matches the written word “apple” (B). The teacher also teaches that the written word “apple” (B) matches the spoken word “apple” (C). As a result, without additional teaching, the student can now match the picture of the apple (A) with the spoken word “apple” (C), demonstrating stimulus equivalence.