A group of stimuli that do not share any common topographies but evoke the same response.
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B-2 Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class.
B.2 Identify and distinguish between stimulus and stimulus class.
The difference between formal and feature stimulus class is something that has caused many students a great deal of confusion. That is because they seem the same, unless you look closely and realize they are not. PTB co-founder Dana Meller explains.
Refer to 5th Edition Task List Section B-2: Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class.
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A group of stimuli that share an infinite number of possible relations and evoke the same response.
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B-2 Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class.
B.2 Identify and distinguish between stimulus and stimulus class.
A group of stimuli that share physical/topographical features.
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B-2 Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class.
B.2 Identify and distinguish between stimulus and stimulus class.
A group of stimuli that share a common effect (i.e., function) on a behavior.
External or internal environmental event(s) that affect an individual’s behavior.
B-2 Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class.
B.2 Identify and distinguish between stimulus and stimulus class.
A group of stimuli that share a common function, topography, or temporal relation and have a common effect on a response class (behavior). Hint: Think of the stimulus class as
B-2 Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class.
B.2 Identify and distinguish between stimulus and stimulus class.
A group of stimuli that share common timing in relation to the behavior they precede or follow.
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B-2 Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class.
B.2 Identify and distinguish between stimulus and stimulus class.