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Stimulus equivalence

The emergence of reflexive, symmetric, and transitive relations among stimuli after some relations are directly taught.

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Teaching A to B and B to C produces untaught B to A, C to B, A to C, and C to A.

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BCBA B.21 · Concepts and PrinciplesEmergent relations and generative performance
BCBA G.19 · Behavior-Change ProceduresTeaching for emergent relations and generative performance

Arbitrary stimulus class
Emergent relation
Equivalence class
Generative performance
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