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Transitivity

In stimulus equivalence, a derived relation among stimuli linked through a common stimulus: after A to B and B to C are taught, A to C emerges.

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After matching spoken word to picture and picture to printed word, the child matches spoken word to printed word.

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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
Intraverbal
Matching-to-sample

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