;

15.47 Bidirectional Transformation of Stimulus Functions

This is a free preview and your progress is not being tracked. Purchase access to complete this module for CEUs.

The Dark Side of Language

…words can acquire aversive functions through the bidirectional transformation of stimulus functions. Remember, most words or names are in frames of coordination with the things or events to which they “refer.” Because of the mutually entailed equivalence relations between words and their referents, the words or thoughts we use to name or describe stimuli and events often share some of the stimulus functions of those events.

A diagram depicting the correlation between a written name and an object, person, and event using bidirectional transformation.

The dominance of verbal relations

Bidirectional transformation of stimulus functions

Rampant rule following

Post a comment
This section is for the civil and public discussion of the content of this page. We reserve the right to moderate and remove comments that are irrelevant, disrespectful, hateful, harassing, threatening, or spamlike. If you are experiencing a technical issue, please contact our helpdesk for assistance.

Leave a Comment