Question

If a picture of a dog, the spoken word "dog," and the written word DOG all regulate the same behavior, we say that the stimulus classes are ______

(a) overlapping
(b) the same
(c) equivalent
(d) confounded

Answer 1

The stimulus classes of a picture, spoken word, and written word for 'dog' that elicit the same behavior are considered to be equivalent.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a picture of a dog, the spoken word "dog," and the written word DOG all regulate the same behavior, we could say that the stimulus classes are equivalent. In the field of psychology, particularly in the context of behaviorism, equivalence refers to the phenomenon where different forms of stimuli are recognized as the same in terms of the responses they elicit. An example of this could be learning the concept of a "dog" through various modalities such as seeing an image of a dog, hearing someone say the word "dog," or reading the word DOG, leading to the same recognition and understanding.