That's the point. They are FUNCTIONALLY equivalent if they produce the same result in the same situation. You could have entered your question by typing, or by speaking into a speech transcriber, with the same result. Those two responses would also be topographically different but functionally equivalent.
Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] On Jul 21, 2010, at 6:41 PM, michael sylvester wrote: > But a running step involves four legs and a bar press involves one paw. > Michael > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul Brandon > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 10:01 PM > Subject: Re: [tips] Fw: info:skinner > > > > Both are relatively discrete individual responses that can be observed and > measured. > In this sense they are equivalent. > They would be FUNCTIONALLY equivalent only if they were maintained by the > same reinforcer (such as food or water in a lab). > > Paul Brandon > Emeritus Professor of Psychology > Minnesota State University, Mankato > [email protected] > > On Jul 21, 2010, at 5:53 PM, michael sylvester wrote: > >> Thanks Paul. >> >> Rat running steps as equivalent to bar presses? --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3715 or send a blank email to leave-3715-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
