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Experimental Investigation of Metaphorical Extension: A New Procedure

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Author(s):
Carvalho, Filipe C. [1] ; de Rose, Julio C. [1]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Psicol, Caixa Postal 676, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD; v. 71, n. 2, p. 319-324, JUN 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

This article describes a procedure to investigate metaphorical extension of tacts, and reports preliminary data. Six college students learned to choose between four pseudo-words to tact fourspecies(classes) of creature-like pictures. The defining properties controlling the tacts (selections) were color and shape, but two of the species-ClaiandTrax-had experimentally manipulatedadventitious properties(e.g., wings, hair) whereas the other species,FiteandDagdid not have these properties. In subsequent phases, these adventitious properties were added either to theFiteor to theDag, and standard tacts were punished with negative feedback. Extension of the tacts ``Clai{''} and ``Trax{''} was observed toFiteandDagpictures that appeared with the adventitious properties previously associated withClaiorTraxpictures. These metaphorical extensions continued to occur in test phases without differential consequences. These preliminary data show that the procedure has potential to simulate metaphorical extension in the lab and to allow the experimental investigation of variables that affect this phenomenon. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/50909-8 - INCT 2014: Behavior, Cognition and Teaching (INCT-ECCE): relational learning and symbolic functioning
Grantee:Deisy das Graças de Souza
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants