Table 1 Training and testing steps, brief description of procedure and number of sessions for each step.
Step | Condition | Procedure | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Training (A → B Relations) | A1 → B1, A2 → B2, A3 → B3 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
A1 → B1, A2 → B2 | 6 | ||
A1 → B1, A3 → B3 | 7, 8 | ||
A2 → B2, A3 → B3 | 9, 10 | ||
A1 → B1, A2 → B2, A3 → B3 | 11 | ||
2 | Testing (B → A Symmetry) | B1 → A1, B2 → A2, B3 → A3 probes | 12,13 |
3 | Training (B → C Relations) | B1 → C1, B2 → C2, B3 → C3 | 14,15 |
4 | Testing (C → B Symmetry) | C1 → B1, C2 → B2, C3 → B3 probes | 16,17 |
5 | Testing (A → C Transitivity) | A1 → C1, A2 → C2, A3 → C3 probes | 18, 19, 20 |
(Session 19: retraining of all A → B relations, session 11 repeated) | |||
6 | Maintenance Training | Repetition of steps 2, 3, 4, and 5 | 21, 22, 23, 24 |
7 | Maintenance Training | Relations within sessions: | 25, 26 |
A → B, B → A, B → C, C → B | |||
8 | Testing (C → A Equivalence) | C1 → A1, C2 → A2, C3 → A3 probes | 27, 28 |
9 | Maintenance Training | Steps 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 repeated | 29 – 39 |
10 | Whole Class Testing | Ax+Bx+Cx versus other combinations | 40, 41, 42, 43 |