Soichiro Matsuda

Soichiro Matsuda

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Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba | Behavioral Design Lab

Establishing Equivalence Classes via Intraverbal Bidirectional Naming: A Replication

Published in The Psychological Record, 2025

Summary

This study replicated prior work on establishing equivalence classes via intraverbal bidirectional naming. The study examined whether bidirectional naming procedures could establish class-consistent responding among trained and untrained stimulus relations.

The study contributes to behavior-analytic research on verbal behavior, naming, and derived relational responding by examining a procedure through which equivalence classes can be established without relying only on standard match-to-sample arrangements.

Research line

  • Training: structured procedures for establishing new behavioral and relational repertoires
  • Verbal Behavior: intraverbal bidirectional naming and derived stimulus relations
  • Replication: extending prior findings on equivalence class formation

Hu, S., & Matsuda, S. (2025). Establishing equivalence classes via intraverbal bidirectional naming: A replication. The Psychological Record, 75, 599–605. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-025-00659-8

Recommended citation: Hu, S., & Matsuda, S. (2025). Establishing equivalence classes via intraverbal bidirectional naming: A replication. *The Psychological Record*, 75, 599–605. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-025-00659-8
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