Derived Relations: Reflexivity, Symmetry, and Transitive Property
This week's readings and tutorials provide you with a continued investigation of stimulus control via derived stimulus relations and how these relations contribute to the learning and cognition of an individual. Considering your own experiences, either personal or professional, give an example of each of the three types of derived relations, providing a brief description as to how each example fits the definition of that relation. You may also choose to include a visual representation (via a Word document or PowerPoint slides) of each relation with a brief description of that relation and attach to your discussion posting.
Reflexivity, Symmetry, and Transitive property
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Reflexivity, Symmetry, and Transitive property
Reflexivity
Reflexivity refers to a relation where a stimulus relates to itself. An example from personal experience could be learning a language. When an individual learns that "apple" refers to the physical fruit, understanding that "apple" also refers to the word "apple" itself demonstrates reflexivity (Meiran et al., 2014). The word "apple" refers to the fruit but also represents itself as a word.
Reflexivity Example
In this visual representation, imagine the word "Apple" pointing to the fruit and looping back to itself, indicating its reflexivity.