Table 5.

Sameness principle practice exercise

Ex:	Concept Being Taught	Juxtaposed Examples:		Is this an Instance of the Sameness Principle?
1.	longer	Initial Example: Wording:	Watch the space.	Yes. This is an instance of the Sameness Principle.
		Positive Example Wording:	It got wider.
		Negative Example: Wording	It didn’t get wider.
2.	vertical	Positive Example Wording:	This is vertical.	Yes. This is an instance of the Difference Principle.
		Negative Example: Wording	This is not vertical.
5.	compound words	Negative Example 1: Wording:	ant This is not a compound word.	No. This is not an instance of the Sameness Principle for negative examples. (The negative examples are not greatly different from each other.)
		Negative Example 2: Wording	aunt This is not a compound word.
6.	compound words	1st Positive Example Wording:	ago This is not a compound word.	Yes. This is an instance of the Sameness Principle. (The two positive examples are maximally different.)
		2nd Positive Example: Wording	counterintelligence This is a compound word.