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Acta Colombiana de Psicología
Print version ISSN 0123-9155
Abstract
ORTIZ, GERARDO; GONZALEZ, ADRIANA and ROSAS, MELISSA. A TAXONOMY OF THE ANALYSIS OF PRE AND POST CONTINGENCY CONTACT DESCRIPTIONSUMA TAXONOMIA PARA A ANÁLISE DE DESCRIÇÕES PRÉ E PÓS-CONTATO COM ARRANJOS CONTINGENCIAIS. Act.Colom.Psicol. [online]. 2008, vol.11, n.1, pp.45-53. ISSN 0123-9155.
There is enough data in the literature to support an argument showing functional differences between instructions and rules. In an attempt to distinguish these elements, this paper presents the argument that even though instructions and rules are descriptions of particular contingencies, they differ in: a) the moment in which the subject describes the contingency, b) the descriptions source, and c) their function in behaviour acquisition and maintenance. It can be assumed that any situation, both experimental and non-experimental, is made up of three components: 1) stimulus situation (SS), 2) subjects response (R), and 3) responses consequences (C). The description made about each component often possesses four qualities: a) presence, b) relevance, c) specificity, and d) pertinence. These qualities are inclusive and the registered values are the opposite sides of each one (i.e. presence-absence, relevant-irrelevant, generic-specific, pertinent-non pertinent). Should rules and instructions considered to be descriptions of a contingencial array, it would be necessary to have a taxonomy that allows analysis and qualification under similar assessment criteria. Any description can be classified into six identifiable categories; four of them, result from a combination of quality values (i.e. specificity and pertinence), the fifth is based on the mention of irrelevant elements, and the sixth is based on the non-mention of any of the elements: 1) Specific and pertinent (SP), 2) Specific and Non-Pertinent (SNP), 3) Generic and Pertinent (GP), 4 Generic and Non-pertinent (GNP), 5) Irrelevant (I), and 6) Absent (A). This proposal can constitute a useful tool for the study and analysis of contingencial descriptions (i.e. instructions and rules).
Keywords : Descriptions; contingencial array; rule; instruction; taxonomy.
