Cognition: rules and contact with contingencies

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  • Lorismário Ernesto Simonassi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31505/rbtcc.v1i1.274

Keywords:

Cognição, Consciência, Contingência, Regra e Resolução de problema, Cognition, Consciouness, Contingency, Rule e Problem solving behavior

Abstract

Different conceptions about consciousness as a cognitive event are described and compared. The literature about possible relationships between stimulus discrimination and description of the contingency involved is reviewed. Data concerning: 1. the possibility of human subjects solving problems without being able to describe them; 2. the description of a contingency as a pre-requisite for the occurrance of problem solving; 3. whether an increase in problem solving behavior rates occurs before or after the description of a contingency are presented. Experimental data that indicate the possibility of solving problems without previous description of the contingencies involved are presented.

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Published

1999-02-01

How to Cite

Simonassi, L. E. (1999). Cognition: rules and contact with contingencies. Brazilian Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 1(1), 83–93. https://doi.org/10.31505/rbtcc.v1i1.274

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