Contributions of stimulus equivalence paradigm for studying attitudes

According to the behavior-analytic approach, attitudes can be viewed as responses emitted based ona previous learning history. Stimulus equivalence paradigm, using procedures that simulatesymbolic behavior in the laboratory, has made possible to understand attitude formation as arbitraryrelational n...

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Autores: Mizael, Tahcita Medrado, dos Santos, Silvana Lopes, de Rose, Julio Cesar Coelho
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
Repositorio:Revista Interação em Psicologia (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/46278
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ufpr.br/psicologia/article/view/46278
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:stimulus equivalence paradigm
attitudes
prejudice
stereotypes
paradigma de equivalência de estímulos
atitudes
preconceito
estereótipos
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Sumario:According to the behavior-analytic approach, attitudes can be viewed as responses emitted based ona previous learning history. Stimulus equivalence paradigm, using procedures that simulatesymbolic behavior in the laboratory, has made possible to understand attitude formation as arbitraryrelational networks between stimulus classes and evaluative attributes. This view has enabledunderstanding how social phenomena, such as prejudices and stereotypes, can be established andchanged. The aim of this research is to present contributions, from empirical evidence demonstratedby stimulus equivalence research carried out in the last decades, especially from the 1 990’s, thatstrengthen this paradigm as an important behavioral model for studying attitudes.