Human Schedule Performance, Protocol Analysis and the “Silent Dog” Methodology.
The purpose of the current experiment was to investigate the role of private verbal behavior on the operant performances of human adults, using a protocol analysis procedure with additional methodological controls (the “silent dog” method). Twelve subjects were exposed to fixed ratio 8 and different...
| Publicado en: | Psychological Record Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 405 - 423 |
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Psychological Record
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| Sumario: | The purpose of the current experiment was to investigate the role of private verbal behavior on the operant performances of human adults, using a protocol analysis procedure with additional methodological controls (the “silent dog” method). Twelve subjects were exposed to fixed ratio 8 and differential reinforcement of low rate 3-s schedules. For 6 subjects, verbal self-reports were recorded concurrently during exposure to the reinforcement schedules. Results showed a significant relationship between certain types of rules and task performances, and especially between counting and schedule-sensitive performance. A detailed analysis also suggested that counting facilitated the discrimination of programmed contingencies in the current task. Suggestions are offered for further research involving the use of the protocol analysis methodology. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. |
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