| Journal: | Revista latinoamericana de psicología |
| Database: | CLASE |
| System number: | 000339256 |
| ISSN: | 0120-0534 |
| Authors: | Delgado, Diana1 |
| Institutions: | 1Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Bogotá. Colombia |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Volumen: | 45 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 9-20 |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico |
| Spanish abstract | El propósito de este proyecto es examinar si el modelo de bloqueo predice la atribución de juicios causales al variar la valencia y la magnitud de las consecuencias. El arreglo experimental consiste en la presentación de reportes sobre los efectos positivos y negativos que producen diferentes sustancias al ser consumidas solas o en conjunto con otras. Los participantes del primer grupo estuvieron expuestos a consecuencias de alta magnitud y los del segundo grupo, a consecuencias de baja magnitud. Se evaluó si la atribución de causalidad es consistente con las predicciones del efecto bloqueo mediante dos tipos de pregunta: una pregunta acerca si la sustancia X produce o no el efecto, y una pregunta sobre la probabilidad de que X produzca el efecto |
| English abstract | This study examines if the blocking effect paradigm predicts causal judgments when consequences of events vary in valence and magnitude. The procedure consists on presenting participants with reports describing the positive or negative effects produced by different substances, when these are consumed either separately or simultaneously with others. Two groups of participants were exposed to high and low magnitude consequences, respectively. The extent to which behavior with respect to causal judgments is consistent with the predictions of the blocking effect was evaluated in in both groups using two types of questions. One of them asked whether or not substance X produced the effect, while the other one asked about the probability of substance X producing the effect. Differences in causal judgments as a product of logical or intuitive reasoning were examined. Even though the blocking effect was not observed, a significant interaction was obtained between the factors valence and experimental condition (blocking and control) |
| Disciplines: | Psicología |
| Keyword: | Psicología experimental, Juicios causales, Bloqueo, Aprendizaje asociativo, Razonamiento lógico, Razonamiento intuitivo, Condicionamiento |
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