This article shows taphonomy as a branch of paleontological knowledge that studies the effects of the post-mortem process and how they affect information in the fossil record., La tafonomía es el estudio de de los procesos posmortem, es decir, el…

The serious, probably devastating problems with which all cultures of the world are grappling are discussed, and the question of what sorts of scientific knowledge are needed to resolve these problems is considered. The knowledge now available in the behavioral…

Se destaca la importancia que tuvo la obra de Skinner en la aplicación del conocimiento psicológico a una diversidad de problemas como los de Ia educación, la salud y otros más, It is emphazised the importance of Skinner's works in…

The traditional concept of intelligence and its measurement are critically reviewed, stressing its logical and empirical deficiencies. An alternative definition of intelligence as varied and effective behavior is proposed and it is analyzed in terms of competences. Taking into account…

The state of psychology as a knowledge discipline is examined. Some reflections are made about the application of psychological knowledge, taking into account: a) the nature of knowledge being applied, b) the translation of analytic knowledge typical of basic science,…

La crisis ambiental emerge como una crisis del conocimiento, lo que problematiza la lógica de las ciencias y el estatus teórico de las ciencias sociales, desvinculadas de las condiciones ecológicas de sustentabilidad de la sociedad. Cuestionando los marcos teóricos de…

On December 10, 1904, at the Nobel Prize ceremony, Professor Count K.A.H. Mörner introduced I.P. Pavlov, recipient of the prize for Medicine, as follows: Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, The medical sciences are mutually interdependent. Progress in…

During the laboratory practice, the team members working on establishing a conversational process promotes social interaction learning. The purpose of this work was to understand how students acquire shared knowledge to work in teams, analyzing their conversational exchanges, breaking with…

La investigación realizada en el ámbito del estudio de la conducta social ha permitido diferenciar, cuando menos, dos tipos diferentes de interacción, a saber, conducta cooperativa vs. competitiva. Más específicamente, un buen número de estudios se han centrado en el…

Se determinaron los efectos de variar Ia frecuencia de reforzamiento y Ia duración del componente de extinción bajo un programa mixto intervalo al azar t s- extinción, vigente en una palanca, sobre las respuestas de observación en ratas. Presionar una…