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Abstract Background: The emergent categorization involving paintings by renowned painters and their corresponding names was demonstrated by previous studies. However, the results of these studies suggest that the colors of the pictures may have played a preponderant role, obscuring other aspects of the stimuli that could be more directly related to the style of each painter. To verify this possibility, the present study used the same methodology of Ferreira et al. to investigate the establishment of emergent conditional relations between categories composed of black and white paintings and the names of their authors. Method: The procedure consisted of the training of relations between each of the ten paintings and an abstract picture, for each of the three painters Botticelli, Monet, and Picasso. Relations between each of the three abstract figures and the printed name of one of the painters were verified in sequence. Finally, tests of relations between five trained and five untrained paintings of each artist and the printed names were conducted. Results: The participants' performance suggests that the outcome was properly controlled by aspects pertinent to the paintings that belonged to each painter's category. Conclusions: The results reinforced the data obtained previously with colored pictures, suggesting that the process of emergent categorization involving artificial categories of paintings is robust. It also indicates possibilities for future investigations, for example, using stimuli of other artistic productions, such as sculpture and music.
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Uma importante contribuição da Análise do Comportamento consiste na sua proposta de planejamento e interpretação da cultura. Skinner apresenta uma proposição de planejamento cultural com a utopia, Walden Two. O autor afirma que existem proximidades entre algumas ideias apresentadas em Walden Two e no Walden, de Henry David Thoreau. No entanto, essa suposta semelhança permanece pouco explicada por Skinner, o que sugere a produtividade de uma investigação que tenha como objetivo identificar sistematicamente o seu alcance. A esse respeito, foi produtivo buscar a identificação de aspectos considerados importantes em uma proposta do mesmo gênero, possivelmente subsidiando uma apreensão mais aprofundada da sua perspectiva. Apresenta-se uma discussão que busca compreender melhor a relação entre o pensamento utópico dos autores
An important contribution of Behavior Analysis is the proposal of designing and interpreting culture. Skinner presents a proposal of cultural planning in the utopia: Walden Two. B. F. Skinner states that there are some related ideas in Walden Two and in Walden by Henry David Thoreau. However, this alleged similarity remains poorly explained, which suggests a production of an investigation that aimed to identify these statements. In this regard, it was productive to search and identify aspects considered important in a proposal of the same genre, possibly subsidizing a deeper apprehension of its perspective. We present a discussion that aims better understand about the relationship between the utopian thinking of both authors
Una contribución importante del Análisis del Comportamiento es su propuesta para el planeamiento e interpretación de la cultura. Skinner presenta una propuesta de planeamiento cultural con la utopía Walden Two. El autor afirma que existen proximidades entre algunas ideas presentadas en Walden Two y el pensamiento del escritor Henry David Thoreau en Walden. Sin embargo, estas supuestas semejanzas permanecen poco explicadas, lo que sugiere la necesidad de una investigación que tenga por objeto identificar sistemáticamente dichas similitudes y su alcance. En este sentido, fue productivo buscar la identificación de aspectos considerados importantes en una propuesta del mismo género, posiblemente subsidiando una aprehensión más profunda de su perspectiva. Se presenta una discusión que busca entender mejor la relación entre el pensamiento utópico de los autores