Two strategies for studying human behavior: protocols analysis and the London Tower

Diana Moreno Rodríguez; Víctor Eduardo Hernández Mayen; Patricia Plancarte Cansino; Hortensia Hickman Rodríguez; María Luisa Cepeda Islas; Rosalinda Arroyo Hernández

2012, Number 4

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Rev Elec Psic Izt 2012; 15 (4)

Two strategies for studying human behavior: protocols analysis and the London Tower

Moreno RD, Hernández MVE, Plancarte CP, Hickman RH, Cepeda IML, Arroyo HR

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ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to provide evidence of how the protocol analysis and the task of the Tower of London (TOL), may be taken as methodological strategies for studying human behavior. A study was conducted which compared three versions of the TOL. Verbal reports collected on the solution of the task were considered as complementary data to performance. The results showed differences between the traditional TOL and two modified versions. The analysis of verbal reports suggests that the TOL modified, being the easiest to solve promoted verbal reports relating to planning of an effective solution strategy. The evidence suggest that both the analysis of protocols such as the TOL are two strategies that can be used reliably to study of the human complex behavior.