García CCH

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 89-92
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ABSTRACT

It is proposed the need to clearly differentiate the concepts “event” and “construct” if the goal is to unify the different existing ideologies so as to reach a higher scientific and professional development of psychology, which is the intention of the programmatic contribution of the experimental synthesis of behavior, formulated in Ardila’s target-article. These concepts are analyzed in depth, distinguishing cultural, descriptive and explanatory constructs, stating the detrimental effect of mixing up events with constructs and considering cultural constructs as scientific ones. Finally, it is specified certain confusion from the type explained in the programmatic contribution of the experimental synthesis of behavior.

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