Thiago Dias Costa

Mapeamento de competências do psicólogo escolar

Abstract This article aimed to perform the mapping of skills of the school psychologist. For that, a survey and analysis of bibliographical production and official documents were carried out to discuss its performance. During the analysis, competencies assessed as necessary for the performance of this professional were suggested and described and after this, the frequency with which the competencies appeared in the several analyzed publications was counted and organized. From the identification of several performance models, categories were created in which the corresponding competencies were established. The large number of competencies identified and the need to create categories suggest a lack of clarity regarding the performance of the school psychologist. It was also noticed an increase in the number of works elaborated in the last decade in the attempt to delimit the performance of this professional. Keywords: School Psychology; psychologist performance; competence. Mapeo de competencias del psicologo escolar

Functional class formation in the context of a foraging task in capuchin monkeys

Functional class formation via repeated reversals of simple discriminations was investigated in a foraging task in captive capuchin monkeys (Cebus cf. apella). Two capuchin monkeys were given simultaneous simple discrimination training and reversals with two (Phase 1), four (Phase 2), and six (Phase 3) visual stimuli (wooden boxes) in the context of searching for food in an apparatus. One different kind of food for each potential stimulus class was used as a reinforcer. After repeated functional reversals of two stimulus sets, multiple tests for functional class formation were performed (Phase 4). Evidence of class formation was found in all of the tests. Next, the same monkeys were given simultaneous simple discrimination training with variations of the stimulus locations between sessions (Phase 5). The class-specific reinforcement procedure was suspended. Tests for functional class formation were again performed. Evidence of class formation was found in all tests. The data suggest that some of the procedural difficulties in documenting class formation in nonhumans can be overcome with procedures that take advantage of the natural skills of the subjects.