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Based on recent discussions about the definition of behavior and the selection by consequences approach conducted by Brazilian researchers, this essay discusses the need for greater participation of the contributions from experimental behavior analysis this debate and more interaction of the field with other systems in Psychology. The paper criticizes its isolation with respect to knowledge production in other areas and the adoption of authority figures from which novelties in the field can be evaluated. Hence, Skinner's model of selection by consequences must be analyzed in context for a clear understanding of its most important contributions to Psychology. The essay argues that discussions on the operant-responder distinction and about metacontingencies are examples of conceptual revision based on data and articulation between areas of research with different epistemologies and methodologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the psychoanalysis subjects taught in psychology programs in the state of Acre by the syllabus and bibliographies of the corresponding disciplines, available on the curricular pedagogical projects of the four existing programs. A descriptive and qualitative study was conducted based on documentary sources investigated by content analysis. The results indicated syllabuses that emphasize Freudian teachings and a preference for national publications. Lack of classes on psychoanalytic research and clinic beyond the classic model stands out amidst the identified gaps, calling for changes that may subsidize investigations and practices in the Amazon context, fomenting the development of this approach aiming at the formative journey that the Freudian discipline requires. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Image, cinema and psychology - this article weaves a dialogue between these three extensive and complex topics to develop theoretical-conceptual approaches between art and science. From the cinematic art, some of its technical resources and concepts developed by this language, the article seeks to provide a bridge between the field of aesthetics and reflections on the process of subjectivation. The paper finds grounds on Deleuze's philosophy of image and time and Benjamin's understanding of the image as a substance shapes thought and time as an eternal instant that never ceases to update itself. Both theories are approached in a dialogical way to establish intersections with other cinema and cultural thinkers, as well as with some film works. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to present the academic production on the theme of race and theme developed at the Institute of Psychology at USP (IPUSP). Therefore, we analised theses and dissertations produced at IPUSP between 1970 and 2012 that made use of these categories to understand subjective, social, and political phenomena. Among other aspects, we found that the studies analyzed are divided mainly into three main areas, namely: denouncing racism, ways of subjectivation of racism, and strategies to overcome it. However, it is arguable that there are few studies that deal systematically with the deconstruction of racism, as well as with methodologies and techniques through which psychologists could contribute for the anti-racist struggle in Brazilian society. So to speak, there is still a gap in knowledge of psychology and race relations that should be looked deeper into by psychologists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a theoretical investigation of the fundamentals and principles of classical phenomenology as a methodological approach for the study of cultural phenomena. This research is inscribed in the realm of qualitative research in psychology, therefore in the field of psychology of culture. However, in considering the general area of phenomenological studies in psychology, regular criticism of classical phenomenology is observed, questioning some methodological assumptions adopted by Husserl, referring primarily to the works published during his lifetime. Based on contemporary authors dedicated to the study of Husserl's later works and unpublished manuscripts, the debate around these criticisms is updated to innovate reflections on the empirical application of his phenomenology. As conclusion, some equivalences between phenomenological archeology of culture and genetic phenomenology confers the first methodological guidelines for the study of cultural phenomena. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]