Velocidade como indicador de esforço de resposta no comportamento humano: Um breve relato

André Connor de Méo Luiz; Myenne Mieko Ayres Tsutsumi; José Martins da Silva Neto; Julia Rocker dos Santos; Kauane de Kássia Mussett Lazaniri; Luis Humbert Andrade de Lemos; Rafael Tresso Terrin

doi:10.31211/rpics.2025.11.2.396

Autores

André Connor de Méo Luiz Instituto Continuum https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3092-324X
Myenne Mieko Ayres Tsutsumi Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4529-0959
José Martins da Silva Neto Instituto Continuum
Julia Rocker dos Santos Instituto Continuum https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4660-7057
Kauane de Kássia Mussett Lazaniri Instituto Continuum https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4667-1127
Luis Humbert Andrade de Lemos Instituto Baiano de Terapia Comportamental https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9771-4696
Rafael Tresso Terrin Instituto Continuum

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.2.396

Palavras-chave:

Esforço de Resposta, Esforço Físico, Desempenho Psicomotor, Comportamento Humano, Intervenções Comportamentais

Resumo

Contexto: O esforço de resposta é uma dimensão central na análise do comportamento e pode modular respostas em contextos de segurança, saúde e sustentabilidade. Embora o esforço de resposta tenha sido amplamente estudado por meio de manipulações de exigências de razão e de força, pouco se sabe sobre os efeitos da velocidade da resposta. Objetivo: Examinar os efeitos de diferentes requisitos de velocidade, enquanto manipulações de esforço de resposta, sobre a taxa de respostas em humanos. Métodos: Seis estudantes de graduação participaram de um delineamento A–B–A, em uma tarefa computadorizada de destruição de “fontes de poluição”, sob esquema múltiplo de intervalo variável (VI 15 s / VI 30 s). O requisito de velocidade (20%, 40%, 80% ou 100% do comprimento da tela/segundo) variou entre sessões e retornou ao valor inicial na fase final. Resultados: De forma geral, aumentos no requisito de velocidade acompanharam-se de reduções nas taxas de resposta, sem efeitos consistentes da taxa de reforço entre os componentes. Padrões assimétricos entre grupos com aumento versus redução de velocidade e diferenças individuais sugeriram variação na sensibilidade ao esforço. Conclusões: Os achados sugerem que a velocidade funciona como uma dimensão de esforço de resposta com efeitos predominantemente supressivos sobre o responder, oferecendo um parâmetro adicional, potencialmente útil em intervenções comportamentais não punitivas em contextos clínicos, educacionais e organizacionais.

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