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<journal-title><![CDATA[Ciencias Psicológicas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cienc. Psicol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1688-4221</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Católica del Uruguay.]]></publisher-name>
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<month>11</month>
<year>2013</year>
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<month>11</month>
<year>2013</year>
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<volume>7</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>115</fpage>
<lpage>116</lpage>
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</front><body><![CDATA[ <div class=Section1>      <p align=center style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span class=GramE><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>editorial</span></b></span></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Se presenta en esta edición el Número 2 del Volumen VII, donde se reúnen trabajos originales de investigación, una conferencia escogida y una revisión bibliográfica sistemática. Los temas son diversos: estudios psicométricos del <span class=SpellE>Family</span> <span class=SpellE>Adaptability</span> and <span class=SpellE>Cohesion</span> <span class=SpellE>Evaluation</span> <span class=SpellE>Scale</span> (FACES IV) y la escala de inteligencia para niños de <span class=SpellE>Wechsler</span> (WISC-IV); evaluación de la compra impulsiva; evaluación del miedo a hablar en público; estudio sobre correlaciones <span class=SpellE>policóricas</span> y <span class=SpellE>tetracóricas</span> en el análisis factorial y un trabajo sobre la evaluación de la dominancia social y dominancia agresiva y la relación 2D:4D en jugadores de futbol. Una revisión bibliográfica sistemática sobre Psicología Basada en la Evidencia y una conferencia sobre los cuidados en la primera infancia; además de las secciones de Comentarios sobre Libros</span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:fuchsia'> </span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>y Eventos Académicos en Psicología.</span></i><span lang=ES-UY style='mso-ansi-language:ES-UY'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Con los artículos incluidos en este número se busca cumplir con el objetivo de las Comunicaciones Científicas, compartir los productos y reflexiones sobre temas de investigación. Sin embargo, para alcanzarlo, no son pocos los temas a resolver cuando se plantea el proyecto de una publicación que cumpla con los criterios estándar de calidad y con la condición de difusión ineludible. Se requiere que los músicos de esa orquesta funcionen conjuntamente, es entonces que la melodía resulta posible; orquesta formada por los autores, los evaluadores, los lectores, las publicaciones y las entidades de formación y acopio.</span></i></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Los autores requieren de una formación en escritura científica, que solo se funda a partir del ejercicio de la lectura que debe ser hecho desde la formación básica en su área, combinado con breves trabajos que vayan incorporando la normativa, un escritor es de inicio un lector entrenado. Esa comunicabilidad no es ajena a estos tiempos, las <span class=SpellE>TIC’s</span> incorporadas a la vida cotidiana son un ejemplo sobre el cual edificar en la formación, las bases de ese espacio virtual -que parece infinito y que tal vez equipara para muchos jóvenes la aventura que poblaba la imaginación de Julio <span class=SpellE>Verne</span>-.</span></i></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>En ese escenario, las publicaciones científicas tienen el cometido de generar competencias en los nóveles autores, para los que se debe ofrecer una normativa clara, unas reglas que posibiliten comprender el contexto de la Revista en cuestión y una asesoría que, muchas veces supone una tarea añadida pero provechosa al Consejo Editorial. Los futuros autores han de ser competentes tanto en el uso de las <span class=SpellE>TIC’s</span> como en los criterios de publicación científica, &quot;el cincel esculpe la obra que está en la mente&quot;, entonces y por sobre todas las cosas, tener algo para decir que aporte al conocimiento y se sustente en él. Tarea para la academia, para el ámbito editorial y la sociedad como un todo.</span></i></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Como en todo segundo número del año, hacemos llegar nuestros saludos navideños a lectores, autores y evaluadores, así como los deseos de paz para el año que se inicia y el agradecimiento de siempre.</span></i></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:1.0cm;text-align:justify'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p class=western style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:1.0cm;text-align:justify'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:1.0cm;text-align:justify'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:1.0cm;text-align:justify'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:1.0cm;text-align:justify'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:1.0cm;text-align:justify'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p align=right style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;text-indent:14.2pt; line-height:120%'><span class=SpellE><b><i><span lang=ES-UY style='font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language: ES-UY'>Lilian</span></i></b></span><b><i><span lang=ES-UY style='font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language: ES-UY'> R. <span class=SpellE>Daset</span></span></i></b><span lang=ES-UY style='mso-ansi-language:ES-UY'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      <p align=right style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;text-indent:14.2pt; line-height:120%'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Directora del Consejo Editorial</span></i></b></p>      <p style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:120%'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:120%'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:120%'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:120%'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:120%'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:120%'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>      <p align=center style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:120%'><span class=GramE><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:120%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>editorial</span></b></span><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      <p style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>This new issue of <span class=SpellE>Ciencias</span> <span class=SpellE>Psicológicas</span> brings together original research papers, a conference presentation and a systematic literature review. Topics are diverse: psychometric analyses of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale IV (FACES IV) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children IV (WISC-IV); a study assessing the fear of speaking in public and additional studies on the <span class=SpellE>polychoric</span> and <span class=SpellE>tetrachoric</span> correlations is factor analysis, and the relationship of 2D:4D ratio and sociable and aggressive dominance in junior soccer players; a systematic literature review about evidence based psychology and a conference presentation on early childhood care. Furthermore, this issue includes a book review and a calendar of upcoming academic events.</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>The papers included in the present issue are aimed at fulfilling the goal of scientific communications, i.e. sharing the fruit academic research. To achieve this, there are many issues to be addressed in the planning of a publication that meets the standard criteria of quality and communicability. In order to produce a pleasant melody, it is required that these musicians -authors, peers, editors, journals and institutions- work together in perfect harmony.</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>The authors require training in scientific writing, which relies on the exercise of reading scientific works in their area of expertise. Later, after writing short papers, the authors start </span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>to incorporate the standards of the scientific liter</span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>ature. After all, it could be argued that an author is but a trained reader.</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>This communication skill is no stranger to the influence of historical time. The expansion of ICTs to everyday life is an example on which to build the foundations of such a virtual space, a seemingly infinite space that resembles those fantastic worlds imagined by Jules Verne.</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>In this scenario, scientific publications are entrusted in generating skills in the novice authors, for which a clear set of rules should be provided. These rules should facilitate the understanding of both the context and the journal characteristics. Oftentimes, additional advice should be provided to novel authors, which results clear benefits both for the authors and the Editorial Board.</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Prospective authors must be competent in the use of ICTs and in the criteria for scientific publication -the chisel carves the work that is in the mind- and must have something to say that contributes to and is supported by the scientific knowledge. This is a major task for the academia, publishers and the society as a whole.</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 14.2pt;line-height:120%'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>As in every second issue of the year, we would like to extend our Christmas greetings and best wishes for the upcoming year to all readers, authors and reviewers, thanks as always.</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:1.0cm;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language: EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>      <p style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.2pt;line-height: 120%'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>      <p style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.2pt;line-height: 120%'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>      <p style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.2pt;line-height: 120%'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>      <p style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left: 1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.2pt;line-height: 120%'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>      <p align=right style='margin-top:5.65pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;text-indent:14.2pt; line-height:120%'><span class=SpellE><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>Lilian</span></i></b></span><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'> R. <span class=SpellE>Daset</span></span></i></b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      <p align=right style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;text-indent:14.2pt; line-height:120%'><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 120%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Director of the Editorial Board</span></i></b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>      <p class=western style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:36.95pt;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:1.0cm;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language: EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>      ]]></body>
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