Revista Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta • Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis 2020 | Núm. 2 • Diciembre | No. 2 • December | Vol. 46, 162 - 201 hp://dx.doi.org/10.5514/rmac.v46.i2.77878 INTERINDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN METACONTINGENCIES* DESEMPEÑO INTERINDIVIDUAL EN METACONTINGENCIAS José G. Ardila-Sánchez 1 , Ramona A. Houmanfar and Will Fleming Department of Psychology, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV, USA Abstract e primary unit of analysis in metacontingencies are interlocking- behavioral contingencies (IBCs) measured by their aggregate product (AP). e experimental literature has demonstrated selection APs by factors external to the group (also known as “cultural consequences”). By contrast, social interactions occurring inside of IBCs have received lile examination, although they constitute a key element to under- stand different types of social dynamics. In this study interindividual performance and verbal interactions of individuals inside of IBCs were examined. Communication between participants in dyads was experi- mentally manipulated such that some dyads wore noise-cancelling headphones while working together and other group of dyads used * All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments. Informed consent was obtai- ned from all individual participants included in this study. Datasets analyzed during this study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. 1. Correspondence concerning this study should be addressed to José G. Ardila Sánchez, Department of Psychology/296, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557. E-mail: jose.ardila@nevada.unr.edu