• A Behavior analytic perspective on gambling behavior 

      Østrem, Camilla (MALKS;2014, Master thesis, 2014)
      Gambling is a complex human behavior where it origin and maintenance factors can be considered from many different theoretical perspectives. Behavior analysis has a pragmatic and contextual perspective on human behavior ...
    • Categorization in Children with Autism 

      Rustebakke, Elisabeth Ulvestad (MALKS;2015, Master thesis, 2015)
      Developing methods to teach functional language and more fluent speech in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a growing area of research. There are some findings that suggest that the ability to categorize may ...
    • Conceptual approaches to culture and communication: Approaches from each of the three levels of selection 

      Bahari, Mohsen (MALKS;2016, Master thesis, 2016)
      B. F. Skinner suggested that selection by consequences is a process that occurs at three levels. Natural selection, selection of individual behavior and cultural selection. In this article we explore the third level of ...
    • Etablering av grammatikk 

      Hansen, Marcus Drange (MALKS;2014, Master thesis, 2014)
      Behavior analysis has been criticized for not being able to explain how grammar is acquired. Is it possible to establish grammar through operant selection like many in behavior analysis claim - or is it a kind of device ...
    • Growth mindset and the capacity for learning 

      Mwaiselage, Esnath J. (MALKS;2021, Master thesis, 2021)
      The topic pertaining to motivation has been a theme that has had long history within scientific research. A number of theories have tried to dedicate themselves in the investigation of this phenomenon. One such field ...
    • Om verbal atferd og stimulusekvivalens 

      Augland, Hanne (MALKS;2014, Master thesis, 2014)
      Ever since B. F. Skinner published Verbal Behavior, his radical behavior analytic approach to language development has been considered controversial. Hence, Article 1 accounts for verbal behavior as either an operant or a ...
    • Rule-governance and sensitivity to changes in contingnencies: A literature review and an empirical study. 

      Poursharif, Anita Tootoonchi (MALKS;2020, Master thesis, 2020)
      Article 1 is a literature review with a purpose to bring together literature that addresses the issue of insensitivity to changes in contingencies when presented with an instruction, with an experimental approach. The ...
    • Verbal behavior and social media 

      Lillemoen, Maria (MALKS;2013, Master thesis, 2013)
      Social interaction is important for human beings and has been subject for research in different forms. Due to technological developments the last decade, social media have occurred and show social interaction in new forms. ...