• Response to sample requirements in conditional discrimination procedures 

      Arntzen, Erik; Braaten, Live Fay; Lian, Torunn; Eilifsen, Christoffer (Journal of Behavior Analysis;12(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      The present experiment examined number of training trials as a function of a required response to sample in establishing conditional discriminations and testing for responding accordance with stimulus equivalence. Reaction ...
    • Role of Distractors in Delayed Matching-to-Sample Arrangements in Tests for Emergent Relations 

      Vie, Aleksander; Arntzen, Erik (International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy;Volume 19, Num. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-03)
      Some studies have presented math tasks as distractors in Delayed Matching-to-Sample (DMTS) procedures between the offset of the sample stimulus and the onset of the comparison stimuli in tests for equivalence class formation. ...
    • Semantic priming and stimulus equivalence, article 1. Effect of pre-training with rapid responding on formation of equivalence classes, article 2 

      Liland, Kim Henrik (MALKS;2013, Master thesis, 2013)
      Article 1: Semantic priming and stimulus equivalence are research areas that study relations between stimuli. Semantic priming researchers are interested in the reaction time between a prime and a following target. The ...
    • Sentrale variabler i forståelsen av spilleavhengighet 

      Revheim, Kari; Arntzen, Erik (Norsk Tidsskrift for Atferdsanalyse;39(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Spilleavhengighet er et sterkt voksende fenomen. Det gjør at behovet for å forstå forhold som påvirker spilleavhengighet er viktig. I denne artikkelen diskuteres det atferdsanalytiske perspektivet i forståelsen av ...
    • Single-subject withdrawal designs in delayed matching-to-sample procedures 

      Eilifsen, Christoffer; Arntzen, Erik (European Journal of Behavior Analysis;12(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      In most studies of delayed matching-to-sample (DMTS) and stimulus equivalence, the delay has remained fixed throughout a single experimental condition. We wanted to expand on the DMTS and stimulus equivalence literature ...
    • Social categorization and stimulus equivalence: A systematic replication 

      Strand, Rebekka; Arntzen, Erik (The Psychological Record;70, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-02)
      A systematic replication of Watt, Keenan, Barnes, and Cairns (1991) was conducted on two groups of Norwegian soccer supporters. The 24 participants were trained conditional discriminations for the emergence of three 3-member ...
    • Social significant stimuli in training of conditional discriminations in participant with neurocognitive disorder 

      Steingrimsdottir, Hanna Steinunn; Brogård-Antonsen, Anette; Boye-Hansen, Silje; Aasland, Heidi Grete; Arntzen, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Forgetting names can be demanding for individuals diagnosed with neurocognitive disorders (NCD). The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of different lengths of inter-trialintervals (ITIs) while employing two ...
    • Some issues in memory research within behavior analysis 

      Høgnason, Felix (MALKS;2012, Master thesis, 2012)
      The purpose of Article 1 is to introduce some of the major theoretical contribution of cognitive psychology concerning short-term or working memory. The role of neuroscientific research of enhancing our understanding of ...
    • Sorting test as a measurement of expansion of equivalence classes 

      Vlachokyriakou, Eleni (MALKS;2021, Master thesis, 2021)
      Previous studies have documented that sorting test can be used as an adequate measure for formation and expansion of equivalence class. Beside the inclusion of a meaningful stimulus in the set of stimuli increases the ...
    • Speed and accuracy in fluency and equivalence 

      Pétursson, Pétur Ingi (MALKS;2012, Master thesis, 2012)
      Speed and accuracy are the two main themes of the current thesis. Article 1 presents the conceptual, historical and empirical basis of behavioral fluency, how speed and accuracy are involved in fluency-based training and ...
    • Spilleavhengighet og atferdsanalyse 

      Revheim, Kari (MALKS 2011;, Master thesis, 2011)
      Excessive gambling is a growing problem in the world, and the prevalence is approximately 1-2 % Petry (2005) . Hence the need for effective treatment is increasing. Article 1 consists of five different disciplines view ...
    • Stimulus equivalence and instructions 

      Poulsen, Annika (MALKS;2018, Master thesis, 2018)
      Article 1 is a literature review which covered the use of instructions in stimulus equivalence research in two time periods. The results showed that instructions differ to a great extent. The most commonly used instruction ...
    • Stimulus equivalence and nodal number 

      Follerås, Renate (MALKS;2021, Master thesis, 2021)
      The first article is a systematic summarizing review of research on nodal number effects within the field of stimulus equivalence. The starting point of the review is a previous summarizing article by Fields and Moss (2007). ...
    • Stimulus equivalence and supplemental measures on equivalence relations 

      Moksness, Anne-Marie (MALKS;2012, Master thesis, 2012)
      The present article introduces stimulus equivalence research as an experimental analysis on how previously unrelated stimuli can generate a specific pattern of responding without being directly taught. Murray Sidman and ...
    • Stimulus equivalence class formation and stimulus sorting 

      Limi, Eva Lyholm (MALKS;2017, Master thesis, 2017)
      Immediate emergence of equivalence classes has been documented in sorting tests in two experiments. Discordant findings — showing that classes documented by sorting tests immediately after the training of baseline relations ...
    • Stimulus equivalence, relational frame theory and transfer of avoidance stimulus functions 

      Majormoen, Anette Ask (MALKS;2018, Master thesis, 2018)
      Article 1: The present study is a review of journal articles that addresses the topics of stimulus equivalence or relational frame theory, using the search terms “Transfer of Functions” and “Transformation of Functions” ...
    • Stimulus equivalence: A conceptual and empirical investigation of generalizations of abstract stimuli: Does proximity equal equivalence? 

      Ljusic, Nikola (MALKS;2019, Master thesis, 2019)
      Stimulus equivalence can be defined as emergence of new relations without direct reinforcement after conditional discrimination is established, as these new relations can be described by reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity. ...
    • Stimulus equivalence: Conceptual and methodological issues 

      Granmo, Sjur (MALKS;2015, Master thesis, 2015)
      Article 1: The research field of concepts is—in the present article—divided in two accounts: the cognitive psychology approach and the behavior analysis approach. The article starts off by illuminating the philosophical ...
    • Stimulus-equivalence technology to teach skills about nutritional content 

      Arntzen, Erik; Eilertsen, Jon Magnus (Perspectives on Behavior Science;Volume 43, Number 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-21)
      Abstract Twenty-two adult participants, assigned to three conditions, were trained nutrition knowledge (i.e., carbohydrate values) for different food items. In a stimulus sorting test, the participants were asked to sort ...
    • Stimulusekvivalens og Event-relaterte Potensialer 

      Granerud, Guro; Arntzen, Erik (Norsk Tidsskrift for Atferdsanalyse (NTA);2021, 48, 243 - 251 Nummer 2 (VINTER 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Elektroencefalografi (EEG) benyttes for å måle hjernens elektriske aktivitet og kan brukes som et korrelasjonsmål ved test for stimulusekvivalens. Event-relaterte potensialer (ERP) er målt ved gjennomsnitt av EEG. N400 er ...