• On the role of concept formation 

      Harangen, Camilla (MALKS;2013, Master thesis, 2013)
      Within behavior analysis the main focus has been on the functional variables affecting concept formation, which have been widely studied within stimulus equivalence. Cognitive psychology has on the other hand been more ...
    • On the role of sorting 

      Norbom, Aina Dahle (MALKS;2013, Master thesis, 2013-01-01)
      Article 1: The present article presents different definitions of the terms categorization and concepts in regards of the cognitive psychology and behavior analysis. Prospective future research on sorting and equivalence ...
    • On the role of transfer of function in the understanding of preferences 

      Eilertsen, Jon Magnus (MALKS;2015, Master thesis, 2015)
      The current paper uses research from the area of stimulus equivalence and the transfer and transfer of function as an approach to understand complex human behavior in the world outside of the laboratory. Future research ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Stimulusekvivalens: konseptuelle og eksperimentelle analyser 

      Sætherbakken, Per S. (MALKS;2014, Master thesis, 2014)
      Siden den første eksperimentelle studien som påviste emergent atferd ble publisert i 1971, har forskningsaktivitet på stimulusekvivalens vært betydelig innen atferdsanalyse. Mange rapporter etter eksperimentelle undersøkelser ...
    • Studier av variabler som påvirker hukommelse 

      Walle, Anine (MALKS;2015, Master thesis, 2015)
      Det stilles ofte spørsmål rundt hvordan det er mulig å huske, eller å glemme. Hukommelse er interessant i seg selv, men det er et komplekst fenomen, mye fordi det ikke er mulig å studere det direkte. Hvordan er det mulig ...
    • Transfer of function and preferences 

      Mysior, Mateusz (MALKS;2021, Master thesis, 2021)
      This master thesis is a study on the transfer of function in equivalence classes and its effect on preferences. The thesis is composed of two articles where the first part is a literature review of studies done in the field ...
    • Trening som leder til emergens av intraverbal bidireksjonal naming og stimulusekvivalens 

      Bjørklund Jørgensen, Emilie (Master thesis, 2023)
      Hensikten med denne studien var å etablere tacts og intraverbaler knyttet til baselinerelasjoner, for å evaluere om emergent matching-to-sample (MTS)- og intraverbal respondering oppsto i samsvar med danning av ekvivalensklasser. ...
    • Variabler som påvirker begrepsdannelse 

      Seldal, Aina (MALKS;2017, Master thesis, 2017)
      Kompleks menneskelig atferd har lenge vært et hovedtema innen forskning i eksperimentell psykologi. Hvordan slik kompleks atferd skal forstås og forklares har innen ulike psykologiske perspektiv generert en mengde ulike ...