• Identity matching in a person with Alzheimer's disease 

      Brogård-Antonsen, Anette; Arntzen, Erik (European Journal of Behavior Analysis (EJOBA);, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-02)
      In the present study, a 91-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease participated. The purpose of the experiment was to study how repetitions of conditions affected correct responding in identity matching-to-sample. The ...
    • 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 ...
    • Building relationships in inclusive research in diverse contexts 

      Chalachanova, Anna; Nind, Melanie; Østby, May; Power, Andrew; Tilley, Liz; Walmsley, Jan; Westergård, Britt-Evy; Heia, Torill; Gerhardsen, Alf Magne; Oterhals, Ole Magnus; King, Matthew (Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research;volume 22, issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-07)
      This article explores relationships between academics and people with intellectual disabilities collaborating in inclusive research. The authors present and reflect upon narrative accounts from Norway and England from both ...
    • Murray Sidman: A Life of Giving 

      Johnson, Cammarie; Iversen, Iver H.; Kenyon, Paula; Holth, Per; de Souza, Deisy das Graças (Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-12)
      Murray Sidman's contributions to the science of behavior span many areas including avoidance behavior, coercion and its effects, stimulus control, errorless learning, programmed learning, stimulus equivalence, and ...
    • Higher Education and Behavior Analysis in Europe: Creating a Unified Approach for the Training of Autism Professionals. 

      Roll-Pettersen, Lise; Gena, A; Eldevik, Sigmund; Moderato, Paolo; Sigurdardottir, Zuilma Gabriela; Dillenburger, Karola; Keenan, M.; Alai Rosales, S (European Journal of Behavior Analysis;Volume 21, 2020 - Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-16)
      Training of behaviour analysts for autism services, has improved notably within a European higher education context. However, regional discrepancies associated with economic, health care, social services, and institutional ...
    • A critical review of the rodent social release paradigm: empathy or social reinforcement 

      Blystad, Magnus Helgheim (Revista Mexicana de Analisis de la Conducta;Vol. 45. No. 2 (2019), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-07)
      Research on social animal behavior is growing within social neuroscience. Basic research on behavioral processes in animals has always been the forte of behavior analysis, but the collaboration and crossover between the ...
    • Organizational Silos: A Scoping Review Informed by a Behavioral Perspective on Systems and Networks 

      Tagliabue, Marco; Lorenzo, Flora (Societies;Volume 10, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-24)
      In recent years, several organizations have implemented interventions aimed at integrating work processes and bridging network clusters. These are often permeated by different assumptions regarding clusters in organizational ...
    • A critical review of the support for variability as an operant dimension 

      Nergaard, Siv Kristin; Holth, Per (Perspectives on Behavior Science;43 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-27)
      There is abundant evidence that behavioral variability is more predominant when reinforcement is contingent on it than when it is not, and the interpretation of direct reinforcement of variability suggested by Page and ...
    • Scaling up and scaling out: Consilience and the evolution of more nurturing societies 

      Biglan, Anthony; Johansson, Magnus; Embry, Dennis D.; Van Ryzin, Mark (Clinical Psychology Review;Volume 81, November 2020, 101893, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-05)
      This paper argues that diverse disciplines within the human sciences have converged in identifying the conditions that human beings need to thrive and the programs, policies, and practices that are needed to foster ...
    • The effects of performance feedback on organizational citizenship behaviour: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Tagliabue, Marco; Sigurjonsdottir, Sigridur; Sandaker, Ingunn (European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-10)
      Performance feedback is a managerial practice whose effects widely impact job satisfaction and commitment. Job satisfaction and commitment represent antecedents of organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB), denoting a ...
    • The PAX Good Behavior Game: One Model for Evolving a More Nurturing Society 

      Johansson, Magnus; Biglan, Anthony; Embry, Dennis D. (Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-25)
      This paper describes the culture and components of the PAX Good Behavior Game and offers it as one model for how to enhance the well-being of populations through the diffusion of nurturing practices into several venues of ...
    • Piloting a Research-Oriented Teaching Model in a Bachelor Program for Social Educators – A Way to Increase Competence in Research Methodology and Sexual Health? 

      Areskoug Josefsson, Kristina; Anne, Bakke; Lunde, Gerd Hilde (Uniped - Tidsskrift for universitets- og høgskolepedagogikk;Årgang 43, nr. 3-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-07)
      Background: Sexual health is a new and important area for social educator students, relevant for research and pedagogical development. Integration of ongoing research projects when teaching scientific theory can improve ...
    • The State of Experimental Research on Community Interventions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions—A Systematic Review 

      Biglan, Anthony; Bonner, Andrew C.; Johansson, Magnus; Van Ryzin, Mark J. (Sustainability;Volume 12, Issue 18, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-15)
      This paper reviews research on community efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We conducted a systematic search of the relevant literature, and supplemented our findings with an analysis of review papers previously ...
    • The effect of pre-training of abstract stimuli to exert control over tact and mand responses on stimulus equivalence class formation. 

      Antunes de Oliveira, Marileide; Arntzen, Erik (International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy;Volume 20 Num. 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10)
      Recent studies show that the formation of stimulus equivalence classes can be enhanced by meaningful stimuli. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether acquired meaningfulness, through pretraining of meaningless ...
    • L‐lactate induces neurogenesis in the mouse ventricular‐subventricular zone via the lactate receptor HCA1 

      Lambertus, Marvin; Øverberg, Linda Thøring; Andersson, Krister Andreas; Hjelden, Malin Sørli; Hadzic, Alena; Haugen, Øyvind Pernell; Storm-Mathisen, Jon; Bergersen, Linda Hildegard; Geiseler, Samuel; Morland, Cecilie (Acta Physiologica;Volume 231, Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11-26)
      Aim: Adult neurogenesis occurs in two major niches in the brain: the subgranular zone of the hippocampal formation and the ventricular-subventricular zone. Neurogenesis in both niches is reduced in ageing and neurological ...
    • For Your Eyes Only: A Field Experiment on Nudging Hygienic Behavior 

      Mobekk, Hilde; Hessen, Dag Olav; Fagerstrøm, Asle; Jacobsen, Hanne (Frontiers in Psychology;December 2020 | Volume 11 | Article 603440, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-04)
      These days many gyms and fitness centers are closed to reduce transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in society. The gym is an environment rich in microorganisms, and careful hygiene is a necessity to keep infections at ...
    • Underlying Principles of a Covid-19 Behavioral Vaccine for a Sustainable Cultural Change 

      Carvalho Couto, Kalliu; Moura Lorenzo, Flora; Tagliabue, Marco; Borges Henriques, Marcelo; Freitas Lemos, Roberta (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 17, Issue 23: Special Issue: Community Resilience and Recovery for Public Health Emergencies, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-04)
      Until pharmacological measures are effective at containing the COVID-19 outbreak, adopting protective behaviors is paramount. In this work, we aim at informing interventions to limit the spread of the contagion and prepare ...
    • Social inclusion and people with intellectual disabilities in seven European countries 

      Grung, Rolf Magnus; Brown, Michael John; Abdulla, Samuel; Kiss, Julien-Ferencz; Ortan, Florica; Odrowaz-Coates, Anna; Sufraz, Mohammad; Tah, Jude; Marsh, Lynne (Learning Disability Practice;Vol 24, issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-10)
      Policies for people with disabilities, and specifically those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), have undergone significant changes during the past three decades. Many people with IDD experience social ...
    • Meaningful Events in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology Research Approaches: A 6-Year Literature Review 

      Oliveira, Marileide; Arntzen, Erik (Brazilian Journal of Behavior Analysis;volum 17, issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The concept of meaning has been a traditional object of scientific study over recent decades within the behavioral and cognitive psychology fields. The former defines meaningful events in terms of their existing or acquired ...
    • Eye-tracking: Et historisk innblikk og hva som måles 

      Sadeghi, Pedram; Arntzen, Erik (Norsk Tidsskrift for Atferdsanalyse (NTA);Nummer 2 (Vinter 2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Historisk sett har forskning på det okulære systemet vært av stor interesse. Teknologiske nyvinninger har gitt muligheter for å kunne forstå det okulære systemet bedre, noe som har resultert i spesifikke enheter for ...