Erik Arntzen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4629246 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erik Arntzen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erik |
| FAMILY NAME | Arntzen |
| SIGNATURE | ARNTZEN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8471-1058 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Observing Matching-to-Sample Performance and Stimulus Sorting
The primary purpose of the present series of experiments, which includes a total of 155 adult participants, was to determine whether participants observing matching-to-sample (MTS) training and testing only sort stimuli according to experimenter-defined classes. Pooling the results of all four experiments, more than 50% of the participants sorted the stimuli according to experimenter-defined classes with no direct contact with the contingencies i…
The go/no‐go successive matching task and the emergence of arbitrary relational responding
Go/no‐go successive matching (GNG‐matching) tasks are one of several procedures used to establish conditional discriminations. This study presents a systematic review aimed at comparing procedures and outcomes of empirical studies using GNG‐matching tasks for the emergence of symmetry, transitive, and global equivalence relations in humans and non‐humans. A total of 22 articles were analyzed—nine with nonhumans and thirteen with humans. Procedura…
Effects of two sorting formats and four test criteria on equivalence class formation
The likelihood of forming equivalence classes was influenced by the format used in sorting tests and by four different test criteria applied to the same data set. After 30 participants learned 12 conditional discriminations, MTS tests evaluated the emergence of three 5‐member equivalence classes. These tests were followed by sorting tests that were conducted in clustering or stacking formats. After training, 20% of participants formed the classes…
Discrimination of highly similar stimuli as members of different equivalence classes
Learning to discriminate between physically similar stimuli as members of different classes can be relevant in certain situations. This study investigated effective methods of displaying two pairs of quasi‐identical stimuli, as samples and/or comparisons, during the training of baseline conditional discriminations. The goal was to enable participants to form three 3‐member equivalence classes and discriminate similar stimuli as members of distinc…
Meaningful Stimuli and Equivalence Classes
Maintenance of Stimulus Equivalence Classes
Equivalence Class Formation in Adults with Severe Behavioral Problems
Stimulus equivalence is a behavioral phenomenon that has been related to complex human behavior (e.g., remembering, cognitive functioning, and symbolic behavior). As a rule, people diagnosed with severe mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) that exhibit delusional and hallucinatory behavior, and disorganized speech have shown cognitive impairment (e.g., processing speed, reasoning/problem solving). Not enough research has analy…
The Role of Meaningful Stimuli in Large Stimulus Classes
Effects of Limited Hold on Equivalence Class Formation
In an attempt to limit the opportunity to engage in mediating behavior, two groups of adult participants received preliminary training in identity matching with limited hold levels (LH) for responding of 0.7 s for the sample and 1.2 s for the comparisons. The two groups were subsequently trained to form three 5-member classes, using the same LH levels, where the A, B, D, and E stimuli were abstract stimuli, and the C stimuli were meaningful pictu…
Relations Among Locus of Control, Religiosity, and Resiliency in Collegiate Football Players
Resiliency in athletes is related to effective coping strategies. Expectedly, during the COVID-19 pandemic, this attribute was highlighted in collegiate football players. To date, the relations among locus of control (LOC), strength of religious beliefs (i.e., religiosity), and resiliency in collegiate football players have not been explored in the literature. Exploring the relation of LOC and religious beliefs to resiliency may shed light on ave…
A View on the Development and Current Situation of Behavior Analysis in Europe
The present article discusses essential historical trends in behavior analysis in Europe, in terms of both organizations and conferences. Of particular interest is the series of the European Meetings on the Experimental Analysis of Behaviour held in different European cities between 1983 and 2000, just when the European Association for Behaviour Analysis (EABA) and the European Journal of Behavior Analysis (EJOBA) both started. This article not o…
Tailoring of Painful Stimuli Used for Exploring Transfer of Function
Fifteen college students rated the degree of painfulness of six images showing needle injections to different parts of a human hand. The images were rated on a scale ranging from 1 (not painful) to 5 (severely painful). Next, the participants were trained six conditional discriminations with abstract shapes as stimuli and tested for the formation of three 3-member equivalence classes in a one-to-many (OTM) training structure (AB/AC). The test for…
Social Categorization and Stimulus Equivalence
Yield as an Essential Measure of Equivalence Class Formation, Other Measures, and New Determinants
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Tailoring of Painful Stimuli Used for Exploring Transfer of Function
Fifteen college students rated the degree of painfulness of six images showing needle injections to different parts of a human hand. The images were rated on a scale ranging from 1 (not painful) to 5 (severely painful). Next, the participants were trained six conditional discriminations with abstract shapes as stimuli and tested for the formation of three 3-member equivalence classes in a one-to-many (OTM) training structure (AB/AC). The test for…
Social Categorization and Stimulus Equivalence
Yield as an Essential Measure of Equivalence Class Formation, Other Measures, and New Determinants
A View on the Development and Current Situation of Behavior Analysis in Europe
The present article discusses essential historical trends in behavior analysis in Europe, in terms of both organizations and conferences. Of particular interest is the series of the European Meetings on the Experimental Analysis of Behaviour held in different European cities between 1983 and 2000, just when the European Association for Behaviour Analysis (EABA) and the European Journal of Behavior Analysis (EJOBA) both started. This article not o…
The Role of Meaningful Stimuli in Large Stimulus Classes
Effects of Limited Hold on Equivalence Class Formation
In an attempt to limit the opportunity to engage in mediating behavior, two groups of adult participants received preliminary training in identity matching with limited hold levels (LH) for responding of 0.7 s for the sample and 1.2 s for the comparisons. The two groups were subsequently trained to form three 5-member classes, using the same LH levels, where the A, B, D, and E stimuli were abstract stimuli, and the C stimuli were meaningful pictu…
Relations Among Locus of Control, Religiosity, and Resiliency in Collegiate Football Players
Resiliency in athletes is related to effective coping strategies. Expectedly, during the COVID-19 pandemic, this attribute was highlighted in collegiate football players. To date, the relations among locus of control (LOC), strength of religious beliefs (i.e., religiosity), and resiliency in collegiate football players have not been explored in the literature. Exploring the relation of LOC and religious beliefs to resiliency may shed light on ave…
Maintenance of Stimulus Equivalence Classes
Equivalence Class Formation in Adults with Severe Behavioral Problems
Stimulus equivalence is a behavioral phenomenon that has been related to complex human behavior (e.g., remembering, cognitive functioning, and symbolic behavior). As a rule, people diagnosed with severe mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) that exhibit delusional and hallucinatory behavior, and disorganized speech have shown cognitive impairment (e.g., processing speed, reasoning/problem solving). Not enough research has analy…
Meaningful Stimuli and Equivalence Classes
Observing Matching-to-Sample Performance and Stimulus Sorting
The primary purpose of the present series of experiments, which includes a total of 155 adult participants, was to determine whether participants observing matching-to-sample (MTS) training and testing only sort stimuli according to experimenter-defined classes. Pooling the results of all four experiments, more than 50% of the participants sorted the stimuli according to experimenter-defined classes with no direct contact with the contingencies i…
The go/no‐go successive matching task and the emergence of arbitrary relational responding
Go/no‐go successive matching (GNG‐matching) tasks are one of several procedures used to establish conditional discriminations. This study presents a systematic review aimed at comparing procedures and outcomes of empirical studies using GNG‐matching tasks for the emergence of symmetry, transitive, and global equivalence relations in humans and non‐humans. A total of 22 articles were analyzed—nine with nonhumans and thirteen with humans. Procedura…
Effects of two sorting formats and four test criteria on equivalence class formation
The likelihood of forming equivalence classes was influenced by the format used in sorting tests and by four different test criteria applied to the same data set. After 30 participants learned 12 conditional discriminations, MTS tests evaluated the emergence of three 5‐member equivalence classes. These tests were followed by sorting tests that were conducted in clustering or stacking formats. After training, 20% of participants formed the classes…
Discrimination of highly similar stimuli as members of different equivalence classes
Learning to discriminate between physically similar stimuli as members of different classes can be relevant in certain situations. This study investigated effective methods of displaying two pairs of quasi‐identical stimuli, as samples and/or comparisons, during the training of baseline conditional discriminations. The goal was to enable participants to form three 3‐member equivalence classes and discriminate similar stimuli as members of distinc…
Behavioral and Psychological Studies (13 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Equivalence (formal languages) (10 works) · Mathematics (10 works) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (8 works) · Cognitive psychology (7 works) · Stimulus (psychology) (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Artificial Intelligence (5 works)