CURRICULUM VITAE Christoffer Eilifsen May 2018 CONTACT INFORMATION Oslo Metropolitan University Department of Behavioral Science PO Box 4, St. Olavs plass 0130 Oslo Norway Phone: +4748354589 E-mail: christoffer.eilifsen@oslomet.no EDUCATIONAL HISTORY Oslo and Akershus University College PhD in Behavior Analysis, August 2014 Dissertation advisor: Erik Arntzen, PhD Dissertation title: The Use of Different Experimental Designs to Assess Effects of Training Arrangements on Conditional Discrimination and Stimulus Equivalence Performance Akershus University College MA in Learning in Complex Systems (Behavior analysis specialization), October 2008 Dissertation advisor: Erik Arntzen, PhD Dissertation title: Stimulus Equivalence and Common Functions of Stimuli Akershus University College BA in Social Education, June 2006 Dissertation advisor: Svein Eikeseth, PhD Dissertation title: Effect of Behavioral Contracts and Activity Schedules on Stable Work for a Young Man with Asperger s Syndrome and AD/HD PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Associate Professor (2014 present). Department of Behavioral Science, Oslo and Akershus University College.
PhD Scholar (2010 2014). Department of Behavioral Science, Oslo and Akershus University College. Research Assistant (2008 2009). Department of Behavioral Science, Akershus University College. SERVICE Editorial Board member, Behavior and Philosophy 2016 present Editorial Board member, European Journal of Behavior Analysis 2014 present Editorial Board member, Norwegian Journal of Behavior Analysis 2011 present Guest reviewer, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2015 Guest reviewer, European Journal of Behavior Analysis 2011 2014 Guest reviewer, Norwegian Journal of Behavior Analysis 2010 2011 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION European Association for Behaviour Analysis Association for Behavior Analysis International Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis 2010 present 2010 present 2008 present PUBLICATIONS Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2017). Effects of immediate tests on the long-term maintenance of stimulus equivalence classes. The Psychological Record, 67, 447 461. doi: 10.1007/s40732-017-0247-y Arntzen, E. Peturson, P. I., Sadeghi, P., Eilifsen, C. (2015). Equivalence class formation in accuracy or speed conditions: Immediate emergence, adduction, and retention. The Psychological Record, 65, 141 159. doi: 10.1007/s40732-014-0097-9 Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2015). Effects of training structure and the passage of time on trained and derived performance. The Psychological Record, 65, 1 12. doi: 10.1007/s40732-014- 0067-2 Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2014). Er alle abstraksjoner hypotetiske konstrukter? [Are all abstractions hypothetical constructs?] [Peer commentary on the paper "Hypotetiske konstrukter innenfor atferdsanalyse: Finnes de? Ja, men der lever de dessverre ikke i beste velgående" by F. Svartdal]. Norsk tidsskrift for atferdsanalyse, 43, 133 138. Retrieved from http://www.nta.atferd.no
Fields, L., Arntzen, E., Nartey, R. K., & Eilifsen, C. (2012). Effects of a meaningful, a discriminative, and a meaningless stimulus on equivalence class formation. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 97, 163 181. doi:10.1901/jeab.2012.97-163 Arntzen, E., Braaten, L. F., Lian, T., Eilifsen, C. (2011). Response-to-sample requirements in conditional discrimination procedures. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 12, 505 522. Eilifsen, C., Vie, A., & Arntzen, E. (2011). Eksperimentelle studier av hukommelse innen kognitiv psykologi og atferdanalyse [Experimental studies of memory in cognitive psychology and behavior analysis]. Norsk Tidsskrift for Atferdsanalyse/Norwegian Journal of Behavior Analysis, 38, 115 135. Eilifsen, C. & Arntzen, E. (2011). Single-subject withdrawal designs in delayed matching-tosample procedures. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 12, 157 172. Arntzen, E., Grondahl, T., & Eilifsen, C. (2010). The effects of different training structures in the establishment of conditional discriminations and the subsequent performance on the tests for stimulus equivalence, The Psychological Record, 60, 437 462. Eilifsen, C. & Arntzen, E. (2009). On the role of trial types in tests for stimulus equivalence. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 10, 187 202. PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2018, May). The historical and conceptual development of research on mediated generalization. In C. Eilifsen (Chair), Historical and conceptual changes in methodological and radical behaviorism. Symposium conducted at the 44 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2018, April). The role of evolutionary biology in historical predecessors to contemporary behaviorism. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis, Gol, Norway. Eilifsen, C. (2018, April). Sidman and human behavior. In P. Holth (Chair), Dr. Murray Sidmans mange bidrag til vitenskapen om atferd [The many contributions of Dr. Murray Sidman to the science of behavior]. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of the Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis, Gol, Norway.
Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2017, May). Effects of serialized and concurrent training on equivalence class formation. Poster presented at the 43 rd annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Denver, CO. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2017, May). Sidman s contingency analysis of stimulus equivalence: The role of biology and learning history. In E. Sjoberg (Chair), Evolusjon og atferd [Evolution and behavior]. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of the Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis, Gol, Norway. Eilifsen, C. (2017, May). Private and hypothetical variables in the study of mediation in paired associate learning and possible lessons for current research on emergent behavior. In E. Arntzen (Chair), Private events. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of the Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis, Gol, Norway. Eilifsen, C. (2016, September). A citation analysis and comparison of the APA Handbook of Behavior Analysis and the APA Educational Psychology Handbook. Poster presented at the Eight biennial convention of the European Association of Behaviour Analysis, Enna, Italy. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2016, September). Paired associate learning and stimulus equivalence. In E. Arntzen (Chair), Stimulus equivalence: Some historical issues and recent findings. Symposium conducted at the Eight biennial convention of the European Association of Behaviour Analysis, Enna, Italy. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2015, May). The effects of immediate testing on the long-term maintenance of stimulus equivalence classes. In C. Eilifsen (Chair) and C. Pilgrim (Discussant), Test procedures in equivalence class formation. Symposium conducted at the 41 st annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2015, April). Om forholdet mellom grunnforskning og anvendt atferdsanalyse [On the relationship between basic and applied behavior analysis]. Paper presented the annual conference of the Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis, Gol, Norway Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2013, May). Matching-to-sample procedures: Respondent vs. operant conditioning. Poster presented at the 39 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Minneapolis, MN.
Ree, G., & Eilifsen, C. (2013, May). Ontological questions in radical behaviorism Philosophical assumptions in Skinner's The Operational Analysis of Psychological Terms. Poster presented at the 39 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Minneapolis, MN. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2013, April). Atferd og hjerne: måling av hjernekorrelater i studier av matching-to-sample og stimulusekvivalens [Behavior and brains: Measurements of brain-correlates in studies of matching-to-sample and stimulus equivalence]. Paper presented the annual conference of the Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis, Gol, Norway. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2012, November). Brain activity correlates in stimulus equivalence research. Poster presented at the First Theory and Philosophy Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Santa Fe, NM. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2012, September). Effects of serialized and concurrent training in marching-to-sample procedures. In E. Arntzen (Chair), Equivalence class formation in humans. Symposium conducted at the Sixth biennial convention of the European Association of Behaviour Analysis, Lisbon, Portugal. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2012, September). European Journal of Behavior Analysis 2000 2012: Behavior analysis in Europe. Poster presented at the Sixth biennial convention of the European Association of Behaviour Analysis, Lisbon, Portugal. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2012, May). Effects of training structure, class size, and the passage of time on trained and derived performance. In L. Fields (Chair), Effects of meaning, relational type, training structure and joint stimulus control on equivalence class formation. Symposium conducted at the 38 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Seattle, WA. Fields, L., Arntzen, E., Nartey, R., & Eilifsen, C. (2012, May). Sorting tasks in stimulus equivalence research. In E. Arntzen (Chair), Stimulus equivalence: Empirical and developments issues. Symposium conducted at the 38 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Seattle, WA. Arntzen, E., & Eilifsen, C. (2012, April). Ingenting skjer i et vakuum: analyser av stimuluskontroll [Nothing takes place in a vacuum: Analyses of stimulus control]. Paper
presented the annual conference of the Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis, Gol, Norway. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2011, November). Reaction time in stimulus equivalence experiments. In E. Arntzen (Chair), Formation of derived relations in human and nonhuman participants. Symposium conducted at the Sixth biennial International Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Granada, Spain. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2011, May). Maintenance of baseline conditional discriminations during tests for stimulus equivalence. In E. Arntzen (Chair), and L. Fields (Discussant), Theoretical and practical issues in matching-to-sample and stimulus equivalence procedures. Symposium conducted at the 37 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2011, May). The effects of ascending and descending titrating delays on stimulus equivalence. Poster presented at the 37 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO. Fields, L., Arntzen, C., Nartey, R., & Eilifsen, C. (2011, May). A behavioral function of meaningful stimuli that enhances the formation of equivalence classes. In E. Arntzen (Chair), Derived relations in nonhumans and humans. Symposium conducted at the 37 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Denver, CO. Arntzen, E., & Eilifsen, C. (2011, May). Radikalbehaviorisme: filosofien og vitenskapen [Radical behaviorism: The philosophy and the science]. Paper presented the annual conference of the Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis, Gol, Norway. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E., & Braaten, L. F. (2011, April). Response to sample requirements in stimulus equivalence procedures. In E. Arntzen (Chair), Stimulus equivalence. Symposium conducted at the biennial conference of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Group, London, United Kingdom. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2010, September). Fixed and titrating delays in equivalence tasks. In G. Tomanari (Chair), Derived relations in nonhumans and humans. Symposium conducted at the Fifth biennial conference of the European Association for Behavior Analysis, Rethymno, Greece. Arntzen, E., Eilifsen, C., & Vie, A. (2010, May). Distracters during testing in delayed matching to sample. In E. Arntzen (Chair), Variables influencing equivalence relations. Symposium
conducted at the 36 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX. Eilifsen, C., & Arntzen, E. (2010, May). Effects of fixed and titrated delays in equivalence tasks: Stage II Adults. In M. Vaidya (Chair), Novel procedures in the study of equivalence relations. Symposium conducted at the 36 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX. Eilifsen, C., Arntzen, E., & Hognason, F. (2010, May). Effects on stimulus equivalence test performance of varying the delay in delayed matching-to-sample. Poster presented at the 36 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX. Arntzen, E., Lian, T., Eilifsen, C., & Halvorsen, L. R (2010, April). Studier av kompleks menneskelig atferd [Studies of complex human behavior]. Paper presented the annual conference of the Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis, Gol, Norway. Arntzen, E., Grondahl, T., & Eilifsen, C. (2009, August). On training structures and stimulus equivalence. In M. Vaidya (Chair) and E. Arntzen (Discussant), New directions in equivalence research: Investigating the role of training conditions on testing outcomes. Symposium conducted at the Fifth biennial International Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Oslo, Norway. Eilifsen, C., Vignes, T., & Arntzen, E. (2009, August). The effect of using familiar stimuli as nodes on the equivalence class formation in children. In E. Arntzen (Chair), Variables influencing stimulus equivalence. Symposium conducted at the Fifth biennial International Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Oslo, Norway. Arntzen, E., Eilifsen, C., & Vaidya, M. (2009, May) On titrating of delays in delayed matching-to-sample (DMTS) and stimulus equivalence (SE). In E. Arntzen (Chair), On stimulus equivalence. Symposium conducted at the 35 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AZ. Eilifsen, C., Arntzen, E., & Vignes, T. (2009, May). The role of pictures in the equivalence class formation of children. Poster presented at the 35 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AZ.
Arntzen, E., & Eilifsen, C. (2009, April). Differences in testing protocols in stimulus equivalence research. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Group, London, UK. Eilifsen, C., Vadiya, M., & Arntzen, E. (2008, May). The development of equivalence via shared stimulus functions. Poster presented at the 34 th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.