Erik Kjos Fonn

Doctoral Research Fellow - Metode, arbeids-, kultur- og sosialpsyk
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Academic interests

I am interested in the intersecting research areas between social, developmental, political, and evolutionary psychology. I conduct experimental research on infants and preschoolers, asking which basic social concepts they possess and how they make use of this conceptual knowledge when navigating the social world. My research focuses on children’s and infants’ notions of social dominance, resource conflict and ownership, and how these emerging social concepts may inform our understanding of political attitudes and behavior among adults. My PhD project is a part of the ERC-funded project COORDINATE (PI: prof. Lotte Thomsen).

Background

Education

2020: Cand.psychol. (professional degree in clinical psychology), University of Oslo

2018: BA in philosophy, University of Oslo

2012: Creative writing ("forfatterstudiet i Bø"), Telemark University College

Professional background

2023-: PhD candidate in social and developmental psychology (supervisor: prof. Lotte Thomsen), Department of Psychology, University of Oslo

2020-2023: Lab manager in SIRL babylab (researcher), Department of Psychology, University of Oslo

2015-2019: Research assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo

2017: Student research fellow (full-time for one semester), Norwegian Research Council / Department of Psychology, University of Oslo

 

Publications

  • Fonn, Erik Kjos; Zahl, Joakim Haugane; Kristensen, Bjørn Dahl; Margoni, Francesco & Thomsen, Lotte (2023). No single notion of cooperation explains when we respect ownership. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. ISSN 0140-525X. 46. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X23001310. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fonn, Erik Kjos; Zahl, Joakim Haugane & Thomsen, Lotte (2021). The boss is not always right: Norwegian preschoolers do not selectively endorse the testimony of a novel dominant agent. Child Development. ISSN 0009-3920. p. 1–14. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13722. Full text in Research Archive

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