Geir Overskeid

• Overskeid, Geir (2024). How thoughts survive. Behavior and Philosophy. ISSN 1053-8348. 52, p. 90–95. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2021). Sosial ufølsomhet ved autisme: Er regelstyring en bedre forklaring enn svekket “theory of mind”? Norsk Tidsskrift for Atferdsanalyse (NTA). ISSN 0809-781X. 48(1), p. 55–75. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Sosial ufølsomhet er vanlig ved autisme, og utgjør et betydelig problem for dem det gjelder, såvel som for deres omgivelser. Denne artikkelen er ment som et skritt mot større forståelse av slik autistisk ufølsomhet. Det blir påpekt at den mest utbredte forklaringen på fenomenet, en svekket “theory of mind”, er mentalistisk, vagt definert og leder til store måleproblemer. Isteden introduseres et alternativ, basert på studier som indikerer at sosial adferd oftere er regelstyrt hos folk med autisme enn hos andre. Med utgangspunkt i Skinners teori om regelstyring samt relevante funn, beskrives en mulig forklaring på sosial ufølsomhet hos folk med autisme. Forklaringen søker å leve opp til enkelhetsprinsippet (the law of parsimony), den er testbar og har alt en viss empirisk støtte.

• Overskeid, Geir (2021). Can Damasio's Somatic Marker Hypothesis Explain More Than Its Originator Will Admit? Frontiers in Psychology. 11. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.607310. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2019). Sosial adferd hos personer med autisme: Hva betyr regelstyring? Norsk Tidsskrift for Atferdsanalyse (NTA). ISSN 0809-781X. 46, p. 85–109. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2018). Do we need the environment to explain operant behavior? Frontiers in Psychology. 9, p. 1–6. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00373. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  By way of operant conditioning, human behavior is continuously shaped and maintained by its consequences – and understanding this process is important to most fields of psychology and neuroscience. The role of the learning organism’s environment has long been contentious, however. Much relevant research is being done by people identifying with the Skinnerian tradition, who tend to agree that the causes of behavior can be found exclusively in the environment. The meaning of this proposition is not clear, however. Some authors say the environment is outside the body, others claim it is also inside it. Among those who say the environment is outside the body, many are of the opinion that events inside the body and hence (in their view) not in the environment can also cause behavior, though they claim that events inside the body cannot be causes in the same sense as events taking place outside it. This is confusing, and the present paper argues that the “environment” may neither be a useful nor a necessary concept in the analysis of behavior. Moreover, abolishing the concept could clear the way for a reintegration of Skinnerian psychology into the mainstream.

• Overskeid, Geir (2016). Power and autistic traits. Frontiers in Psychology. 7. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01290. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Autistic traits can help people gain and sustain power, and has probably done so throughout history, says the present paper. A number of testable claims follow from this assumption. First, the powerful should have more autistic traits than others – which they do appear to have. Among other things, powerful people, and those with many autistic traits, tend to prefer solitary activities and are often aloof. Moreover, they are often rigid and socially insensitive, low on empathy and with low scores on the trait of agreeableness – and as a rule they do not have many friends. Both groups are also more self-centered than others, more honest, less submissive, more sensitive to slights, and with a stronger tendency to engage in abstract thinking. They tend to behave in bossy or dominant ways, and their moral judgment is more based on rules than on feelings. In addition to experimental evidence, I cite biographies showing that a surprising number of presidents, prime ministers and other powerful people seem to have had traits like those in question – and interestingly, in animals, leaders are often rigid and insensitive to group members’ needs and feelings, mostly acting the way they are themselves inclined to, not responding much to others. Problem solving is important in leadership, and people with many autistic traits appear often to be better thinkers than typical subjects with similar IQs. However, these and other congruities could be coincidences. Hence the question of whether traits the two groups have in common also have a common cause constitutes a strong test of the paper’s thesis – and a common cause does appear to exist, in the form of testosterone’s effects on the central nervous system. Finally, there is evidence that, other things equal, powerful men have more reproductive success than others. If men wielding power do indeed have more autistic traits than those less powerful, this will lead to, other things equal, such traits becoming more common – which can help explain the prevalence of autistic traits.

• Overskeid, Geir (2016). Systemizing in autism: The case for an emotional mechanism. New Ideas in Psychology. ISSN 0732-118X. 41, p. 18–22. doi: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2016.01.001. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2014). Adferdsanalysen har kapitulert for virkeligheten -- men tar ikke konsekvensen av det. Norsk Tidsskrift for Atferdsanalyse (NTA). ISSN 0809-781X. 41, p. 171–174. Full text in Research Archive
• Grønnerød, Cato; Overskeid, Geir & Hartmann, Ellen Johanne (2013). Under Skinner's Skin: Gauging a Behaviorist From His Rorschach Protocol. Journal of Personality Assessment. ISSN 0022-3891. 95(1), p. 1–12. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2012.696081. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2013). Hvem var B. F. Skinner? Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 50(9), p. 904–910. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2012). The role of emotions in reinforcement: Response selection in humans. The Psychological Record. ISSN 0033-2933. 62(1), p. 125–131. doi: 10.1007/bf03395792. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir; Grønnerød, Cato & Simonton, Dean Keith (2012). The Personality of a Nonperson: Gauging the Inner Skinner. Perspectives on Psychological Science. ISSN 1745-6916. 7(2), p. 187–197. doi: 10.1177/1745691611434212. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2011). Var der mer enn én fru Freud? Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 48(4), p. 350–353. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2009). Dårlige følelser på jobb - og betraktninger om hva man kan gjøre med dem. In Saksvik, Per Øystein & Nytrø, Kjell (Ed.), Klinisk organisasjonspsykologi. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202294403. p. 13–40. Full text in Research Archive
• Uri, Helene & Overskeid, Geir (2008). Hva bør styre syn på språk? Norsk Tidsskrift for Atferdsanalyse (NTA). ISSN 0809-781X. 35, p. 219–220. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2008). They should have thought about the consequences: The crisis of cognitivism and a second chance for behavior analysis. The Psychological Record. ISSN 0033-2933. 58(1), p. 131–151. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2007). Looking for Skinner and finding Freud. American Psychologist. ISSN 0003-066X. 62, p. 590–595. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.62.6.590. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2006). Why behave? The problem of initiating causes and the goals of prediction and control. The Psychological Record. ISSN 0033-2933. 56, p. 323–340. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2005). Empirically understanding understanding can make problems go away: The case of the Chinese room. The Psychological Record. ISSN 0033-2933. 55, p. 595–617. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2004). Solitary pain: Bertrand Russell as cognitive therapist. The Psychological Record. ISSN 0033-2933. 54, p. 3–14. Full text in Research Archive
• Magnussen, Svein J & Overskeid, Geir (2003). Noen sentrale temaer i vitnepsykologisk forskning - anno 2003. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 40, p. 188–203. Full text in Research Archive
• Kaufmann, Geir; Drevland, Guri; Wessel, Ellen Margrethe; Overskeid, Geir & Magnussen, Svein J (2003). The importance of being earnest: Displayed emotion and witness credibility. Applied Cognitive Psychology. ISSN 0888-4080. 17(1), p. 21–34. doi: 10.1002/acp.842. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Participants viewed one of six video-recorded versions of a rape victim’s testimony, role-played by a professional actress in one of six versions: Two versions of the testimony, representing a strong and a less strong rape scenario, were given in a free-recall manner with one of three kinds of emotions displayed, termed congruent, neutral and incongruent emotional expressions. Credibility judgements were strongly influenced by the emotions displayed, but not by the content of the story. When video watching was compared to reading a transcript of the testimony, results indicated that perceived credibility was reduced when the witness displayed neutral or incongruent emotions. Story content and displayed emotion contributed equally to estimates of the probability of a guilty verdict. We conclude that perception of credibility is strongly influenced by social stereotypes regarding appropriate emotional expression

• Kaufmann, Geir; Drevland, Guri C.B.; Wessel, Ellen; Overskeid, Geir & Magnussen, Svein (2002). It is not what you said: Displayed emotions and witness credibility. Applied Cognitive Psychology. ISSN 0888-4080. p. 1–20. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2002). Psychological hedonism and the nature of motivation: Bertrand Russell's anhedonic desires. Philosophical Psychology. ISSN 0951-5089. 15, p. 77–93. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2000). Why do we think? Consequences of regarding thinking as behavior. Journal of Psychology. ISSN 0022-3980. 134(?), p. 357–374. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2000). The slave of the passions: Experiencing problems and selecting solutions. Review of General Psychology. ISSN 1089-2680. 4(?), p. 211–237. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2000). The slave of the passions: Experiencing problems andselecting solutions. Review of General Psychology. ISSN 1089-2680. 4, p. 211–237. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2000). Why do we think? Consequences of regarding thinking asbehavior. Journal of Psychology. ISSN 0022-3980. 134, p. 357–374. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1999). Factual knowledge and problem-solving ability: Not expertise, but perhaps still related to brain size: Commentary on Skoyles on Brain-Expertise. Psycholoquy. 10 (11), p. 0–0. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1999). Forklaring, lovmessighet og det selvfølgelige i psykologisk forskning og praksis. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 36, p. 42–44. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1999). What is special about "implicit" and "explicit"? Behavioral and Brain Sciences. ISSN 0140-525X. 22, p. 0–0. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1999). Factual knowledge and problem-solving ability: Not expertise, but perhaps still related to brain size. Psycholoquy. 10. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1999). What is special about "implicit" and "explicit"? Behavioral and Brain Sciences. ISSN 0140-525X. 22, p. 780–780. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1999). Forklaring, lovmessighet og det selvfølgelige i psykologiskforskning og praksis. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 36, p. 42–44. Full text in Research Archive
• Magnussen, S. & Overskeid, Geir (1998). Påliteligheten av øyevitneforklaringer. Lov og Rett. ISSN 0024-6980. 36, p. 387–419. Full text in Research Archive
• Magnussen, Svein J & Overskeid, Geir (1998). Påliteligheten av øyenvitneforklaringer. Lov og Rett. ISSN 0024-6980. p. 387–419. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir & Svartdal, Frode (1997). Kan vi stole på følelsene våre? Intuisjon og ekspertise i dagligliv og klinisk arbeid. In Overskeid, Geir & Svartdal, Frode (Ed.), Det Ubevisste og Moderne Vitenskap. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788241707193. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir & Svartdal, Frode (1997). Innledning. In Overskeid, Geir & Svartdal, Frode (Ed.), Det Ubevisste og Moderne Vitenskap. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788241707193. Full text in Research Archive
• Svartdal, Frode & Overskeid, Geir (1997). Automatisering, læring og emosjonell aktivering: Ubevisste prosesser i dagligliv. In Overskeid, Geir & Svartdal, Frode (Ed.), Det Ubevisste og Moderne Vitenskap. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788241707193. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir & Svartdal, Frode (1996). Effect of reward on subjective autonomy and interest when initial interest is low. The Psychological Record. ISSN 0033-2933. 46, p. 319–332. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1995). Cognitivist or behaviourist - who can tell the difference? The case of implicit and explicit knowledge. British Journal of Psychology. ISSN 0007-1269. 86, p. 517–522. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1995). Thinking is a difficult habit to break. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. ISSN 0140-525X. 18, p. 138–139. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1994). Knowledge, consciousness, terminology, and therapy. Scandinavian Journal of Behaviour Therapy. ISSN 0284-5717. 23, p. 65–72. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1994). Private events and other causes of behavior: Who can tell the difference? The Psychological Record. ISSN 0033-2933. 44, p. 35–43. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1994). The intuitive mind. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. ISSN 0140-525X. 17, p. 414–414. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1992). Kontingensforming og kunnskapsformidling: Et grunnleggende problem ved konstruksjon av ekspertsystemer. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 29, p. 210–214. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1992). Kvalitetskontroll og psykologisk kunnskap. Nordisk Psykologi: teori, forskning, praksis. ISSN 0029-1463. 21, p. 127–139. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1992). Is any human behavior schedule-induced? The Psychological Record. ISSN 0033-2933. 42, p. 323–340. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1992). Opplæring i arbeidslivet: Motivasjonens betydning er undervurdert. Nordisk Psykologi: teori, forskning, praksis. ISSN 0029-1463. 44, p. 190–202. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1991). Gir sjåføropplæringen færre bilulykker? Nordisk Psykologi: teori, forskning, praksis. ISSN 0029-1463. 43, p. 52–61. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1990). Opprinnelig kompetanse og utbytte av trening i skipssimulator. Nordisk Psykologi: teori, forskning, praksis. ISSN 0029-1463. 42, p. 263–267. Full text in Research Archive

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• Overskeid, Geir (2003). Sprø som selleri: Hvor gærne psykologene egentlig er (og psykiaterne er enda verre). Pax Forlag. 142 p. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir & Svartdal, Frode (1997). Det ubevisste og moderne psykologi. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISBN 9788241707193. 250 p. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir & Svartdal, Frode (1997). Det Ubevisste og Moderne Vitenskap. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISBN 9788241707193. 249 p. Full text in Research Archive

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• Overskeid, Geir (2018). Bør nevrotikeren lære å elske sin neste? Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 55, p. 195–200. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2016). Vitenskap og en stor forskers adferd. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 53(1), p. 47–49. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2015). Power and autistic traits: A connection? Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2014). Kjernen i ledelse: Beslutninger, påvirkning, lykke og ulykke. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2013). Mennesker, miljø og kommunikasjon. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2013). Kjernen i ledelse. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2013). Hvordan kunden tenker, hvordan kunden velger. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2012). Lykke og ulykke på jobb. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2012). Hvorfor tenker smarte folk så ofte ganske dårlig? Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2009). Kognitiv psykologi. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2008). Kjernen i ledelse: Beslutninger og påvirkningskraft. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2007). Innsikt om bevisste og ubevisste valg -- også i en ny hverdag. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2007). Bevisste og ubevisste valg. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2006). Kreativ galskap. A-magasinet : uketillegg til Aftenposten. ISSN 0807-5654. p. 62–63. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2006). Hvor kommer følelsene fra? A-magasinet : uketillegg til Aftenposten. ISSN 0807-5654. p. 60–61. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2005). Ufølsomhet. In Uri, Helene (Eds.), (Nesten) alt du trenger å vite om norsk: 52 om språk. Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 62–64. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2005). Psykologien rundt på fire ord. In Uri, Helene (Eds.), (Nesten) alt du trenger å vite om norsk: 52 om språk. Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 64–65. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2005). Veivalgene vi ikke vet om. A-magasinet : uketillegg til Aftenposten. ISSN 0807-5654. p. 58–59. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2005). Tenke seg til! A-magasinet : uketillegg til Aftenposten. ISSN 0807-5654. p. 56–57. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2005). Følelser og påvirkning. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2005). Tenke sjæl. A-magasinet : uketillegg til Aftenposten. ISSN 0807-5654. p. 58–59. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2004). Intuisjon -- hvordan forklare magefølelsen? Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2003). De virkelige taperne. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 40, p. 40–41. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (2000). Vitne til et selvbedrag. [Journal]. Dagsavisen. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1994). Kjønn, kultur og angst. Samtiden. ISSN 0036-3928. p. 17–19. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir & Svartdal, Frode (1994). Does extrinsic reward reduce the feeling of autonomy and intrinsic motivation? Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1993). Review of A. C. Catania: Learning (3rd ed.). The Psychological Record. ISSN 0033-2933. 43, p. 163–165. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1991). Sjåføropplæringen er lite verd. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1990). Opplæring kan gi sikrere førere. Samferdsel. ISSN 0332-8988. 29(2), p. 12–15. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1990). Et livsverk for glede og skaperevne. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir & Sandstad, Ole Roger (1988). Solformørkelse og regelstyring. Diskriminanten. ISSN 0801-0536. 15(1), p. 36–39. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1987). Aspekter ved skjema-indusert adferd. Diskriminanten. ISSN 0801-0536. 14(3), p. 5–42. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1995). Behavior analysis and psychology: Models, causes, and consciousness. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
• Overskeid, Geir (1989). Two types of learning in a ship simulator. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive

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