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Marshall Dermer

  • Associate Professor Emeritus, Psychological & Brain Sciences

Education

Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1973

Courses Taught

  • PSYCH 214 - Introduction to Conditioning and Learning
  • PSYCH 502 - Applied Behavior Analysis
  • PSYCH 565 - Methods of Behavior Control
  • PSYCH 516 - Conditioning and Learning of Social behavior
  • PSYCH 620 - Single-Subject Research Methods
  • PSYCH 685 - Seminar on Writing in Psychology
  • PSYCH 724 - Pro-seminar in Behavior Analysis
  • PSYCH 931 - Seminar in Interpersonal Attraction

Research Interests

  • Affectionate Behavior
  • Verbal Behavior
  • Conditioning and Learning
  • Research Methods
  • nstructional Design/Precision Teaching/Fluency Training

Selected Publications

Messling, III, Paul A., and Dermer, Marshall L.“Increasing Students’ attendance at lecture and preparation for lecture by allowing students to use their notes during tests” The Behavior Analyst Today10.3-4 (2010): 381-390.
Dermer, M. L., Lopez, S., & Messling, III, P. A. (2009). Fluency training a writing skill: Editing for concision. Psychological Record, 59, 3-20.
Dermer, M. L. (2007, Fall). Choosing the right graduate advisor. SHPE Magazine, 62-63.
Dermer, M. L. (2006). Towards understanding the meaning of affectionate verbal behavior; Towards creating romantic loving. The Behavior Analyst Today, 7, 452-480.

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