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Mark W. Vernoy, Ph.D.

Dr. Mark W. Vernoy
Professor of Psychology
Dean of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Palomar College
San Marcos, CA 92069

(760) 744-1150 Extension 2759

mvernoy@palomar.edu

Brief Bio

Current Assignment

Dean
Social & Behavioral Sciences Division

Education

B. A., Occidental College, 1971, Psychology
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 1975, Psychology

Professional Experience

2002-Present  Dean, Social & Behavioral Sciences Division, Palomar College
2000-2002 Interim Dean, Human Arts & Sciences Division, Palomar College
1976-2000 Professor of Psychology, Palomar College
1981-1987 and 1998-2000 Chair, Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College
1997-1999 President, Palomar College Faculty Senate
1987-1989 Visiting Professor, Cognitive Sciences Department, University of California, Irvine
Chair, Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College
1975-1976 NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, CT

Selected Publications

(2002). BEHAVIORAL STATISTICS IN ACTION, 3e. New York:  McGraw-Hill. With Diana Kyle.

(2000). PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION, 5e New York: John Wiley & Sons. With Karen Huffman and Judith Vernoy

Teaching psychology can be magical.  Invited address, "Last Lecture Series", Western Psychological Association Meeting, April, Irvine, CA.  (1999) 

(1994). A computerized Stroop experiment that demonstrates the interaction in a 2 X 3 factorial design. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 186-189.

(1989). Pedal error and misperceived center line in eight different automobiles. Human Factors, 31, 77-85. With John Tomerlin.

(1989). Simultaneous adaptation to size, distance, and curvature underwater. Human Factors, 31, 77-85.

(1987). Demonstrating classical conditioning in introductory psychology: Needles do not always make balloons pop! Teaching of Psychology, 14, 176-177.

(1976). Adaptation to curvature: Eye movements or neural curvature analyzers? Perception and Psychophysics, 22, 245-248.

Some of My Web Pages, and Active Learning Exercises in Psychology

Human Arts & Sciences Division Web Page

Faces / Vase Stereogram

Binocular Rivalry and Binocular Disparity Demonstrations

Short-Term Memory Improvement Demonstration

A Demonstration of the Stroop Effect

My Internet Statistics Class

Psychology Page

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