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University Hall 4755

(310) 338 - 4592

lbernard@lmu.edu

Education:

B.A. , Southern California, 1970
M.A. , California State University, Los Angeles, 1975
Ph.D. , Southern California, 1980

Specialty:

Clinical Psychology
Medical / Health Psychology
Clinical Neuropsychology

PSYC 100 General Psychology (non-majors)
PSYC 101 Introductory Psychology (majors)
PSYC 325 Applied Sport Psychology
PSYC 430 Motivation & Emotion
PSYC 432 Health Psychology
PSYC 438 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 436 Human Sexuality

Representative Research 1989-2008:

Publications, 1989-2008

Bernard, L. C., Mills, M., Swenson, L., & Walsh, R. P. (2008). Measuring Motivation Multidimensionally: Development of the Assessment of Individual Motives-Questionnaire [AIM-Q]. In press. [Assessment]

Bernard, L. C. (2007). Sex and motivation: Differences in evolutionary psychology-based motives. In P. W. O’Neal (Ed.), Motivation of Health Behavior (pp.65-84). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Bernard, L. C. (2007). Assessing Individual Differences in Motivation: Convergent Validity of the Assessment of Individual Motives - Questionnaire [AIM-Q] and Measures of Aggression, Cognition, Playfulness, and Sexuality. In press. Individual Differences Research, 5, 158-174.

Bernard, L. C., Mills, M., Swenson, L., & Walsh, R. P. (2005). An Evolutionary Theory of Human Motivation. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs, 131, 129-184.

Bernard, L. C., Walsh, R. P., & Mills, M. (2005). The Motivation Analysis Test: An historical and contemporary evaluation. Psychological Reports, 96, 464-492.

Bernard, L. C., Walsh, R.P., & Mills, M. (2005). Ask Once, May Tell: Comparative validity of self-rating and objective measurement of the “Big Five” personality factors. Counseling and Clinical Psychology Journal, 2, 40-57.

Bernard, L. C., & Walsh, R. P. (2004). Socially desirable and non-purposeful responding on The Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Personality Inventory-Revised. Counseling and Clinical Psychology Journal, 1, 4-16.

Bernard, L. C., & Walsh, R. P. (2002). Variations in a university subject pool as a function of earlier or later participation and self-report: A replication and extension. Psychological Reports, 91, 553-570.

Bernard, L. C. (2000). Variations in a subject pool as a function of earlier or later participation. Psychological Reports, 86, 659-668.

Bernard, L. C., Hutchison, S., M. P., Lavin, A., & Pennington, P. (1996). Ego-strength, hardiness, self-esteem, self-efficacy, optimism, and maladjustment: Health-related personality constructs and the ‘Big Five’ Model of Personality. Assessment, 3,115-131.

Bernard, L. C., McGrath, M.J., & Houston, W. (1996).The differential effects of simulated malingering, closed head injury, and other CNS pathology on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test: Support for the “Pattern of Performance” hypothesis. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 11, 231-245.

Bernard, L. C., & Krupat, E. (1994). Health psychology: Biopsychosocial factors in health and illness. Ft. Worth, Texas: Harcourt Brace.

Bernard, L. C., McGrath, M.J., & Houston, W. (1993). Discriminating between simulated malingering and closed head injury on the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 8, 539-551.

Bernard, L. C., & Belinsky, D. (1993). Hardiness, stress, and maladjustment: effects on self-reported retrospective health problems and prospective health center visits. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 8, 97-110.

Bernard, L. C., Houston, W., & Natoli, L. (1993). Malingering on neuropsychological memory tests: Potential objective indicators. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 49, 45-53.

Bernard, L. C. (1991). The detection of faked deficits on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test: The effect of serial position. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 6, 81-88.

Bernard, L. C. (1990). Prospects for faking believable memory deficits on neuropsychological tests and the use of incentives in simulation research. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 12, 715-728.

Bernard, L. C., & Fowler, W. (1990). Assessing the validity of memory complaints: Performance of brain-damaged and normal individuals on Rey's task to detect malingering. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 46, 432-436.

Bernard, L. C., & Wood, J. (1990). Further observations on the multidimensional aspects of masculinity-femininity: The Multidimensional Sex Role Inventory - Revised. In J. W. Neuliep (Ed.), Handbook of replication research in the behavioral and social sciences [Special Issue]. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 5, 206-224.

Bernard, L. C. (1989). Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test performance of Black, Hispanic, and White young adult males from poor academic backgrounds. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 4, 267-274.

Presentations, 2003-2007

Bernard, L. C. (2007, June). Sex and age differences on evolutionary psychology-based individual differences motives in a U.S. census conforming stratified sample. In R. Thornhill (Chair), Personality and Individual Differences. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Bernard, L. C. (2007, May). Advances in the measurement of individual differences-based human motives. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C..

Bernard, L. C. (2006, March). The Assessment of Individual Motives-Questionnaire [AIM- Q]: Evaluation of a New Multitrait-Multimethod Instrument. In E. Handler (Chair), Innovations. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Diego, CA.

Bernard, L. C. (2006, April). Human motives: Two reliable methods of assessment. In L. C Bernard (Chair), Evolutionary Psychology and the Development of the Multitrait-Multimethod Measurement of Human Motives. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA.

Bernard, L. C., Mills, M., Swenson, L. & Walsh, R. P. (2005, June). An evolutionary theory of human motivation: Adaptive mental mechanisms and behavior. In R. Aunger (Chair), Motivation. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Austin, Texas.

Bernard, L.C., Mills, M., Swenson, L., & Walsh, R. P. (2005, June). The Assessment of Individual Motives Questionnaire [AIM-Q]: Reliability and preliminary validity. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Austin, Texas.

Bernard, L.C., Mills, M., Swenson, L., & Walsh, R. P. (2005, April). The multidimensional measurement of human motives: Assessment of Individual Motives Questionnaire [AIM-Q]. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, Oregon.

Bernard, L. C. (2004, April). Cognition and motivation. In L. C. Bernard (Chair), Integrating perspectives: Toward a new theory of human motivation. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, Arizona.

Bernard, L.C., Mills, M., Swenson, L., & Walsh, R. P. (2004, May). The evolution of human motivation: Measurable individual differences derived from adaptive mental mechanisms. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, Illinois.

Bernard, L.C. (2003). Just ask, may tell: Is self-report of personality traits valid? Western Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada.