The Control System Himself
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The Control System Himself |
Richard S. Marken, Ph.D., is a research psychologist, human factors
engineer and statistical consultant. He received his BA in psychology
(cum laude) from UCLA and his Ph. D. in experimental psychology from
UCSB. Dr. Marken was Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department
of Psychology at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he
taught courses in introductory psychology, research methods,
statistics, mental testing, history of psychology, perception,
developmental, control theory, and computer applications. He also
consulted at Honeywell, Inc. on statistical, methodological and human
factors issues related to workspace design and human- computer
interface technology. Dr. Marken had a 15-year career as an Engineering
Specialist at The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, CA where he
developed methods for rapidly prototyping and evaluating designs for
the human-computer interface component of satellite ground control
systems. He then spent 5 years as a Senior Behavioral Scientist at the
RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA where he led research projects on
health care quality issues and pilot training system design. Dr. Marken
is currently working as an independent researcher, statistical
consultant as well as teaching part-time. He is the author of several
books including Methods in Experimental Psychology, (Brooks/Cole, 1981), Mind Readings: Experimental Studies of Purpose (CSG Press, 1992), Doing Research on Purpose: A Control Theory Approach to Experimental Psychology (New View, 2014), Controlling People: The Paradoxical Nature of Being Human (Australian Academic Press, 2015) and over 50 papers on control system theory and psychology.
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