School of Behavioral Sciences and Education

Faculty:

Dr. Michael A. Becker
Associate Professor of Psychology

Office Hours

Office: Harrisburg, W-311 Olmsted
Phone: (717) 948-6037 || E-mail: dzx@psu.edu

Academic Preparation

Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany, 1984, Major: Social Psychology
M.S., Framingham State College, 1975, Major: Psychology

Selected Publications/Presentations

Becker, M.A., and Wolf, F.E. (August 1990). Gender differences in sexual fantasy content. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston.
Smith, E.R., Becker, M.A., Byrne, D., and Przybyla, D.P.J. (June 1990). Sexual attitudes as predictors of interpersonal attraction and marital compatibility. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Dallas.
Jaccard, J., and Becker, M.A. (1990). Statistics for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Becker, M.A. and Byrne, D. (1988). Type A behavior, distraction, and sexual arousal. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 6, 472-481.

Research Interests

Type A behavior and human sexuality

Biography

Michael A. Becker is a social psychologist with interests in a number of areas of social behavior. His research has focused on type A behavior and human sexuality. He is currently investigating the nature and function of sexual fantasy and issues involved in interpersonal attraction and romantic relationship. In addition to having published in these areas, Dr. Becker is co-author of an introductory statistics textbook titled, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Becker received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from The State University of New York-University at Albany in 1984. He is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Psychology program. He is also a Faculty associate of the Institute of State and Regional Affairs. Previously, he taught at the State University of New York-College at Plattsburgh and at Scripps College. Dr. Becker's teaching responsibilities typically include experimental and applied social psychology, undergraduate research methods, and introductory and advanced statistics.