| Psychology Department | phone: NO PHONE CALLS | ||||||||
| Davie Hall, CB#3270 | e-mail: steve_kemp@unc.edu | ||||||||
| University of North Carolina | homepage: http://www.unc.edu/~skemp/ | ||||||||
| Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270 | |||||||||
Educational History: |
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| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| Major: Quantitative/Cognitive Psychology | |||||||||
| Minors: Philosophy | |||||||||
| General Psychology | |||||||||
| Degree: Ph.D. | May, 1993 | ||||||||
| Dissertation: | The Effect of Temporal-Causal Content on Reasoning with Categorical Syllogisms. | ||||||||
| (Chair: Samuel Fillenbaum, Ph.D.) | |||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| Major: Quantitative/Cognitive Psychology | |||||||||
| Degree: M.A. | December, 1990 | ||||||||
| Thesis: | Substantive versus Perceptual Contributions of Vague Frequency Expressions to the Validity of MMPI Items. | ||||||||
| (Chair: Samuel Fillenbaum, Ph.D.) | |||||||||
| New York University, New York, NY | |||||||||
| School of Continuing Education | |||||||||
| Certificate in Data Processing. | August, 1979 | ||||||||
| Princeton University, Princeton, NJ | |||||||||
| Major: Psychology | |||||||||
| Minor: Certificate in Theatre & Dance | |||||||||
| Degree: B.A. | June, 1977 | ||||||||
| Thesis: | Information Processing in Learning Theory: A proposed mathematical model of classical conditioning. | ||||||||
Related Employment: |
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| Researcher in Cognitive Science and Behavior Analysis | 1993-present | ||||||||
| Department of Psychology | |||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| Description: | Design and implement Neural Network simulations. | ||||||||
| Behavior Analyst/Neural Network Specialist | Nov. 1999 - Feb. 2000 | ||||||||
| Applied Behavior Systems | |||||||||
| (Supervisor: Bill Hutchison, Ph.D.) | |||||||||
| Description: | Laboratory testing of proprietary Automated Speech Recognition system. Development programming of internal utility for generating training protocols for Genetic Algorithm training of Neural Network. | ||||||||
| Guest reviewer, Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior | Fall, 1993 | ||||||||
| Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior | |||||||||
| (David A. Eckerman, Editor) | |||||||||
| Description: | Responsible for reviewing submitted manuscripts assigned by editor. | ||||||||
| Instructor, Introductory Psychology | Spring, 1993 | ||||||||
| Division of Continuing Education | |||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| Description: | Sole instructor. Responsible for selection of text, plan of syllabus, authoring lectures and exams, giving lectures, all grading. | ||||||||
| Guest reviewer, Representative Research in Social Psychology | Fall, 1992 | ||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| (Nancy Yovetich, Editor) | |||||||||
| Description: | Responsible for reviewing submitted manuscripts assigned by editor. | ||||||||
| Assistant Computer Support Technician | Fall, 1990 - Spring, 1991 | ||||||||
| L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory | |||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| (Supervisor: Ken Pauwels, B.S.) | |||||||||
| Description: | Responsible for all software support for micro-computers (both Macintosh & IBM) and IBM mainframe computers, as well as systems analysis and design of computer-assisted classroom scheduling system. | ||||||||
| Computer Consultant | Fall, 1989 - Spring, 1990 | ||||||||
| Psychology Department | |||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| (Supervisor: Ken Pauwels, B.S.) | |||||||||
| Description: | Responsible for all software support for micro-computers (both Macintosh & IBM) and IBM mainframe computers, as well as data processing consulting for graduate students research. | ||||||||
| Class Instructor, Experimental Psychology | Spring, 1989 | ||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| (Professor: David A. Eckerman, Ph.D.) | |||||||||
| Description: | Sole instructor. Responsible for classroom demonstrations, on-line computer exercises, authoring lectures and exams, all grading. | ||||||||
| Teaching Assistant, Cognitive Science Seminar | Fall, 1988 | ||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| (Professor: Forrest Young, Ph.D.) | |||||||||
| Description: | Responsible for preparation of materials, phone interviews with guest lecturers, compilation of bibliography. | ||||||||
| Computer Lab Technician and Consultant | Spring, 1988 | ||||||||
| School of Nursing | |||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| (Supervisor: Sandra Funk, Ph.D.) | |||||||||
| Description: | Responsible for all computer consulting and primary statistical consulting for all Masters candidates in Nursing. | ||||||||
| Teaching Assistant, Statistics and Methodology | Fall, 1987 | ||||||||
| School of Nursing | |||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| (Professor: Arlene Payne, Ph.D.) | |||||||||
| Description: | Lab instructor. Responsible for computer training, laboratory sessions, grading homework assignment, some lecturing, grading final projects. | ||||||||
| Research Assistant | Fall, 1986 - Spring, 1987 | ||||||||
| Psychology Department | |||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| (Supervisor: Thomas S. Wallsten, Ph.D.) | |||||||||
| Description: | Responsible for statistical analysis of experimental data. | ||||||||
| Research Assistant | Fall, 1985 - Spring, 1986 | ||||||||
| Psychology Department | |||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
| (Supervisor: Forrest Young, Ph.D.) | |||||||||
| Description: | Responsible for conversion of statistical analysis program from mainframe to micro-computer. | ||||||||
Awards and Grants: |
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| Annual Graduate Student Award | December, 1991 | ||||||||
| L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory | |||||||||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||
Positions Held: |
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| American Psychological Society | |||||||||
| student affiliate member | 1991 to 1992 | ||||||||
| member | 1993 to present | ||||||||
| American Psychological Association | |||||||||
| student affiliate member | 1988 to 1991 | ||||||||
| member | 1994 to present | ||||||||
| Association for Behavior Analysis | |||||||||
| student affiliate member | 1988 to 1992 | ||||||||
| member | 1993 to present | ||||||||
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Kemp, S. M. Neural networks as "multi-level" explanations.
Kemp, S. M. Semantic information and inference to the best explanation.
Kemp, S. M. & Hunter, D. Abductory Induction: An alternative to confirmation theory.
Kemp, S. M. & Hunter, D. Abductory Induction for Building Decision Trees.
Kemp, S. M. & Eckerman, D. A. Alternative "Performance Mapping Rules" for the Daly & Daly Model (DMOD).
Kemp, S. M. Skinner, Chomsky, and the Notion of Stimulus.
Kemp, S. M. Why Linda Might Be a Feminist: A probabilistic mental model of the conjunction fallacy.
Kemp, S. M. & Romero, A. A. Linda meets Socrates: The logical form of the conjunction fallacy.