Publications

A NOTE ABOUT PUBLICATIONS: My career has not followed a traditional academic/research path. From 1961 until 1969 I did comparative and physiological psychology. Between 1969 and 1976 I was involved in several areas with policy implications (primate utilization, social intervention, ethics of markets, and the psychology-law interface). Between 1976 and 1997 I concentrated on legal psychology, court administration, trial management, and judicial behavior. Between 1997 and 2004 I was thoroughly engaged with questions of court and judicial management in the bankruptcy system. From 2004 until the present, I have become progressively more involved with the relationship between psychology and religion, Buddhism in particular. My publication record reflects these changes in my interests and activities. Articles are listed here by topic area.

Books

Bermant, G. (Ed.) Perspectives on Animal Behavior. Chicago: Scott, Foresman & Co., 1973.

Bermant, G., and Davidson, J. Biological Bases of Sexual Behavior. New York: Harper & Row, 1974.

Bermant, G., and Lindburg, D. (Eds.) Primate Utilization and Conservation. New York: Wiley Interscience, 1975.

Bermant, G., Nemeth, C., and Vidmar, N. (Eds.) Psychology and the Law: Research Frontiers. Lexington, Mass: Lexington Books, 1976.

Dworkin, G., Bermant, G., and Brown, P. (Eds.) Markets and Morals. Washington, D.C.: Hemisphere Publishing Co., 1977.

Bermant, G., Kelman, H., and Warwick, D. (Eds.) The Ethics of Social Intervention. Washington, D.C.: Hemisphere Publishing Co., 1978.

Fiction

Bermant, G. and Chakerian, G. D. The Basturma Papers: A Chronicle of Mathematics, Metaphysics, and Meat. New York: MM&M Publishing Co., 2024. BUY NOW ⇒

Religion and Positive Psychology

Bermant, G. and Tecson, A., Sharing the Dharma with Others: Eleven Perspectives on Shin Buddhist Outreach. Membership and Outreach Committee, Buddhist Churches of America, 2005. Includes G. Bermant, “Growing American Jodo Shinshu: Are There Lessons in the Christian Missionary Model?”

Bermant, G., “Bombu Buys a Car.” Thirty Thousand Days: A Journal for Purposeful Living. Burlington, VT: ToDo Institute, 2006.

Bermant, G. Seeing What Is Already There. New York: American Buddhist Study Center, 2005.

Bermant, G., “American Jodo Shinshu Practice: A Fork in the Road.” In R. Payne, Ed., The Path of No Path: Essays in Honor of Roger Corless. Berkeley: Numata Institute of Translation and Research. 2009.

Bermant, G., “Appreciating Roger: A Layman’s Perspective.” In R. Payne, Ed., The Path of No Path: Essays in Honor of Roger Corless. Berkeley: Numata Institute of Translation and Research. 2009.

Bermant, G., Talwar, C., and Rozin, P. “To Celebrate Positive Psychology and Extend Its Horizons.” In Ken Sheldon, Todd Kashdan, and Mike Steger (eds.), Designing Positive Psychology. Oxford University Press. 2011. Pp. 430-438.

Bermant, G. “Working with(out) a net: improvisational theater and enhanced well-being.” Frontiers in Psychology. 4:929. doi:10.3389/ fpsyg.2013.00929

Bermant, G., “Already but Not Yet: Calling and Called in Religious Time.” In David B. Yaden, Theo D. McCall, & J. Harold Ellens (eds.), Being Called: Scientific, Secular, and Sacred Perspectives. Santa Barbara: Praeger. 2015.

Bermant, G. (Guest Editor). “Subjectivity in Shin Buddhism: a special issue.” Pacific World, 2017.

Bermant, G. “The Nature and Significance of Subjectivity in Shin Buddhism.” Pacific World, 2017.

Bermant, G. “Finger, Text, and Moon: Dennis Hirota and Iwasaki Tsuneo.” Open Theology, Volume 4 Issue 1, September 14, 2018.

Law Related

Bermant, G., and Coppock, R. “Determinants of trial outcome in industrial accident cases: An analysis of 128 cases in the State of Washington.” Washington Law Review, 48, 593-596 1974.

Bermant, G., McGuire, M., McKinley, W., and Salo, C. “The logic of simulation in jury research.” Crim. Justice Behav., 1974, 1, 223-234.

Bermant, G., Chappell, D., Crockett, Geraldine T., Jacoubovitch, M.-Daniel, and McGuire, M. “Juror responses to pre-recorded videotape trial presentations in California and Ohio.” Hastings Law Journal, 1975, 26, 975-998.

Bermant, G., and Jacoubovitch, M.-Daniel. “Fish out of water: A brief overview of social and psychological concerns about videotape trials.” Hastings Law Journal, 1975, 26, 999-1011.

Bermant, G. “For the love of law: A conversation with June L. Tapp.” Psychology Today, May 1975, 60-67.

Bermant, G. “Data in search of theory in search of policy: Behavioral responses to videotape in the courtroom.” Brigham Young Law Journal, 1975, 467-486.

Bermant, G. and Brown, P. “Evaluating forensic social science.” Approaches to Problem Solving: Number 5. Columbus, Ohio: Academy for Contemporary Problems, 1975.

Bermant, G., Nemeth, C., and Vidmar, N., Psychology and the law: Status and challenge. In Bermant, Nemeth, Vidmar (Eds.) op cit., 3-22.

Jacoubovitch, M.-D., Bermant, G., Crockett, G.T., McKinley, W. & Sanstad, A. “Juror responses to direct and mediated presentations of expert testimony.” J. Appl. Soc. Psychol., 1977, 7, 227-238.

McGuire, M., and Bermant, G. “Jury trial simulation: Effects of race of defendant and sex of defense attorney on trial outcome.” J. Appl. Soc. Psychol., 1977, 7, 220-226.

Bermant, G. “Conduct of the voir dire examination: practices and opinions of federal district judges.” Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center, 1977.

Partridge, A., and Bermant, G. “The quality of advocacy in the federal courts.” Washington, D. C.: Federal Judicial Center, 1978.

Bermant, G. “Communications technology and the delivery of public services.” Univ. Detroit J. Urban Law, 1978, 55, 755-781.

Bermant, G., and Shapard, J. “The voir dire examination, juror challenges, and adversary advocacy.” In B.D. Sales, Ed., Perspectives in Law and Psychology. Volume II: The Trial Process. New York: Plenum, 1981. Pp. 69-114.

Bermant, G., Cecil J., Chaset, A., Lind, A., and Lombard, P. Protracted civil trials: views from the bench and the bar. Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center, 1981.

Bermant, G., Lombard, P. and Seron, C. The cases of the court of appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center, 1982.

Bermant, G. Jury selection in the United States district courts. Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center, 1982.

Bermant, G. “Issues in trial management: conducting the voir dire examination.” In S. Kassin & L. Wrightsman (Eds.), The Psychology of Evidence and Courtroom Procedure. Beverly Hills: Sage Press, 1985. Pp. 298-324.

Bermant, G. Preparing a United States court for automation. Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center, 1985.

Bermant, G. “Two conjectures about the issue of expert testimony.” Law and Human Behavior, 1986, l0, 97-100.

Bermant, G., and Wheeler, Russell R. “From within the system: educational and research programs at the Federal Judicial Center.” In Melton, G. (Ed.), Reforming the Law: Impact of Child Development Research. New York: Guilford Press, 1987. Pp. 102-145.

Weis, J. and Bermant, G., “Automation in the federal courts: progress, prospects, and problems.” Judges’ Journal 14. Fall 1987.

Hartwell, S., and Bermant, G. Alternative dispute resolution in a bankruptcy court: The Mediation Program in the Southern District of California. Washington, D.C.: The Federal Judicial Center, 1988.

Bermant, G., and Sloan, J. “Bankruptcy appellate panels: The Ninth Circuit’s experience.” Arizona State University Law Journal, 1989, 21, 181-218.

Bermant, G., “Just say yes: The Fourth Circuit (en banc) denies pretrial detainee’s right to refuse psychotropic medication in United States v. Charters.” George Mason University Law Review, 1989, 12, 117-138.

Bermant, G. (Editor). “Drug Testing in the Workplace: Status and Prospects.” George Mason University Law Review, 1990, 12:4.

Bermant, G., Lombard, P., and Wiggins, E., “A Day in the Life — The Federal Judicial Center’s 1988-1989 bankruptcy court time study.” American Bankruptcy Law Journal, 1991, 102-145.

Bermant, G., Schwarzer, W., Sussman, E., and Wheeler, R. Imposing a moratorium on the number of federal judges: analysis of arguments and implications. Washington, D.C.: The Federal Judicial Center, 1993.

Bermant, G., Lombard, P., and Wiggins, E., “Correcting the record on the bankruptcy court time study.” American Bankruptcy Law Journal, 1993, 67, 195-206.

Wheeler, R. and Bermant, G. Federal court governance: why congress should — and why congress should not — create a full-time executive judge, abolish the Judicial Conference, and remove circuit judges from district court governance. Washington, D.C.: The Federal Judicial Center, 1994.

Bermant, G., Hennemuth, J.A., and Mangum, A.F., “Judicial vacancies: an examination of the problem and possible solutions.” Miss. C. Law Review, 1994, 14, 319-348.

Bermant, G., and Woods, W.S., “Real questions about the virtual courthouse.” Judicature, 1994, 78, 64-67 (reprinted in Trial, 1995, 31, 42-49.).

Bermant, G., and Wheeler, R., “Federal judges and the judicial branch: their independence and accountability.” Mercer Law Review, 1995, 46, 835-861.

Bermant, G., “You are (virtually) there: the future of technology in the bankruptcy system.” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1995 (November), 12, 31-32.

Bermant, G., Jorgensen Hillestad, A., and Kerry, A., Chapter 11 venue choice by large public companies. Washington, D.C.: The Federal Judicial Center, 1997.

Bermant, G., and E. Flynn, “Outcomes of chapter 11 cases: U.S. Trustee database sheds new light on old questions.” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1998 (February) 8, 32-33.

Bermant, G., “Courting the Virtual: Federal courts in an age of complete inter-connectedness.” Ohio Northern University Law Review, 1999, 25, 527-562.

Flynn, E., and G. Bermant, “Measuring Means Testing: It’s All in the Words.” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1998 (September) 1, 30-31.

Bermant, G., “One Hand Clapping: What We Know, and Still Need to Know, About Consumer Bankruptcy.” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1999 (March), 16.

Bermant, G., “Exploring the demographics of consumer chapter choice.” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1999 (May), 26-27.

Bermant, G., and E. Flynn, “Incomes, debts, and repayment capacities of recently discharged chapter 7 debtors.” www.abiworld.org, July, 1999.

Bermant, G., “Bankruptcy Reform: Finding the Best Gross Income Test.” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1999 (July/August), 18.

Flynn, E., and G. Bermant, “Demographics of chapter 7 debtors.” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1999 (September), 24.

Bermant, G., and E. Flynn, “Income Trajectories, Debts and Expenses of Chapter 7 Debtors, 1996-1998.” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1999 (October), 16.

Flynn, E., and G. Bermant, “Means-Testing: Lessons Learned from a Single Case.” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1999 (November).

Bermant, G., and E. Flynn, “Consumer Filings in a Complex Economy.” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1999 (December-January).

Bermant, G. “The Development and Significance of Courtroom Technology: A Thirty-Year Perspective in Fast Forward Mode.” New York University Annual Survey of American Law, 60, 621-647 (2005).

Bermant, G., and Braucher, J. “Making Post-Petition Mortgage Payments inside Chapter 13 Plans: Facts, Law, Policy.” American Bankruptcy Law Journal, 60, 261-288 (2006).

Ed Flynn and I contributed articles to the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal for most months of publication (10 issues per year) between January, 2000, and 2003. We published these in a column entitled Bankruptcy by the Numbers. I decided not to include all citations to these articles here, but I will provide them on request. They may be seen, too, on the website of the United States Trustees, Department of Justice. In 2001, Flynn and I were presented with an Outstanding Contribution Award from the American Bankruptcy Institute for this work.

Other Social Concerns

Bermant, G. “Freedom and determinism in modern psychology.” Battelle Seattle Research Center Lectures, June 1970.

Bermant, G. “Whip, mirror, and arrow.” Improv. Coll. Univ. Teaching, 1972, 20, 103-107.

Bermant, G. “Sisterhood is beautiful: A conversation with Alice S. Rossi.” Psychology Today, August 1972, 6, 40-46, 72-75. (Reprinted in The Female Experience, C. Tavris, Ed., Del Mar: CRM, Inc. 89-96.)

Bermant, G. and Starr, M. “Telling people what they are likely to do.” Proc. 80th Ann. Conv. Amer. Psychol. Assoc. 1972, Pt. 1. 171-172.

Bermant, G. and MacIntyre, A. “Rationality and responsibility: A conference summary.” Battelle Institute Essays, 1, 1972.

Bermant, G. “Behavior therapy approaches to modification of sexual preferences: biological perspective and critique.” In J. Bardwick (Ed.), Readings in the Psychology of Women. New York: Harper & Row, 1972. 254-258.

Bermant, G. “Prospects for an ethology of human sexual behavior.” Proceedings of the 15th Interamerican Congress of Psychology, 1974. 127-129.

Bermant, G., Brown, P., and Dworkin, G. “Of markets, morals, and medicine.” Hastings Center Report 5, 1975. 14-16.

Bermant, G. “Inside the human sex circus: Prospects for an ethology of human sexuality.” In McGill, T., Dewsbury, D., and Sachs, B. (Eds.), Sex and Behavior: Status and Prospect. New York: Plenum Press, 1978. 387-404.

Bermant, G. and Warwick, D.P. “The ethics of social intervention: Power, freedom, and accountability.” In Bermant, G., Kelman, H.C., and Warwick, D.P. The Ethics of Social Intervention, op cit. Pp. 377-418.

Bermant, G. “Justifying social science research in terms of social benefit.” In Beauchamp, T., Faden, R., Wallace, J., and Walters, L., Ethical Issues in Social Science Research. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982. Pp. 125-143.

Bermant, G. “To speak in chords about sexuality.” Neuroscience Biobehavior Review. 1995, 19, 343-348.

McCoy, A., Hagan, J.P., Bermant, G. “Home, Bittersweet Home: the combination of pride and shame in a sample of Appalachian college students.” (in preparation).

Biological Psychology

Bermant, G. “Response latencies of female rats during sexual intercourse.” Science 1961, 133, 1771-1773.

Bermant, G. “Intensity and rate of distress calling in chicks as a function of social contact.” Animal Behavior, 1963, 11, 514-517.

Bermant, G. “Effects of single and multiple enforced intercopulatory intervals on the sexual behavior of male rats.” J. Comp. Physiol. Psychol., 1964, 57, 398-403.

Bermant, G. “Rat sexual behavior: Photographic analysis of the intromission response.” Psychon. Sci., 1965, 2, 65-66.

Adler, N. and Bermant, G. “Sexual behavior of male rats: Effects of reduced sensory feedback.” J. Comp. Physiol. Psychol., 1966, 61, 240-243.

Bermant, G. and Westbrook, W. “Peripheral factors in the regulation of sexual contact by female rats.” J. Comp. Physiol. Psychol., 1966, 61, 244-250.

Bermant, G. and Gary, N. “Discrimination training and reversal in groups of honey bees.” Psychon. Sci., 1966, 5, 179-180.

Selinger, H. and Bermant, G. “Hormonal control of aggressive behavior in Japanese Quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica.” Behaviour, Leiden, 1967, 28, 256-268.

Bermant, G. “Copulation in rats.” Psychology Today, July, 1967, 1, 52-60. (Reprinted in Readings in Psychology Today, first and second editions, and Readings in Experimental Psychology Today).

Bermant, G., Glickman, S., and Davidson, J. “Effects of limbic lesions on copulatory behavior of male rats.” Journal Comp. Physiol. Psychology, 1968, 65, 118-125.

Bermant, G., Lott, D., and Anderson L. “Temporal characteristics of the Coolidge Effect in male rat copulatory behavior.” Journal Comp. Physiol. Psychology, 1968, 65, 447-452.

Bermant, G. and Taylor, L. “Interactive effects of experience and olfactory bulb lesions in male rat copulation.” Physiol. Behavior, 1969, 4, 13-18.

Bermant, G. “Never mind the birds and bees — Regard the praying mantis.” Psychology Today, July, 1969, 3, 28-31.

Bermant, G., Clegg, M., and Beamer, W. “Copulatory behavior of the ram, Ovis aries, I: A normative study.” Animal Behavior, 1969, 17, 700-705.

Beamer, W., Bermant, G., and Clegg, M. “Copulatory behavior of the ram, Ovis aries, II: Stimuli affecting copulatory satiation.” Animal Behavior, 1969, 17, 706-711.

Clegg, M., Beamer, W., and Bermant, G. “Copulatory behavior of the ram, Ovis aries, III: Effects of pre- and postpubertal castration.” Animal Behavior, 1969, 17, 712-717.

Bermant, G., Anderson, L., and Parkinson, S. “Copulation in rats: Relations among intromission duration, frequency, and pacing.” Psychon. Science, 1969, 17, 293-294.

Cherney, E. and Bermant, G. “The role of stimulus female novelty in the rearousal of copulation in male laboratory rats.” Animal Behavior, 1970, 18, 567-574.

Berrmant, R. and Bermant, G. “Primate behavior: A unit for grades 3-6.” American Biol. Teach., 1971, 33, 167-171.

Wilson, M. and Bermant, G. “An analysis of social interactions in the Japanese Quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica.” Animal Behavior, 1972, 20, 252-258.

Bermant, G. and Alcock, J. “Perspectives on animal behavior.” In G. Bermant (Ed.), Perspectives on Animal Behavior, op. cit. Pp. 1-47.

Bermant, G. and Sachs, B. “Courtship and mating.” Ibid. Pp. 94-238.

Bastian, J. and Bermant, G. “Animal communication: An overview and conceptual analysis.” Ibid. Pp. 307-357.

Bermant, G., McNeil, M. and Ashby, F. “Honey bee behavior: Responses to light and electric shock.” Behav. Biology, 1973, 9, 505-509.

Bermant, G. and Lindburg, D. “New concepts in primate production.” Report on the Battelle Seattle Research Center Conference, August 11-12, 1972. J. Med. Primatol., 1973, 2, 324-340.

Bermant, G. “Comparative perspectives on the pigeon to person problem.” Philosophical Studies (Dublin), 1975, 23, 178-188.

Bermant, G. “Sexual behavior: Hard times with the Coolidge effect.” In Zeigler, H. and Siegel, H. (Eds.), Psychological Research: The Inside Story. New York: Harper & Row, 1976.

Book Reviews

Bermant, G. “Review of Masters & Johnson, Human Sexual Response.” Psychology Today, June, 1967.

Bermant, G. “Review of Winick, The New People — Desexualization in American Life.” Psychology Today, September, 1968, 2, 14.

Bermant, G. “Hooved animals — A review of Fraser, Reproductive Behavior of Ungulates.” Science, 1969, 164, 415.

Bermant, G. “Salients of sex research. A review of Diamond (Ed.), Perspectives in Reproduction and Sexual Behavior.” Contemporary Psychology, 1969, 14, 552-553.

Bermant, G. “Review of Masters & Johnson, Human Sexual Inadequacy.” Psychology Today, 1970, 4, 10-11.

Bermant, G. “Review of Bartell, Group Sex,” Psychology Today, June, 1971, 5, 10-11, 84. (Reprinted in Marriage Means Encounter, E. Roleder, Ed., Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown, pp. 91-93.)

Bermant, G. “Review of J. Money and A. Ehrhard, Man and Woman, Boy and Girl.” Science, 1973, 180, 586-588.

Bermant, G. “Applied Epistemology — Review of A. Trankell, Reliability of Evidence.” Contemporary Psychology, 1974, 19, 230-231.

Bermant, G. and Lind, E.A. “Review of B. Sales (Ed.), Perspectives in Law and Psychology. Volume I: The Criminal Justice System, and B. Sales (Ed.), Psychology in the Legal Process.” Science, 1978, 200, 1142.

Bermant, G. “Review of J. Eisenstein and H. Jacob, Felony Justice.” Fed. Probation, 1979,43, 80.

Bermant, G. “Review of D.J. Muller, D.E. Blackman, and A.J. Chapman (Eds.), Psychology and Law.” Contemporary Psychology, 1985, 30, 960-961.

Bermant, G. “Review of W. Heydebrand and C. Seron, Rationalizing Justice.” Contemporary Sociology, 1991.

Bermant, G. “Review of E. Katz, Digital Law.” Judicature, 1997, 80, 293-294.

Bermant, G. “A buffet of compassionate metaphors. Review of J. Rubin, The Art of Flourishing.” PsycCRITIQUES, Vol 56(47), 2011, No Pagination Specified. doi: 10.1037/a0025729