Scott Berno

Background

About Scott Berno

I am an undergraduate psychology student interested in mental health counseling and research. I have experience working in a clinical setting as an RBT as well as experience working in research labs as an assistant. Skilled in experimental design and data analysis. Summary: Studied social sciences at Ithaca College for three semesters. Transferred to George Mason University and dedicated myself to Psychology. Worked and trained as an RBT for nine months and acquired RBT as well as CPR-IED-First Aid certification. Practiced ABA therapy for special needs children focusing on naturalistic teaching and discreet trial instruction. Worked with clients and parents on sensitive topics while practicing active listening, nonjudgment, and appropriate professional boundaries. Working in the lab of Dr. John Riskind since October 2019 designing experiments to understand and potentially treat anxiety disorders as well as obsessive compulsive disorder. Helped revise questionnaires including the LMSQ as well as design experiments to test theories of embodied cognition and visualization affects on anxiety. Working on and performing my own independent research since summer 2019. The experiment uses self-report measures to assess how frustrating experiences while playing games affect the players motivation and discusses the implications for video game addiction.