Senior Comps 2008-2009

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

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Abstracts of the senior projects are linked via the student's name.

Omar Alsaadi Finding Connections: A Teenager With Autism And His Music Preferences
Maureen E. Allanson Neuroprotective Effects Of Daidzein Pretreatment On The 6-Hydroxydopamine Model Of Parkinson’s Disease
Rebecca Althausen The Spiral Transmission Of Divorce. A Correlation Between Family Marital History And Marital Views
Angela Ames Home-Based Early Intensive Behavioral Interventions For Autism And The Family Context
Heather A. Baird Medication Non-Adherence and Criminal Responsibility in Offenders with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder
Mallory Bastin Siblings’ Role In Gender Development
Tamara Belden Examining Comics Theory: The Effect Of Character Facial Realism On Narrative Engagement
Lesley Bittner An Examination Of Maternal Stress Level Changes As A Function Of Ages Of Children With Autism
Christopher Brightbill Distinctiveness Heuristic Training
Sara Brown College Women’s Usage Of And Beliefs About Aggressive Behavior Styles
Matthew Choinski The Role Of The Cerebellar Dentate Nucleus In Sensorimotor Gating
Jesse Conlon The Theoretical Neurological Connections Between Autism And Epilepsy
Jonathan R. Davis The Social Perceptions And Motivations Of The Gaming Culture Of College Students: A Study Of The Allegheny Role-Playing And Gaming Organization (Argo)
Anna B. Dixon An Examination Of A Parent's Ability To Conduct A Functional Analysis For Their Child's Self-Injurious Behavior
Zachary DelliGatti The Effects Of Exercise On Depression In An Animal Model
Vincent Donofrio Effects Of Speaker And Listener Sex On Social Perceptions Of Speakers With Speech Disfluencies
Jessica A. Edmunds Perceptions Of Children's Behavioral Responses To Physical Violence
Pember Edwards The Effects Of Dental Procedure, Sex, And Prior Experience On Dental Anxiety In Patients
Laura E. Erbelding Is It Better To Learn From Your Mother Or Through Personal Experience? An Investigation Of Preweaning And Postweaning Conditioned Taste Aversion On Sprague-Dawley Rats
Katie M. Fleet Assessing The Needs For A Mentor Advocate For Older Youth In Foster Care
Rachel Fodi The Effects Of Ambient Temperature On The Reinforcing Efficacy Of (+)1- Methamphetamine On Adult Male Sprague-Dawley Rats
Evanee B. Frank The Investigation Of Cues To Deception Through The Manipulation Of Cognitive Load
Amy Gardener Interpersonal Attraction: The Impact Of Physical Appearance Versus Personality Trait Information
Annie T. Ginty A Matter Of Balance: Baseline And Recovery Pulse Is Lower For Individuals With A Balanced Outlook On Life Stressors
Lucas Glover The Effects Of Dorsal Hippocampal Or Ca3 Lesions On Spatial Reference And Working Memory In Two Spatial Tasks
Siera Goodnight Effects Of Melatonin On Daytime Sleep Architecture In College Students
Amy Graham Female College Student’s Formality And Politeness Use In Email
Joshua Guthrie The Effect Of Emotionality And Auditory Complexity On An Indivudual’s Subjective Estimation Of The Passage Of Time
Meghan Haddad The Effect Of Mindfulness Meditation And Intense Cardiovascular Exercise On Stress Reduction
Christopher Hansen Manipulating A Cholinergic Dysregulation With Nicotinic Agonist:  Correlates Of Cognition And Behavior
Nicholas Joseph Parental Substance Abuse Problems: Predicting Alcohol And Marijuana Use In College Students
Caitlin M. Kielty The Relationship Between Interparental Conflict, Adolescents Problem Behavior And Personality
Ashton Kohler Adoption Processes:  The Open Adoption Claim
Ashlee Lang A Literature Review On The Amygdale Model Of Autism
Stephanie Lasinski A Comparison Of Dendrites In An Autistic, Sprague-Dawley, Rat Model And Fragile X Knockout Mice
Sarah B. Leis Group And Individual Work While Brainstorming An Investigation Of Productivity And Creativity
Xun Li Neuroprotective Effects Of Ascorbic Acid And Alpha Tocopherol On Parkinson's Disease
Alynn G. Maginness View Of Corporal Punishment As A Function Of Punishment History
Summer Mazur The Effects Of The Acetylcholine Antagonist Mecamylamine On Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors In Orbitofrontal-Lesioned Sprague-Dawley Rats
Kelli E. McCune Facial Symmetry's Role In Personality Perceptions And Interpersonal Relationships
Elizabeth Z. Nemeth The Role Of Clothing Style And Color In Making First Impression Character Evaluations In A Social Context
Wendy Paddock Speech Variation: Examining The Effects Of Hedging On Speaker Perception And Listener Performance In A Task-Oriented Context
Alexandra L. Papa The Effect A Liquid Conservation Training Session Has On Preschoolers' Gender Constancy Score
Bethany Perkins The Relationship Among Parental Divorce, Parental Conflict, And Adult Children’s Feelings Towards Intimacy
Alexandra Perryman Exploration Of The Vital Components Of Environmental Enrichment Effects On The Vpa Model Of Autism
Siobhan Peterson-Walsh The Effects Of Methylphenidate And Antagonists, Eticlopride And SCH 23390, As Displayed In Activity Level Of Normal Sprague-Dawley Rats.
Megan Petroccia The Effects Of Context On Cross-Language Interactions During Production
Courtney Rademacher The Effects Of Leadership And Gender On The Generation Of Verbal Disfluencies
Michelle Ramos Strength Of Religiosity & Priming Effects On Decision Making In Moral Dilemmas
Devin Raynor Academic And Future Career Motivation: How They Are Associated With Students Summer Occupation Choices
Jaime Reints

The Effects Of Personal Music On A Sustained Attention Test Of Variables Of Attention: An Externally Valid Study

Alicia Revitsky Prenatal Exposure To Corticosterone And Postnatal Social Isolation As An Animal Model Of Schizophrenia In Sprague-Dawley Rats
Rebecca K. Rich An Investigation Of The Use Of Imaginative Play In Class Room Settings Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Kelly Rogers The Effect Of A 10,000-Lux Light Box On Mood Of Tanners Compared To Those Who Do Not Use Tanning Beds
Carina D. Saary The phonological loop memory as a predictor in Foreign- accent comprehension
Krystle Sauers Impact Of Humorous Videos On Reducing Depressive Symptoms In College Students
Ann Schellberg Reaction Time Of Older Adults In False Memory Training
Amy Schrembs An Application Of Computer-Based Training On Emotion Discrimination In Children With Autism:  A Comparison To Non-Computer-Based Training
Amber Sharp The Effects Of Embodied Cognition On Reading Comprehension Of Elementary Ages School Children
Sarah Snider A Comparison Between Phencyclidine And Mefloquine Hydrochloride In A Conditioned Place Preference Paradigm In Sprague-Dawley Rats
Christina Sutphen The Affects And Recovery Of Language And Motor In Preschoolers Who Have Endured A Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Study
Michele Tanous Lexical Access In Second Language Production: Implications Of Routes To Meaning For Brain Injured And Aphasic Bilinguals
Anna Tsivina Induction Of Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis In Lewis Rats With Myelin Basic Protein In An Attempt To Test The Neuroprotective Effects Of Minocycline Against An EAE Rodent Model Of Multiple Sclerosis
Laura Tuller Futile Or Functional? Psychological Perspectives On The Effectiveness Of Candidate Endorsement
Natasha Van Wormer Examination Of Permanent Ischemic Stroke And Histology Staining On Sprague-Dawley Rats
Laura Wakely Family Structure, Parental Differential Treatment, And The Perception Of Favoritism
Kaitlin Walsh Effect Of Structured Nature Of An Art Project On Mood, Engagement, And Enjoyment In Children
Aaron Walter Striatal Lesioning Through 3-Nitropropionic Acid, Quinolinic Acid, And Kainic Acid To Create Huntington’s Disease Models And Investigate The Differences Between Them; Additionally, The Neuroprotective Effects N-AcetylCysteine Were Investigated
Jennifer Warren Detecting Deception Through Facial Expressions and Emotions
Michael P. Wick Stress Induced Development Of Schizotypal Symptoms
Amanda S. Wieser Designing Public Health Messages In Accordance With The Elaboration Likelihood Model: Increased Risk For Type II Diabetes Calls For Intervention In At-Risk Populations.
Matthew D. Winters Sleep Quality and Athletic Performance: Is There a Relationship between Sleep Quality and Athletic Performance in College Students?
Nathaniel Ira Yates The Effects Of Art Related Tasks On Mood
Jill C. Zuspan Oh My God Tattoos: An Investigation Of The Relationship Between The Degree Of Religious Imagery In A Tattoo And Its Overall Appeal And Acceptability

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