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The Department of Psychology Senior Class of 2008 presented the following projects during on-campus poster sessions,  December 5th and 6th, 2007.

  • The Relationship of Gender Roles on Self Report and Physiological Measures of Fear
  • Engagement, Anxiety, and Eating Behavior
  • Eating Habits of Disordered Eaters in Bored and Engaged Situations
  • Understanding Verbal, Non-Verbal Language and Conversational Styles of Women
  • Gender Dominance in Verbal and Nonverbal Communication During Discussions of Gender - Linked Topics
  • Emotionality and Recall:  Applying the Attentional Narrowing Hypothesis to Spider Fearful and Non-Fearful Individuals
  • Fifth Graders Perceptions of Teachers with a Visible Tattoo
  • The Effect of Eyebrow Piercings on Attractiveness
  • The Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations for Getting Tattoos: Is Gender a Variable?
  • High Risk Behavior in College Students with Body Piercings
  • Risk Taking Behavior in Individuals with Multiple Tattoos
  • The Effects of a Live Stimulus on the Distractibility of Individuals
  • Undergraduate Student’s Personality Perceptions  of Males with Tattoos
  • Visible vs. Non Visible Cutting:  Cry for Help or Emotional Catharsis?
  • The Differences in the Efficacy of Positive, Neutral, and Negative Portrayals of a Feared Stimulus for Single Session Exposure Therapy
  • The Role of Disgust in Spider Fear:  Distinguishing Between General Insect-Related and Spider Specific Disgust
  • Assessing the Construct of ADHD
  • Effect of Depression and Level of Stimulation on Eating Behaviors
  • Does Having a Tattoo Increase Positive Self Image? The Relationship Between Tattoos and Self Esteem
  • Religiosity and Television:  Their Influence on Sexual Behavior and Attitudes

The Department of Psychology Senior Class of 2007 presented the following projects during on-campus poster sessions,  December 6th and 7th, 2006.

  • The CSI Effect
  • Physical Attractiveness of Defendants and Jury Decisions
  • Family Structure Predicts Sexual Behaviors
  • Childhood Asperger’s Syndrome and Gender Identity Disorder
  • The Inefficiency of Caffeine as a Treatment of ADHD Symptoms
  • How Students’ Relationships with their Parents
    Affects Their Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors
  • Anxiety Level’s Effect on Questionnaire Consistency
  • The Effects of Deception on Attitudes Towards Psychologists:
  • The Effects of Deception on Public and Private Aspects of Self-Perception
  • The Abbreviated Torrance Test for Adults and Suggestibility
  • The Relationship Between the Remote Associates Test and Suggestibility
  • Self-Reported Creativity Does Not Predict Suggestibility
  • The Effects of Arousal on Attention
  • Does Private or Public High School Affect Body Image
    and Self-Esteem in Post Adolescent Girls
  • Effect of Color Intensity on Perceived Flavor
  • Effects of Vision on Flavor Perception
  • The Impact of Texture on Preference for Familiar and Unfamiliar Foods

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