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Psychology Honors Program: Thesis Presentations

May

5

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Psychology Honors Program: Thesis Presentations

Mon., 5/5/25, 9:30 – 2:15 – Breakfast (9am) and Lunch provided

  • Appoline Neveu (Dr. Moskowitz; 2nd Reader: Dr. Packer)

Virtual Empathy: Using Virtual Reality to Reduce Prejudice and Bias

  • Emma Moriarty (Dr. Hupbach; 2nd reader: Dr. Cox)

Can a Visuospatial Task Interfere with the Reconsolidation of Embarrassing Memories?

  • Halle Bernstein (Dr. Borowski; 2nd Reader: Dr. Vance)

Emotional Processes Within Adolescent Friendship Interactions: Implications for Physical Symptoms

  • Vincent Caruso (Dr. Carlisle; 2nd Reader: Dr. Cox)

See It to Believe It: The Role of Feedback in Prevalence Bias

  • Alice Hansen (Dr. Gill; 2nd reader: Dr. Burke) 

Can Affirmation of Self-Worth Fortify Sexual Assault Survivors Against Self Threat from Exposure to Victim Blaming Communication?

  • Jenna Van Valkenburg (Dr. Brandone; 2nd Reader: Dr. Barrett)

Caregiver Pedagogical Questioning: Exploring Patterns and Their Impact on Children's Responses

Brief Stretch Break

  • Sadie Schoonmaker (Dr. Laible; 2nd reader: Dr. Borowski)

Raised to Hate: Predicting Adolescent Extremist Beliefs through Parental Influence, Loneliness, and Anger 

  • Carly Faust (Dr. Marsh; 2nd reader: Dr. Zane)

Why We Penalize Others for Incorrect Beliefs 

  • Gillian Feit (Dr. Barrett; 2nd Reader: Dr. Brandone)

Can a Magic-Based Lesson Increase Statistical Self-Efficacy?

  • Maeve McGowan (Dr. Napper; 2nd Reader: Dr. Burke)

Looking into the Crystal Ball: Aspirational and Feared Future Selves in Adult Smokers

  • Talia Kraner (Dr. Cox; 2nd Reader: Dr. Borowski)

Search or Stop? The Impact of Social Media Habits on Quitting in Search Tasks

*****  Lunch  *****

  • Devon King (Dr. Hupbach; 2nd Reader: Dr. Marsh)

Assessing Variability in Performance Under Stress through a Dual-Task

  • Amy Zimmerman (Dr. Moskowitz; 2nd Reader: Dr. Vitriol)

Trash Talking? How the Perception of Garbage may lead to Racial Bias and Negative Neighborhood Perception

  • Zoe Nathan (Dr. Cox; 2nd Reader: Dr. Brandone)

Extending the Tolerance Principle: Rule Generalization in Visual Search Tasks

  • Sophie Weisenfeld (Dr. Brandone; 2nd Reader: Dr. An)

Children’s Enhanced Expectations about the Controllability of Emotions: Overestimation or Effective Strategy Use

  • Sarah McDermott (Dr. Borowski; 2nd Reader: Dr. Barrett)

Adolescents' Gender-typed Communication Behaviors & Friendship Experiences

 

  • PROPOSAL: Malika Rattansi (Dr. Brandone; 2nd Reader: Dr. Borowski)

The Relationship Between Caregiver Responsiveness and Infant Joint Attention