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Prologue, Michiko Nohara-Leclair
Prologue, Michiko Nohara-Leclair
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
No abstract provided.
2016-2017, Full Issue
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
No abstract provided.
Effectiveness Of Emotions As Retrieval Cues, Mauri Linero
Effectiveness Of Emotions As Retrieval Cues, Mauri Linero
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This article describes an experiment that was conducted in order to determine the effectiveness of emotions as retrieval cues. Whenever someone is in the same state of consciousness while encoding and retrieving an experience or information, the person is able to recall a greater amount of information; this phenomenon is called state dependent memory. For this study the state of consciousness used was emotional state. The participant was shown a video that induced either positive or negative emotions during the encoding process followed by a study material for participants to read. Once again the participant was induced with a positive …
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (Asmr) In Relation To Flow, Relaxation, And Tingles, Alfa Ramirez
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (Asmr) In Relation To Flow, Relaxation, And Tingles, Alfa Ramirez
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a community mainly on Reddit where people have reported feeling tingle sensations like goosebumps after watching YouTube videos that contain triggers such as whispering, close personal attention, and crisp sounds. This study explored ASMR in relation to flow, tingles, and relaxation. The hypothesis is that flow, tingles, and relaxation will be positively correlated when listening to ASMR. Since ASMR is new and gaining more attention every day, this will add to the body of knowledge to the field. If it is found that there are positive correlations, there maybe a use for ASMR in …
The Impact Of Appearance On Students’ Opinions Of Others, Kelsey Smith
The Impact Of Appearance On Students’ Opinions Of Others, Kelsey Smith
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This study was conducted in order to test if people are able to correctly identify a person’s sexual orientation based on seeing a photo alone. This study used 12 stimulus photos, 6 of men and 6 of women, to see if participants would be able to correctly assume the depicted individuals sexual orientation. I hypothesized that participants would not be able to properly identify an individual’s sexual orientation based off of a photo alone. I also hypothesized that conservativeness would be positively correlated with an increased confidence score. My final hypothesis was that stimuli photos that featured individuals with unconventional …
The Impact Of Restricting A Jury’S Access To Visual Information About A Defendant, Krystia Grembocki
The Impact Of Restricting A Jury’S Access To Visual Information About A Defendant, Krystia Grembocki
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
A primary problem with the current criminal justice system in the United States is that it almost solely relies on a jury to determine whether a defendant is guilty or not guilty of committing a crime. While this system has been in place for many years, it is flawed because it ignores the fact that people tend to make judgments based on extralegal factors, or variables that are not related to a case, which may lead them to have implicit biases toward or against an alleged offender. Previous findings indicate that extralegal factors that impact juries include gender, race and …
The Effects Of Intrusive Proctoring, Mariah Palmer
The Effects Of Intrusive Proctoring, Mariah Palmer
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The purpose of this study is to look for any way that proctoring styles may affect test results. This is essential as test taking contributes greatly in the academic careers of students. If test results are not reflecting the true knowledge of students, there is a discrepancy that must be addressed. This study will use timed problems under two proctoring conditions. The two levels being measured are intrusive proctor behaviors and non-intrusive proctor behaviors. The results of this study show that there were no significant differences between test scores of intrusive proctoring (M = 42.1111, SD = 4.05) versus non-intrusive …
The Difference Between Detecting Emotional And Non-Emotional Deception, David De La Cruz
The Difference Between Detecting Emotional And Non-Emotional Deception, David De La Cruz
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
From small white lies to great deceptive schemes, lies exist in every part of the society. Being surrounded by lies, people constantly judge the veracity of other individuals’ statements. From parents judging if their kids are being deceptive, to trained professionals trying to detect deception, people can unconsciously use their intuition to catch liars (Brinke, Stimson, & Carney, 2014; Reinhard, Greifeneder, & Scharmach , 2013). Even if trained professionals learn a variety of methods to consciously detect deception, unconscious intuition is always a factor that is present in lie detection because they are also humans. People can unconsciously discover deception …
Mental And Physical Practice: Comparing Their Effects On Hand-Eye Coordination Tasks, Ryan M. Dyck
Mental And Physical Practice: Comparing Their Effects On Hand-Eye Coordination Tasks, Ryan M. Dyck
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The present study aims to determine whether mental or physical practice is more beneficial immediately prior to a hand-eye coordination task. In order to test this the present experiment uses a game similar to beer/water pong, a common party game among college students, and records the amount of cups made. The study uses a pre-test post-test design to account for individual differences on pong playing ability. In between the two tests, participants underwent either mental or physical practice. Two hypotheses are present for this study: first that all participant’s post-test scores will be higher than their pre-test scores, and second, …
Arming Airline Pilots, Tyler Monroe
Arming Airline Pilots, Tyler Monroe
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The issue whether to arm pilots has been a great debate for the last decade. With terrorism on the rise, the idea of arming pilots has also became an interesting subject. The purpose of this study was to examine the opinions of individuals about arming airline pilots. The article was about the past issues of gun control in America. Once the participants read the letter, then they will answer questions based off of what they read. Then the target question was asked, which was whether the participants believe the pilot shown should be armed. The variable that was manipulated was …
Difference Between Detecting Emotional And Non-Emotional Lies, David De La Cruz
Difference Between Detecting Emotional And Non-Emotional Lies, David De La Cruz
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
There are various approaches currently used to detect deception. While many of those approaches encounter different flaws, there is a constant factor that could affect lie detection, intuition. Intuition allows any person to detect some lies, but it also disrupts others, including trained professionals, from accurately detecting deception. When individuals communicate between each other they are able to experience and understand what others are feeling through empathy. Without realizing, people are able to use their intuition, empathy, and emotions to unconsciously detect some deception. However, truth tellers and liars could experience the same emotions regardless of the veracity of their …
Effect Of Learned Helplessness On Students, Alex Moll
Effect Of Learned Helplessness On Students, Alex Moll
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This experiment was conducted in order to see if a relationship existed between learned helplessness and students. In other words, I sought to see if enforced learned helplessness would have a negative impact on student test performance. Learned helplessness can be defined as the belief that a task or an obstacle has an outcome that is outside an individual’s realm of control (Marshik, Kortenkamp, Cerbin et al., 2015). In order to test learned helplessness, anagrams were used. Anagrams may be defined as groups of letters that are scrambled, and then are attempted to be unscrambled in order to form words. …
Effects Of Music On Stress And Mindfulness, Brittany Mckenzie
Effects Of Music On Stress And Mindfulness, Brittany Mckenzie
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The possible differential effects that Zen and electronic dance music (EDM) have on stress and mindfulness were analyzed. The purpose of this study is to understand if certain factors of music are more influential on stress levels and mindfulness scores. Factors of music that were analyzed include different genres and the tempo or pace of these music genres. Fifty-six adult participants ages 17-79 completed an online survey. The online survey had participants complete a mental rotation task then rate their perceived state stress levels and mindfulness scores for baseline measures. Participants listened to either a 3 min. audio file of …
Asmr And Culture, Alfa Ramirez
Asmr And Culture, Alfa Ramirez
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The purpose of this study if to see if there are demographic descriptions that can be attributed to ASMR. My expected results are there will be more Caucasian males in the Western and European regions between the ages of 13-25 in middle class and their preferred viewing habits will be to watch whispering ASMR videos alone. They will be recruited through social media outlets like Reddit and asked demographic question on an online Qualtrics survey.
Effects Of Music On Puzzle And Math Problem Solving, Roberta Kerosevic
Effects Of Music On Puzzle And Math Problem Solving, Roberta Kerosevic
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The purpose of this project is to see how different music genres affect performance on word searches and multiplication problems. The present study consists of four 10 min rounds; each round including a genre of instrumental music: classical, heavy metal, or pop, and silence. Students did four different word searches and four different 100-problem multiplication worksheets; one word search and one multiplication worksheet per round. Lastly, a survey about their daily music use and opinions of the experiment’s music, will take 5-10 min. The results of this study were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA to compare the students’ performances on …
The Relationship Between Punctuality, Optimism, And Time Perception, Madison Vander Wielen
The Relationship Between Punctuality, Optimism, And Time Perception, Madison Vander Wielen
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This study looked at both the relationship between a persons’ punctuality and their perception of time passing and the correlation between a persons’ punctuality and their optimism level. Punctuality was measured in two different ways: when the participant arrived to the scheduled study slot and then again when they took a punctuality survey. I measured the participants’ perception of time by having them estimate when two minutes had passed while completing a Sudoku puzzle. The point of time when they thought 2 min had passed was compared to the actual amount of time that passed. The puzzle assured that the …
Prologue, Michiko Nohara-Leclair
Prologue, Michiko Nohara-Leclair
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
No abstract provided.
2015-2016, Full Issue
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
No abstract provided.
Effects Of Music On Puzzle Solving, Roberta Kerosevic
Effects Of Music On Puzzle Solving, Roberta Kerosevic
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The purpose of this study was to see how listening to different genres of music affects performance on puzzle solving, particularly word searches. Students completed puzzles of equal difficulty and under different genres of music and the absence of music. The three genres of music were instrumental and included classical, heavy metal, and pop music. There was also a round where no music was played. Students had four rounds to do four different word searches; each round consisted of a different word search topic and was given to each person in a different order. During each round, all participants listened …
Meditation And Chocolate: Comparing Their Effects On Cognitive Abilities, Ryan Dyck
Meditation And Chocolate: Comparing Their Effects On Cognitive Abilities, Ryan Dyck
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Numerous studies have been conducted on the effects of meditation on long-term meditators. This current study aims to test the immediate effects of meditation on cognition. It is hypothesized that meditation will have a significant effect on cognition in comparison to the control of chocolate. In order to test this hypothesis participants were subject to two conditions: a meditation condition and a chocolate condition. After each condition participants were given a cognition test designed to test their reading comprehension and math skills. Using a related samples t-test I conclude that meditation does not have a significant effect on cognition using …
The Effects Of Stress On False Memory, Claire Van Vranken
The Effects Of Stress On False Memory, Claire Van Vranken
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This study looks at the impact of stress on the creation of these false memories, using the Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm (DRM). A false memory is a memory of an event that never really occurred, but is believed that it occurred by the person remembering it. In a typical DRM study, participants are given a list of words that fall under the same category. When the participants are later asked to recall the words on the list, 40% of the participants recall a word that was not on the list with a high rate of confidence (Roediger & McDermott, 1995). Stress has …
College Intimate Relationships And Parents’ Marital Status, Jessica Baynes
College Intimate Relationships And Parents’ Marital Status, Jessica Baynes
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This study looks specifically at college students’ intimate relationships and if there are correlations regarding their parents’ marital status and/or perceived happiness of their parents’ marriage and the participants’ intimate relationships. The findings reported in the literature are mixed as to whether parents’ marital status is an indicator for their offspring’s intimate relationships. I strictly focused on the participants views on their relationships with their parents (if it is negative or positive), if the participants’ parents are perceived to be happy in their relationships, and if they feel successful about their intimate relationships. Originally, I felt there was a discrepancy …
Correlation Between A Students’ Academic Performance And Caffeine Intake, Mary Bindbeutel
Correlation Between A Students’ Academic Performance And Caffeine Intake, Mary Bindbeutel
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
On most college campuses around the country, one would find it difficult not to run into a coffee cart or a vending machine chock-full of caffeinated beverages. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not there is a correlation between a student’s academic performance and their daily intake of caffeine. I hypothesized that there would be a negative correlation between these variables. That is, I predicted those who reported low levels of caffeine intake would have higher levels of academic performance. This study consisted of 17 participants who were surveyed over their daily caffeine intake and their …
Different Personality Traits Between Athletes And Non-Athletes, Sam Schoonover
Different Personality Traits Between Athletes And Non-Athletes, Sam Schoonover
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
It has been suggested that there are personality trait differences between athletes and non-athletes. I hypothesized that athletes would possess different personality traits than non-athletes. I used the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Briggs & Briggs-Myers, 2015) as my tool for assessing the difference in personality traits between athletes and non-athletes. An athlete is someone who engages in a sport for an element such as a title or rank. My sample was composed of a total of 123 participants; there were 41 athletes and 82 non-athletes. The participants were in the age range of 18 to 74; there were 29 men and …
The Ability To Detect Lies And Personality, David De La Cruz
The Ability To Detect Lies And Personality, David De La Cruz
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
To detect if someone else is being deceptive is an important ability that all humans possess. However, not much is known about the factors that influence this ability. In previous studies, there have not been any results supporting a relationship among lie detection and sex, occupation, or age. However, I hypothesize that there might be a personality factor involved. In this study, individuals’ ability to detect lies is correlated with their level of extraversion/introversion in order to discover personality differences in people’s ability to detect deception accurately. I hypothesized that introverted individuals will be better at detecting deception because they …
Effect Of Picture Size On Natural Category Learning And Metacognition, Carlee M. Deyoung
Effect Of Picture Size On Natural Category Learning And Metacognition, Carlee M. Deyoung
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Metacognitive judgments are crucial sources of information for students during self regulated learning. This is because these judgments are used by students to make decisions about what strategies to use during study, how long to study, and what to study. Previous research (Kornell & Bjork, 2008) has found that, compared to massing, interleaving exemplars from multiple categories leads to superior category learning. However, a majority of participants believed massing to be more beneficial for learning than interleaving. An increased sense of perceptual fluency created by massing of same category exemplars was speculated to be the cause of this metacognitive illusion. …
The Relationship Between Emotional Well-Being And A Lack Of Closure With Ex-Partners, Nolan R. Hendrickson, Karolina Štětinová
The Relationship Between Emotional Well-Being And A Lack Of Closure With Ex-Partners, Nolan R. Hendrickson, Karolina Štětinová
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Breakups and troubles with a past romantic partner have long been known to be a major source of emotional distress in people. However, what is not commonly known are the exact reasons for the vast variability in rates of emotional recovery from a breakup and the effects an ex-partner may have on an individual’s well-being post-breakup. Previous research has indicated that the strongest predictors of decline in well-being from a breakup are due to having personal investments with the other person and length of time since the breakup occurred. The current research used online surveys to investigate correlations between scores …
Predicting Factors Of Generosity, Carlo Barth
Predicting Factors Of Generosity, Carlo Barth
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors (e.g. religiosity, sex, race, income, marital status, and education level) that best predict generosity. The level of a participant’s religiosity was measured with a questionnaire examining different self-reported factors, such as attendance of religious events, personal devotion, prayer and community life and scored on a self-devised scale. Generosity was operationally and separately defined as the actions of financial giving and volunteering. Also recorded were participants’ reactions to various scenarios, to better understand how helpful they are, as an additional measure of generosity. The scenarios exposed them to situations such as encountering …