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Perceived Differences In Pitch By Musicians And Non-Musicians, Kristine Garrett
Perceived Differences In Pitch By Musicians And Non-Musicians, Kristine Garrett
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This experiment was conducted to analyze pitch perception in musicians and non-musicians. Previous researchers found that musicians had better pitch perception than non-musicians. Furthermore, violinists were found to perform best on pitch perception tests, whereas pianists and percussionists did not perform as well. Among non-musicians, music listening has been reported to affect the frequencies people are able to hear. Based on these findings, I tested three hypotheses: (1) Musicians will be able to detect small changes in frequency more accurately than non-musicians, (2) Classical musicians who play self-tunable instruments will outperform other musicians and singers, and (3) In non-musicians, the …
Self-Esteem And Stress Perception Among Athletes And Non-Athletes, Frederica Bertolini
Self-Esteem And Stress Perception Among Athletes And Non-Athletes, Frederica Bertolini
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
This study examined the differences between athletes and non-athletes students in relation to self-esteem and stress level. Gender of the participants was also taken into consideration. Thirty participants were recruited at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. Fourteen participants were athletes and 16 participants were non-athletes. Also, 14 participants were males and 16 participants were female. Rosenberg Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, 1983) were used to test self-esteem and stress level respectively. The hypothesis of this study was that college student athletes have a higher self-esteem and a higher stress level than non-athletes students. However, the results …
Overattribution Effect, Sally Eimer
Overattribution Effect, Sally Eimer
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The purpose of this study was to investigate the types of judgments undergraduate students made regarding a child’s behavior they observed in a brief video clip. Their attributions were expected to be affected by a key situational factor that only some were informed of. The researcher hypothesized that participants informed that the child, in the clip, was recently diagnosed with leukemia would attribute the child’s behavior to situational factors, whereas participants not given any information about the child in the clip, would attribute the child’s behavior to things intrinsic of the child.
Does The Type Of Crime Determine If An Image Of A Certain Criminal Is Pictured?, Amanda Vance
Does The Type Of Crime Determine If An Image Of A Certain Criminal Is Pictured?, Amanda Vance
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
People have culturally been inclined to visualize a perpetrator simply based on the description of the crime. This experiment seeks to determine if a generalized criminal is expressed by the survey group for each crime. Simply put, it will identify if there exists a similar stereotype for each crime described. Each participant completed a questionnaire to identify their demographics. Next was given five crimes which were about robbery, shooting, rape, stolen identity, and murder to read over with the victim and location information omitted. Participants were asked to visualize and describe the perpetrator in each crime scene. The results concluded …
Investigation Into The Perception Of Beauty, Elysa Priester, Heather Kraft
Investigation Into The Perception Of Beauty, Elysa Priester, Heather Kraft
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
The possibility of a connection between the sense of smell and the perception of beauty was investigated. Twenty-two participants were sorted into three different groups: group 1 (no stimulus), group 2 (negative stimulus), and group 3 (positive stimulus). The research procedure consisted of participants filling out a quick survey before and after the experiment to evaluate mood. Each individual was then asked to rate the attractiveness of the ten models. The hypothesis was that smell would have an impact on perception, a negative impact associated with a negative smell, a positive impact associated with a positive smell. No statistical significance …
Consumer Perception And Food Packaging, Dan Agnew, Patti Nibert, Shawna Wells
Consumer Perception And Food Packaging, Dan Agnew, Patti Nibert, Shawna Wells
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Color in food packaging may influence consumer perception of various factors of health of the food product. If lighter colored food packages are seen as healthy, people who are concerned about health will purchase these products. In this study, fifty participants were asked to answer questions about food products based on the packaging color. There were four trials of products, all of which contained three packages that were colored red, green, or light blue. Ultimately, products that were lighter in color, i.e. light blue, were indicated as being the healthier products
The Effects Of Positive Feedback On Performance Perception, Traci Schmidt
The Effects Of Positive Feedback On Performance Perception, Traci Schmidt
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Nonverbal communication may have an effect on people’s perceptions of themselves and their performance on certain tasks. When people receive some type of positive feedback while performing an assignment, they may overestimate the extent to which the task was successfully completed. During this study, 22 participants were asked to take three short spelling tests, then evaluate their performance on each test. For one of the tests, the researcher provided words of encouragement and nods of approval while scoring the test. There was no feedback given during the scoring of the other two tests. While the subjects did not consistently rate …