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Effects Of Gender Based Descriptors On A Deity And A Corresponding Religious Group, Hannah Jones, Jennifer Daniels, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

Effects Of Gender Based Descriptors On A Deity And A Corresponding Religious Group, Hannah Jones, Jennifer Daniels, Faculty Advisor

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The Evolution Of Social Pain: Understanding The Neural Network Of Social Ostracism Through Electroencephalogram Waves, Daniel Kern, Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

The Evolution Of Social Pain: Understanding The Neural Network Of Social Ostracism Through Electroencephalogram Waves, Daniel Kern, Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor

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The lack of belonging or frequent exposure to social ostracism has maladaptive psychological and physical consequences. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying the neural processes of social ostracism. Previously, Williams (2009) showed a decrease in theta power in the frontal lobe when female participants were ostracized in a virtual chat-room. Using male and female Illinois Wesleyan college students, this study manipulated two powerful social cues (biological sex and attractiveness level) to determine their effect on prefrontal brain activity in response to social ostracism in a virtual chat-room environment. Using EEG technology, frontal theta power (4-8Hz) was measured using …


Explanatory Disclosure Booklet Study, Anna Genchanok, Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

Explanatory Disclosure Booklet Study, Anna Genchanok, Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor

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Evaluating A Sensorimotor Intervention In Children Who Have Experienced Complex Trauma: A Pilot Study, Lauren Hansen, Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

Evaluating A Sensorimotor Intervention In Children Who Have Experienced Complex Trauma: A Pilot Study, Lauren Hansen, Robert Lusk, Faculty Advisor

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A Study Of The Maintenance Of Conversation In Students With Autism, Jessica Clemens, Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

A Study Of The Maintenance Of Conversation In Students With Autism, Jessica Clemens, Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor

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Efficacy Of A Cocaine-Schizophrenia Model In Rats: Behavioral And Physiological Measures, Andrew W. Ross, Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

Efficacy Of A Cocaine-Schizophrenia Model In Rats: Behavioral And Physiological Measures, Andrew W. Ross, Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor

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Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation Of Peripheral Nerve Injury, Alex Willett, Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation Of Peripheral Nerve Injury, Alex Willett, Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor

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Pulsed-radiofrequency neuromodulation (PRF) is a pain management technique that involves placing a needle electrode near nerves and generating electrical current pulses in order to modulate the transduction of somatosensory information through those nerves. This technique evolved from a similar radiofrequency (RF) procedure in which constant current is distributed to a nerve or neural structure. RF interrupts nerve conduction and prevents somatosensory information from reaching the brain. In the case of continuous radiofrequency, however, the destructive lesion can cause further complications and unwanted side effects. According to research, PRF, unlike RF, is non-destructive yet still induces analgesia and consequently represents a …


Examining The Effects Of Ostracism On Neural And Behavioral Indices Of Cognitive Self-Regulation, Aaron Ball, Jason Themanson, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

Examining The Effects Of Ostracism On Neural And Behavioral Indices Of Cognitive Self-Regulation, Aaron Ball, Jason Themanson, Faculty Advisor

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Neural Activity During Social Exclusion: An Exploratory Examination, Stephanie M. Khatcherian, Jason Themanson, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

Neural Activity During Social Exclusion: An Exploratory Examination, Stephanie M. Khatcherian, Jason Themanson, Faculty Advisor

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Cyberostracism And Social Monitoring: Social Anxiety's Affects On Reactions To Exclusion And Inclusion Online, Claire Karlen, Jennifer Daniels, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

Cyberostracism And Social Monitoring: Social Anxiety's Affects On Reactions To Exclusion And Inclusion Online, Claire Karlen, Jennifer Daniels, Faculty Advisor

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Previous research has shown that ostracism ―the equivalence of exclusion in a social situation―improves social monitoring abilities ― a natural practice by individuals that serves to gather information through social cues about what is happening in their social worlds (Pickett, Gardner, & Knowles, 2004). Current knowledge on social anxiety, defined as a chronic fear of social situations that put one in the position of evaluation by others, describes hypersensitivity in those individuals in cases of social monitoring others (Barlow, 2002; Craske,1999). The current study investigated how those two constructs interacted in a cyberostracism paradigm. After measuring their social anxiety levels, …


Examining Political Defection: An Analysis Of Affective Intelligence, Media Attention, Political Knowledge And Issue Agreement, Kyle Sloan, Carolyn Brown-Kramer, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

Examining Political Defection: An Analysis Of Affective Intelligence, Media Attention, Political Knowledge And Issue Agreement, Kyle Sloan, Carolyn Brown-Kramer, Faculty Advisor

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In politics the political party affiliation of the voter often serves as a predictor for the voting behavior of that individual. However, a voter may occasionally vote against his or her political party, an action known as defection. The present study serves two purposes. The first is to compare defectors and non-defectors across a variety of relevant characteristics, including emotion experienced for one's in-party candidate, attention to media, political understanding, and issue agreement between oneself and one's in-party candidate. The second is to examine the correlations between the individual elements of these theories with one another. Results of this study …