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Optimizing Music Learning: The Effects Of Contextual Interference On Memorization, Carmen Andrea Wong

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The purpose of this study was to assess if blocked or interleaved practice learning was more effective for memorizing music, and to assess if metacognitive judgements aligned with performance. The study included 21 proficient pianists who regularly engage in piano practice. Participants learnt two excerpts and two technical studies, and played them from memory on both day 1 and day 2 of testing. Performances were recorded and rated by an expert in the field on a percentage scale. A two-way repeated measures ANOVA analysis revealed no significant main effect of day on practice schedule, (F(1,20) = .15, p = 0.70, …

Do Narcissism Levels Affect Conflict Resolution When Their Ego Is Threatened? An Experiment, Laura E. Harper

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The present experimental study, examined the influence of ego-threat on participant aggression levels, and investigated whether Narcissism moderated this relationship. A sample of N= 54 undergraduate participants were randomly assigned to receive either positive or negative feedback on their writing abilities from what they were told was a co-participant, with the negative feedback condition serving as the ego-threat condition. Afterwards, participants responded to a hypothetical conflict scenario involving the imagined co-participant and completed a self-report measure of Narcissism online. Results showed that being assigned to the ego-threat condition resulted in more aggressive responses to the conflict scenario, increased use of …

The Effects Of Verbalizable Features On Category Learning Strategies, Marwan A. Syed

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The present study investigated the effects of how verbalizable features (easy vs not-easily) are on category learning strategies with respect to the COVIS model, which states there are two competing systems (verbal and implicit) that operate simultaneously when making categorization decisions. A total of 102 undergraduate students took part in the experiment, which was an A-B categorization task conducted in a video game setting. A rule-based approach reflected the verbal system whereas a family resemblance approach reflected the implicit system. The findings partially support the hypothesis and COVIS model in that participants in the easily verbalizable condition were more likely …

Exploring The Relationship Between Misophonia Severity And Anterior Insular Cortex Activity, Nicole M J Sedlak

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Misophonia is an under-recognized neuropsychological condition involving a severe sensitivity towards specific sounds called triggers. The aim of this study was to investigate how activity in the anterior insular cortex (AIC) differed with varying levels of sound sensitivity (SS); misophonia being the most severe. Data was collected from university undergraduates/young adults (N = 31). Participants completed an online survey to assess their misophonia severity and symptoms. A case study was conducted on some of the students (N = 4) to assess misophonia at a neurological level. In addition to experiencing a heightened sensitivity to sounds, the misophonia group reported having …

Influence Of Feedback Modality On Motor Sequence Learning, Heba Hussian

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Abstract

Throughout our lifespan we obtain and refine our motor skills with the use of sensory feedback, such as learning how to play a piano. Research has suggested visual feedback is more advantageous to improve motor learning compared to other types of feedback. However, it is unclear if these advantages stem from the feedback being more relevant to the task. We developed an experimental design that tests the influence of visual, auditory and haptic feedback when acquiring a sequence learning task. The study uses a piano-like task, and therefore we propose that learning is enhanced by auditory and haptic feedback, …

Using Visual Stimuli To Investigate Cross-Modal Plasticity In The Deaf, Efterpi Marinis

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Theories of cross-modal plasticity have explored how a certain modality can be repurposed after prolonged loss of input to support remaining modalities. This present study aimed to further understand effects of cross-modal plasticity through an investigation on individuals who have experienced auditory deprivation. Prior research has shown inconsistent results about possible visual advantages which early-deaf individuals may possess. In this study, it was hypothesized that early-deaf individuals would perform better than hearing controls in specific visual tasks, due to functional reorganization of the auditory cortex. It was expected that differential activation would show in visual and auditory cortices of early-deaf …

Do Visual-Olfactory Associations Strengthen The Real-Object Preference?, Carly V. Goodman

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Current knowledge of human object perception relies heavily on studies using images as proxies for real objects. However, real objects are fundamentally different from images. For example, real objects have multisensory properties while images do not. Given that research shows that people look longer at real objects than images of objects, known as the real object preference, and that people look longer at objects when they are presented along with an associated smell, the present pilot study aimed to assess whether visual-olfactory associations contribute to the real-object preference. The present study used a within-subjects design including four participants. Participants …

Formation Of Implicit Memories From A Narrative Played During Sleep, Amanat Ludhar

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Though, it was previously thought that the sleeping brain was dormant, research suggests that participants can process salient stimuli and form implicit memories of simple stimuli (e.g. words) during sleep. Thus, the current study aimed to determine whether participants could form implicit memories of a narrative played during sleep, and what role different sleep stages played in this memory formation. Participants were played a story while taking a nap, and EEG was used to track time spent in different sleep stages. Later, participants completed an implicit memory task where they were asked to differentiate between animal and non-animal words through …

Does Psychological Resilience Affect The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experience And Self-Regulation?, Jiacheng Yu

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The present study investigated the potential effect of psychological resilience on the relationship between adverse childhood experience (ACEs) and self-regulation. There were 18 adult participants (five males and 13 females). The ages ranged from 19 to 30 (M = 23.11, SD = 3.39) years old. To measure psychological resilience, ACEs, and self-regulation, participants were required to respectively finish the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire, and the Two-Urn Task. Contrary to expectation, data analysis showed that the negative correlation between ACEs and self-regulation remained statistically significant regardless of the resilience level, suggesting that resilience did not alleviate …

Comparing Executive Functions In Dancers Versus Aerobic Exercisers: A Study On Older Adults, Jai S. Ravipati

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Many older adults may experience cognitive decline with aging, and with a rising aging population it is important to investigate interventions that improve cognitive functions. The purpose of this study was to assess differences in executive functioning between older adult dancers and older adult aerobic exercisers. Given that dance involves the use of executive functions, in addition to engaging in aerobic exercise, older adult dancers were expected to score higher on the executive functioning tasks than the older adult aerobic exercisers. Using the Cambridge Brain Sciences Battery to assess executive functioning, this study sought to compare older adults, 50 years …

Meditating In Virtual Reality: Psychotherapeutic Applications Of Vr Beyond Exposure Therapy, Divya Mistry

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Literature supports the efficacy and acceptability of VR exposure therapy (VRET) for the treatment of phobia and trauma-related disorders, although not all trauma-related mental health problems are of a phobic or avoidant nature, therefore may not be amenable to VRET. The current study intends to transition past the scope of VRET to expand the application of commercially available VR to areas of psychotherapy that are instead associated with increasing positive emotions and wellbeing to target mental illness such as depression, anxiety, and stress.

Specifically, the current study compared participant (n=80) affective, satisfaction, and meditative responses to VR guided meditation (VRGM) …

Translating The Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire Into American Sign Language: A Pilot Study, Christopher Plimmer

Undergraduate Honors Theses

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The Role Of Friends In Cyber Dating Abuse: An Examination Of Attitudes, Normative Beliefs And Reinforcement Behaviours, Frances Schell

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The Validity Of The Test Of Memory Malingering (Tomm) With Deaf Individuals, Dominica Olivia Chorostecki

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The Influence Of Music On Online Shopping Behaviour, Jessmyn Cabigas

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Teachers’ Job Satisfaction, Stress, Self-Efficacy And Beliefs About Self-Regulated Learning, Alexandra Bolton

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Dating Life Experiences: An Exploratory Study Of The Interrelationships Between Personality, Online Dating And Subjective Well-Being, Diana Pernokis

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Attitudes Toward Vegans And Vegetarians: The Role Of Anticipated Moral Reproach And Dissonance, Amanda Fediw

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Identity Status, Achievement Goal Orientation, And Academic Engagement, Brina Puspoky

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Selective News Consumption And Individual Difference Variables On Political Polarization, Kieran Waitschies

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Instagram Use In Emerging Adults, Laura Dungo

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Pairing Visuals With Direct Questions: Can Children’S Response Accuracy Be Improved?, Lydia N. Murray

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University Students’ Cognitive Strategies, Emotions, Procrastination, And Motivation For Learning, Marlen Batres

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The Impact Of Supercrip Representations On Attitudes Towards People With Physical Disabilities, Sarah N. R. Crittenden

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Exploring Cognitive Predictors Through The Pathways To Mathematics Model, Nicole Collins

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The Effects Of Focused Meditation On Memory And Suggestibility In An Interrogative Design, Mercedes Miller

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The Effect Of Knowledge Of Upcoming Haptic Feedback On Normal And Pantomime Grasps, Nathan J. Katz

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Normal grasping actions towards real objects are target-directed, mediated via real-time visuomotor control, and provide haptic feedback. Studies of visual form agnosic patient DF suggest that pantomime (pretend) grasps are different; they recruit the visual Ventral stream (inferior temporal cortex), while normal grasps recruit the visual Dorsal stream (posterior parietal cortex). This functional duality underlies the eponymous Two Visual Systems Hypothesis (TVSH). Critics of the TVSH emphasize the multimodal nature of sensory processing and propose a model, termed the Common Source Hypothesis (CSH), of a single more localized system. Existing studies of natural prehension during interleaved trials of normal and …

Evil Geniuses At Work: Does Intelligence Interact With The Dark Triad To Predict Workplace Deviance?, Irene Y. Zhang, Richard D. Goffin Phd

Undergraduate Honors Theses

There is no evidence for a strong correlation between intelligence and the Dark Triad (O’Boyle, Forsyth, Banks, & Story, 2013). However, the existence of an indirect relationship between the two traits was unknown. Following the recommendation of a meta-analysis conducted by Muris, Merckelbach, Otgaar, and Meijer (2017), the present study sought to confirm whether cognitive ability interacts with the Dark Triad traits to predict deviant, smart lying workplace behaviours. Undergraduate psychology students who were currently working full-time or part-time, or have worked in the past, participated in the study (N = 77). They completed a battery of measures entirely …

Counterfactuals And Romantic Life Experiences: A Longitudinal Study Of The Benefits Of Thinking What Might Have Been, Alison Croke

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How Perceptions Of Economic Competition Affect Attitudes Toward Syrian Refugees, Amal Baobaid

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