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2021

Psychology

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

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Would You Trust A Woman? The Impact Of Gender On Organizational Trust In Student Leadership At Universities, Abigail Heller, Delaney Snead Nov 2021

Would You Trust A Woman? The Impact Of Gender On Organizational Trust In Student Leadership At Universities, Abigail Heller, Delaney Snead

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We performed an extension study on a previous research article My Fair Lady? Inferring Organizational Trust from the Mere Presence of Women in Leadership Roles and applied it to college students at Longwood University. The research question being examined was whether or not female student leaders are perceived to show more organizational trust than male student leaders. We hypothesized that female student leaders would be more trusted than male student leaders within the organizations of the Student Government Association (SGA) and Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL).


The Impact Of Compliments, Olivia Bazzell, Kellie Brown, Jonas Kalchner Nov 2021

The Impact Of Compliments, Olivia Bazzell, Kellie Brown, Jonas Kalchner

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This study explored the positive impacts of two different types of compliments, compliments on personality and compliments on physical characteristics. This study was an extension of another study that focused on how people underestimate the positive impact of their compliments. We predicted that personality-based compliments would have a higher positive impact that compliments based on physical characteristics.


A Comparison Of Emotional Regulation Strategies, Andrew Brittingham, Samantha Morris Nov 2021

A Comparison Of Emotional Regulation Strategies, Andrew Brittingham, Samantha Morris

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The goal of this study is to examine varying emotional regulation strategies and their efficacy of alleviating psychological distress. Distress is a subjective experience each individual is exposed to on a daily basis and identifying and understanding strategies to alleviate distress is not only valuable in psychological research but can translate to cultivating wellbeing in everyday life.


Clothing And Compliments, Eva Copenhaver, Alexander Elliot, Jacob Gagat Nov 2021

Clothing And Compliments, Eva Copenhaver, Alexander Elliot, Jacob Gagat

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We seek to see if the clothing a compliment receiver wears will affect how people perceive the importance of their compliments. If a participant compliments a confederate wearing informal clothing, they will then perceive their compliments as being less valuable than if they were to compliment a confederate with formal clothing. We did this by having individuals fill out a survey that evaluates how they believe their compliment will make someone feel. Then they went out and complimented a confederate. And finally, they took one more survey that evaluated how they believe their compliment made the individual feel.


The Effect Of The Compliment Type On The Estimated Value Of The Compliment, Jacob Shope, Audrey Lemons, Payton Davenport Nov 2021

The Effect Of The Compliment Type On The Estimated Value Of The Compliment, Jacob Shope, Audrey Lemons, Payton Davenport

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The aim of this research study was to explore factors related to stranger interaction and compliment type. Specifically, does the complimenting type, attire, or physical appearance, affect the estimation of the compliment's value on the receiver. Our prediction was that participants would underestimate their compliment's value on the receiver, if they gave an attire compliment, as compared to giving a physical appearance compliment.


Investigating Smartphone Presence On Social Enjoyment During Various Conversations, Jamiah Sutton, Cicely Dunaway Nov 2021

Investigating Smartphone Presence On Social Enjoyment During Various Conversations, Jamiah Sutton, Cicely Dunaway

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The goal of this study was to explore how the presence of cell phones interferes with individuals' enjoyment levels after having social interactions. We predict that during casual conversations social interaction enjoyment levels will not be affected whether there is a smartphone or not compared to in meaningful conversations enjoyment levels would be higher without the presence of a smartphone versus no smartphone. To test this prediction we had participants engage in discussion about topics that were deemed casual or meaningful while either having their phone on the table or put away. Social enjoyment levels were assessed through a questionnaire …