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The Attentional Effects Of Peripheral Priming Cues On Reflectance Report, Katie S. Mccullar
The Attentional Effects Of Peripheral Priming Cues On Reflectance Report, Katie S. Mccullar
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
The attentional effects of peripheral priming cues on reflectance report were assessed using a visual perception task. Previous research has demonstrated that peripheral priming cues result in an increase in visual acuity in the primed area of the visual field directly following the cue. Prior studies have looked at this priming effect in controlled laboratory settings in which participants are exposed to basic color primers and cues. This research seeks to extend these results into a more complex driving scene in an attempt to increase the external validity. Specifically this study used road sign cues as primers and a figure …
The Relationship Between Coaching Behaviors And Athletic Injury, Olivia L. Kimmel
The Relationship Between Coaching Behaviors And Athletic Injury, Olivia L. Kimmel
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
The present study sought to expand on past research by examining the relationship between coaching behaviors (i.e., controlling coaching and autonomy-supportive coaching) and athletic injury. One hundred Division I athletes were given a battery of questionnaires, in the form of a single Qualtrics survey to assess the relationship between coaching behaviors and athletic injury. Controlling coaching was found to be positively correlated to the presence of pain and certain perceived causes of injury, as well as negatively correlated to athletes discussing their injury with their coach and the coach being an influence in athletes’ decision to return to their sport. …
Does Passion Predict Enjoyment And Performance In An Interteaching-Based Course?, Allison T. Piotrowski
Does Passion Predict Enjoyment And Performance In An Interteaching-Based Course?, Allison T. Piotrowski
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
The present study sought to examine whether passion for academic activities predicted students’ enjoyment of and performance in an interteaching-based course. Although previous studies have shown interteaching to produce better student-learning outcomes than lecture, few studies have examined factors that predict how students respond to interteaching. Because people who have higher levels of harmonious passion tend to approach activities in an open and flexible manner, we predicted that harmonious passion for academic activities would predict increased enjoyment of and performance in an interteaching-based course. In contrast, because people with higher levels of obsessive passion approach activities in a rigid and …
Delay And Probabilistic Discounting Of Alcoholic Beverages, Frank L. Galante
Delay And Probabilistic Discounting Of Alcoholic Beverages, Frank L. Galante
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
Discounting tasks were used to determine the degree to which college undergraduates discounted delayed and probabilistic alcoholic beverages. Tasks were framed in terms of gains (i.e.,obtaining a hypothetical amount of alcohol) and losses (i.e., losing a hypothetical amount of alcohol). In all gain and loss conditions, discounting was evident and was generally well described by a hyperboloid function. Gains were discounted more steeply then losses. There were no correlations between the median delay gain discounting rates and the median delay loss discounting rates. Likewise, there were no correlations between the median probabilistic gain discounting rates and the median probabilistic loss …
The Effect Of Global And Local Processing In The Attentional Blink, Ashley Kalavritinos
The Effect Of Global And Local Processing In The Attentional Blink, Ashley Kalavritinos
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
The attentional blink (AB) is an individual’s inability to perceive the second of two targets presented in a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP). The constructs of global and local attention have been a principle concern in modern psychology. The perception of an object as an overall form is referred to as the global aspect, while the separate parts compose the local aspect. The purpose of this study was to explore whether the following factors affect the characteristics of an individual’s AB: (1) When target one (T1) and target two (T2) were the same or different letters (2) Whether T1 was …
The Effects Of X-Axis Rotation On Data Estimation Accuracy, Catherine Mathers
The Effects Of X-Axis Rotation On Data Estimation Accuracy, Catherine Mathers
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
Researchers, pollsters, marketers, and others use graphical displays to reduce the need for wordy, and often unclear, descriptions of their findings. Numerous studies have attempted to determine important graphical attributes that aid readers’ graphical perception. For example, does three-dimensionality (3D) of a graph help readers to accurately assess the graph’s data? The present study is the first to use eye movement data to quantify how 3D graphs, graph type, the use of gridlines, and data positioning affected readers’ perception and accuracy. Participants viewed 24 different graphs while their eye movements were recorded. Time, fixation, and accuracy were recorded for each …
Retention Across Pedagogies, Rachel Larkin
Retention Across Pedagogies, Rachel Larkin
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
When teaching, many professors try to increase their students’ retention of the information that is taught. Instructors can incorporate active learning, repeated testing, collaborative testing, and/or corrective feedback into traditional forms of teaching (e.g., lecture), or they can combine all of these components and transform their entire course, such as with Team-Based Learning (TBL). The current study compares retention of course material in TBL, lecture, reading, and control conditions in a lab setting. In the first session, students received one teaching method and learned about an article on whether having pets led to lowered blood pressure. During the second session, …
Writing Fellows In An Undergraduate Psychology Course, Caroline Prendergast
Writing Fellows In An Undergraduate Psychology Course, Caroline Prendergast
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
This study seeks to examine the uses of embedded writing tutoring (specifically, a Writing Fellow) in an undergraduate psychology course in order to better understand the impacts of such programs on students’ writing process, written products, and attitudes toward writing. A Writing Fellow attended lab meetings and held office hours in one section of a research methods course. The other two sections of the course served as treatment-as-usual control groups. Throughout the semester, students reported their writing process and attitudes toward writing. Student writing was evaluated using an APA-style scoring instrument. Students in the experimental and control conditions were not …