Spring Psychology Research Symposium

Please Join Us for the Spring Psychology Research Symposium

Poster Session at MPOBARC Rec Courts

Friday, April 28, 2023

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (two 45-minute sessions)

Directed Research Projects 

• 11:30 - Nicholas Ashenfelter - Color Me Stressed: The Effect of Virtual Reality, Online, and Traditional Coloring on Relaxation (mentor: Dr. Jennifer Tickle)
• 12:15 - Caroline Taylor - To Be Seen, or Not to Be Seen: The Effect of Camera Settings in Zoom on Attention and Self-Views (mentor: Dr. Jennifer Tickle)
• 12:15 - Mia Azurin - Who’s to Blame: Impact of Rape Myth Acceptance (RMA) and Gender on Visual Attention and Blame Assignment in a Rape Scenario (mentor: Dr. Kristina Howansky)

PSYC323 Laboratory Seminar in Biological and Sensory Processes (Perception, Cognition, Computation) (instructor: Dr. James Mantell)

• 11:30 - Isaac Baker - Illusions of the Mind: Corner Effects in Checkerboards
• 11:30 - Audra Haines - Size Constancy: Perceiving Objects Size Based On Surrounding Environment
• 12:15 - Charlie Albertson - Contour Adaptation: Comparing Contrast and Reaction Time
• 12:15 - Nina Allen - Exploring Properties of Ouchi Illusion and How It Affects Motion Perception
• 12:15 - Nicholas Ashenfelter - Getting Tilted: A Replication of an Implementation of the Leaning Towers Illusion

PSYC396 Collaborative Research in Psychology (mentor: Dr. James Mantell)

• 11:30 - Carla Wilson - Perception of Shuffled Songs Using a Discrimination Task
• 12:15 - Isaac Baker - Implicit Absolute Pitch Memory: Evidence from Unusual Musical Keys

And posters from students in PSYC206 (Psychological Research, Analysis, and Writing II)

*light refreshments will be provided*