Psychology Student Research Conference

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Session 1: 4:30-5:15 p.m.

* PSYC242 Advanced Research Methods Project
** PSYC481 Research Seminar presenters
***PSYC499 Capstone presenters

1. Gracie Cecka, Paulette Juarez, Dani McMains, & Jannah Ruth Santonil

*How is Desired Social Distance Impacted by Perceptions of Others’ Bipolar Disorder Origin and Substance Use?

2. Jackson Matthews

**Skill Progression in Video Games: How Easy is it to Learn a Fighting Game?

3. Nicholas J. Carter & Valentina Orozco-Diaz

***Effects of Text Complexity and Embedded Questions on Memory Recall

4. Queeni Duong, Hunter Honda-Rivera, Aibike Kanbolotova, & Abigail Standfield

*The Effects of Perpetrator Age and Psychopathic Traits on Perceptions of Violent Crimes

5. Lydianna Smith

**Layers of Learning: An Embodied Cognition Perspective on Skill Acquisition in the Context of Pastry

6. Camryn Cowan & Hannah Gierke

***Exploring the Role of Scenario Context in Perceptions of Closeness: A Comparison of Sibling and Friendship Relationships

7. Jazmynn Boers, Nataly Morales, & Olie Santos

*Societal Stigma and Gender Roles: The Effects of Gender and Marital Status on Parental Competence

8. Trislyn Maeda

**A self-experimentation on skill acquisition, the development of expertise, and embodied cognition in softball batting

9. Brianna Ramirez & Em Neibel

***Smart Enough to say “I don’t know”: Exploring Intellectual Humility in Elementary-aged Children

10. Viktoria Yeager

**Hitting the Mark: Embodiment and Skill Acquisition in Dart Throwing

11. Mayra Cortez

**Do you feel the pressure: Embodied cognition in cake decorating

12. Crystal Quiton & Olivia Curry

***The Sway of Identity: How Gender and Mental Illness Shape Perceptions of Punishment

13. Matthew Norton, Nour Kaleia, & Owen Olsen

*The Effects of Ego Depletion and Emotional States on Task Persistence

14. Flora Saelor

***The Impact of Auditory Interventions that Affect the Social Development of Children with ASD Compared to Adults

15. Jordyn Horton

**Expertise Through the Body: Embodied Cognition in Self-Guided Language Learning

16. Cyrus G. Graham & Brandie Tobin

***Effects of Mental Health Literacy of Athletic Staff and Religion on Student-Athelete’s Help-Seeking Behaviors

Session 2: 5:15-6:00 p.m.

* PSYC242 Advanced Research Methods Project
** PSYC481 Research Seminar presenters
***PSYC499 Capstone presenters

1. Nattalie Robatty-Llerena & Dayana Valencia-Soto

***Exploring the Relationship Between Parents’ and Children’s Intellectual Humility

2. Dominic J. Perasso, Jesse R. Nyberg, & Kaylee A. DeLong

*The Effects of Mortality Salience and Potential Crime Scenarios on Suspicion

3. Camryn Cowan

**Kneading Knowledge: Embodied Skill Acquisition Through Hormone-Supportive Bagel Baking

4. Isis B. Romero-Chavez, Ashley M. Teague, & Savannah R. Thacker

*How does Mood Priming affect Attitudes Towards Adolescent Mothers of Different Races?

5. Em Neibel

**Threading Knowledge: How Embodied Cognition Shapes Suturing Expertise

6. Cezille E. Aster Pachoca, Oliviah H. Benitez, & Perla A. Ibarra

*I Can Fix Him: The Effects of Perpetrator Attractiveness and Crime Severity on Moral Judgments

7. Crystal Quiton

**Knitting and Embodied Cognition

8. Khayman Hedge, Skyler Schmidtke, & Robert Spicer

*The Impact of Trust on Text Message Interpretation

9. Jasper Bragg

***Patterns Between Human-Likeness and Reaction Time: Implications for Uncanny Valley

10. Shayla Tuisamatatele

***Mental Health in the Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Community

11. Valentina Orozco Diaz

**Skill acquisition and embodied cognition: Case study in sourdough baking

12. Ashlee Owens & Matthew Potter

***The Development of Intellectual Humility: Children’s and Adult’s Trust in Peer Testimony About Familiar and Unfamiliar Objects

13. Morgan Holmes

***Cognitive Collapse: The Overlapping of Schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s Disease

14. Mary Corona-Garcia & Mayra Cortez

***Exploring the Parent-Child Relationship Between Intellectual Humility and the Need For Cognition

15. Cyrus Grace Graham

**Embodied Cognition and the Kalimba

16. Brandie Tobin

**Exploring Embodied Cognition in Field Goal Kicking

Psychology Student Research Conference

May 15, 2025

4:30-6:30 pm

 Chris Knutzen Hall

Anderson University Center, (AUC) 214