Poster Session #3
Conference: Psi Chi Midwestern Regional Convention Program (2008)
Psi Chi Poster Session IIIThursday, 11:00-11:50 Upper Exhibit Hall
MARJORIE GUNNOE, Calvin College (MI), Moderator
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Affectivity, Coping Skills, and Alcohol Abuse correlating to Life
SatisfactionDIANE RITTER, VALERIE STUCKEY, JOSHUA FORMA, Wright State
University (JULIE KONIK, Faculty Sponsor)
2
Development of Students’ Liberal Arts AcculturationCHRISTOPHER HONTS, JENNIFER CRAWFORD, SARA BOZEMAN,
JENNIFER SCHMIDT, NICOLE SHARP, Truman State University (JEFFREY
VITTENGL, Faculty Sponsor)
3
Sleep Deprivations Effect on Academic PerformanceSARAH COLLINS, California State University, Sacramento (GEORGE
PARROTT, Faculty Sponsor)
4
A Longitudinal Study of Writing by Psychology Majors: A Quantitative
Text AnalysisELIZABETH ASPINWALL, University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire (BLAINE F.
PEDEN, Faculty Sponsor)
5
Ovulatory Shifts in “Flirtatious-Self” PerceptionsMELISSA WILLIAMS, University of Missouri- Columbia (MELANIE
SKAGGS SHELDON, Faculty Sponsor)
6
The Effect of Defendant Gender and Education on the Severity of Mock
Jurors’ Punishment ChoiceALANA HAESSLER, DAWN LEBLOND, Michigan Technology University
(SUSAN AMATO-HENDERSON, Faculty Sponsor)
7
Victim Impact Statements, Aggravating vs. Mitigating Circumstances, and
Juror Attitudes in a Capital Sentencing DecisionHEATHER CASPERS, ANGELA EISCHEID, Buena Vista University (WIND
GOODFRIEND, Faculty Sponsor)
8
Father-Daughter Relationship Influence on College Women’s Self-Esteem
and FeminismMARY FEARON, Saint Mary’s College (REBECCA STODDART, Faculty
Sponsor)
9
Effects of Attributional Style During StressAMANDA OLDRING, Thompson Rivers University (JOHN HALLONQUIST,
Faculty Sponsor)
10
Resilience and Learned HelplessnessNATALIE STE-MARIE, Thompson Rivers University (JOHN
HALLONQUIST, Faculty Sponsor)
11
Coping with Pain in a College SampleLESLIE CAK, University of Northern Iowa (ELAINE M. ESHBAUGH, Faculty
Sponsor)
12
An Exploratory Study of the Use of Humor in Job AdvertisementsKAREN HINES, University of Missouri-Columbia (MELANIE SKAGGS
SHELDON, Faculty Sponsor)
13
Examining Nonlinear Relationships between Conscientiousness and
Contextual and Task PerformanceDANIEL DIVINE, Wright State University (DAVID LAHUIS, Faculty
Sponsor)
14
Using Broad-Band Versus Narrow Personality Traits in the Prediction of
Aggressive DrivingMELISSA SYLVESTER, RACHEL ALDEN-ANDERSON, Auburn University
(TRAVIS TUBRÉ, Faculty Sponsor)
15
Alternate-Forms Reliability Assessment of a Five-Factor-Model Personality
Inventory Across Mandarin Chinese and English Bilingual SpeakersASHLEY THOMPSON, LYNN HARTMANN, MAI VANG, University of
Wisconsin-River Falls (TRAVIS TUBRÉ, Faculty Sponsor)
16
Influence of Attachment Styles and Professional Relationships in the
WorkplaceJACQUELINE WILLIAMS, St. Cloud State University (LESLIE A. VALDES,
Faculty Sponsor)
17
Perceptions of Employees returning from Family Leave in Accordance to
the FMLALAUREN ROMERO, North Central College (KARL N. KELLEY, Faculty
Sponsor)
18
Carry-over Effects of Expert TestimonyJUSTIN JOSEPH, John Carroll University (JOHN YOST, Faculty Sponsor)
19
How Young Adults Perceive the Mentally Ill Based on Their Educational
LevelTERRY-ANN ADJMUL, Andrews University (KARL G. D. BAILEY, Faculty
Sponsor)
20
Temperament and Sexual OrientationBRADLEY BOIVIN, Andrews University (KARL G. D. BAILEY, Faculty
Sponsor)
21
Influence of College Career Orientation on Prejudice Toward Mental
IllnessANDREANNE CADET & MYRIAM LECLERC, Andrews University
(HERBERT W. HELM JR., Faculty Sponsor)
22
Religious Orientation and Sexual Attitudes and BehaviorEILEEN CORREDERA, Andrews University (HERBERT W. HELM, JR.,
Faculty Sponsor)
23
At First Sight: Socioeconomic Status and Halo Effects on Judgments of
ChildrenCRYSTAL AVON, KELLI SELK, Buena Vista University (WIND
GOODFRIEND, Faculty Sponsor)
24
Gay or Straight: An Examination of Stereotypes Used to Predict a Target’s
Sexual OrientationMAURITA GHOLSTON, TREVOR URICH, Buena Vista University (WIND
GOODFRIEND, Faculty Sponsor)
25
Unit Bias, Obesity, and Mood Influences on Food IntakeGABRIELLE PATTERSON, ADRIAN THOMAS, Buena Vista University
(WIND GOODFRIEND, Faculty Sponsor)
26
The Effects of Analogies and Hints on Problem SolvingJEREMY HINKEL, EDMOND WILLIS, Central College (EDMOND E.
WILLIS, Faculty Sponsor)
27
Attribution of Guilt and Punishment Based on Physical Attractiveness and
Smiling: A ReplicationMOLLY LEHR, Central College (EDMOND E. WILLIS, Faculty Sponsor)
28
Is Brown the New Black? Racial Differences and Helping BehaviorWHITNEY LONGNECKER, AUSTIN MUNOZ, RUTH BAEHR, Central
College (EDMOND E. WILLIS, Faculty Sponsor)
29
Materialism, Personality, and Psychological Well-BeingROBERTA ROBINSON, Edgewood College (J. DAVID LAMBERT, Faculty
Sponsor)
30
The Face of Impressions: Using Facebook to Determine the Accuracy of
Impression FormationELIZABETH JACH, WHITNEY KNOPF, SARAH LUETZOW, Grinnell
College (LAURA SINNETT, Faculty Sponsor)
31
Pitch Factor in Gender Stereotypes of Musical InstrumentsSTACY DIMAPELIS, Hamline University (CHARLES LABOUNTY, Faculty
Sponsor)
32
Self-Esteem and Attributional Style in RelationshipsEMILY SPANJERS, Hamline University (DOROTHEE DIETRICH, Faculty
Sponsor)
33
The Effect of Rape Myth Acceptance and Social Distance Toward VictimsMARTINA SHERIDAN, John Carroll University (JOHN YOST, Faculty
Sponsor)
34
Truth in Sentencing: Impression Formation and Gender Stereotypes in
CourtroomERIN KOCH, Lewis University (MARY VANDENDORPE, Faculty Sponsor)
35
MySpace Profiles: Relationship Between Explicit Sexuality, Gender, and
EthnicityLINDSEY RASKE, Lewis University (MARY VANDENDORPE, Faculty
Sponsor)
36
The Relationship between Caffeine Consumption and Time Spent on
StudyingJILLIAN SHEWMAKE, Lewis University (CHWAN-SHYANG JIH, Faculty
Sponsor)
37
Perceptions of Aggression in High School Children Using the Middle
Eastern EthnicityALLISON YURASEK, Marietta College (RYAN MAY, Faculty Sponsor)
38
Understanding Attitudes Toward Drug UseERIN SALONEK, Minnesota State University, Mankato (DAWN
ALBERTSON, EMILY STARK, Faculty Sponsors)
39
The Effects of Test Type and Stereotype Reminders on Women’s
Performance in MathKATELYN TYNDORF, EMILY PETERS, LAKODA YTURBE, MOLLY
LAMBERT, North Central College (HEATHER COON, Faculty Sponsor)
40
You (Don’t) Sound Gay!: The Effects of Homosexual Speech and
Expectancy ViolationEMILY WILSON, The College of Wooster (AMBER GARCIA, Faculty
Sponsor)
41
I Drive Better When I’m High: Perceptions of Harms Associated with Soft
and Hard DrugsKALINDA BASTAJA, Thompson Rivers University (REID WEBSTER,
Faculty Sponsor)
42
Violent Video Game Character Identification and its Effects on StateNICOLE DICKSON, Thompson Rivers University (SANDRA VERMEULEN,
Faculty Sponsor)
43
Negative Affect and the Preference for Heavy Metal Subgenres: In Defense
of our Good NameJONATHAN PFEIFFER, Thompson Rivers University (JOHN
HALLONQUIST, Faculty Sponsor)
44
Non-Offenders’ Tolerance towards Law Violations: An Examination of the
False Consensus EffectCHRISTINA PHILLIPS, Thompson Rivers University (REID WEBSTER,
Faculty Sponsor)
45
Happiness Orientations and ExperiencesLEAH KERN, ANH NGUYEN, BECKY DEFINE, Truman State University
(KAREN SMITH, Faculty Sponsor)
46
Implicit Egotism and DivorceJONATHAN GOLE, THERESA KENNELY, STEVEN BENGAL, JORDAN
BORKOWSKI, KATE GASPARRINI, JESSE CHANDLER, University of
Michigan (JESSE CHANDLER, Faculty Sponsor)
47
The Effects of Warm and Cold Descriptors on Object PerceptionLAUREN SZCZUREK, JESSE CHANDLER, University of Michigan
(NORBERT SCHWARZ, Faculty Sponsor)
48
Stigmas Within the College CommunityMEGAN KINCAID, University of Michigan-Dearborn (JANE SHELDON &
NANCY WROBEL, Faculty Sponsors)
49
Love Attitudes in Collectivist and Non-Collectivist CulturesRAECHEL MATYAS, LAUREN REED, University of Michigan-Dearborn
(ROBERT HYMES, Faculty Sponsor)
50
The Mediating Effects of Perception of Psychological Abuse on Depression,
Self-Esteem, and Locus of ControlELIZABETH LANDWEHR, University of Missouri-Columbia (DEBORAH L.
HUME, Faculty Sponsor)
51
Effects of Needs Satisfaction on Maladaptive Eating BehaviorsSTEPHANIE PEAK, University of Missouri-Columbia (KENNON M.
SHELDON, Faculty Sponsor)
52
Attitudes Towards Abortion and Risky Behaviors in Midwestern College
StudentsASHLEY ANDREW, University of Northern Iowa (ELAINE M. ESHBAUGH,
Faculty Sponsor)
53
The Effects of Religiosity and Religious Denomination on Risk Perceptions
and Views of Terrorist MotivationsMELISSA DUKE, BRIAN SCHMIDTKE, TAYLOR WADIAN, COURTNEY
STUFFLEBEAM, TRACIE PRIEBE, University of Northern Iowa (HELEN C.
HARTON, Faculty Sponsor)
54
Emotional Dependency, Stress, and Social SupportBETHANIE FRATTINI-SCOTT, University of Northern Iowa (ELAINE M.
ESHBAUGH, Faculty Sponsor)
55
Influence of Computer Discussion on Relationship AttitudesKARI SHAW, ZEBBEDIA GIBB, University of Northern Iowa (HELEN C.
HARTON, Faculty Sponsor)
56
“Ours Are Better Than Yours”: How In-group Bias Affects Consumers'
Product EvaluationsKYLE SHORT, University of Toledo (ALEXANDER M. CZOPP, Faculty
Sponsor)
57
The Relationship between Gender-Role Orientation and Creative ActivityKRISTIN CHAPIEWSKY, DANIELLE LUND, University of Wisconsin-La
Crosse (BETSY L. MORGAN, Faculty Sponsor)
58
Who’s to Blame? Sexual Orientation and Hate CrimesSTACY CHRISTOFF, CRAIG ORCHOLSKI, University of Wisconsin-La
Crosse (CARMEN WILSON VAN VOORHIS, Faculty Sponsor)
59
Dating in a Virtual Environment: The Role of Attractiveness and
Friendliness in Online DatingJENNIFER LEPTIEN, CASSANDRA VOGT, University of Wisconsin-River
Falls (SATORIS S. YOUNGCOURT, Faculty Sponsor)
60
A Course in the Psychology of Prejudice and Racism: What are the Long-
Term Effects?ASHLEY THOMPSON, University of Wisconsin-River Falls (CYNDI
KERNAHAN, Faculty Sponsor)
61
Relationship Between Perceptions of Current and Ex-partners: An
Application of Possible OthersASHLEY THOMPSON, University of Wisconsin-River Falls (RICHARD
SEEFELDT, Faculty Sponsor)
62
International Traveling Classroom: A Participant Observation StudyREBECCA SULIVAN, RACHAEL BERG, NICOLE HOGAN, JOHN
STRHARSKY, JASON USHER, University of Wisconsin-River Falls,
RHIANA WEGNER, Wayne State University (RICHARD SEEFELDT, Faculty
Sponsor)
63
Women and Drinking Games: An Analysis of Motivations and Participation
RatesCOLIN CLARK, LINDSAY REYNOLDS, AMBER REEVES, JESSICA
PROMISSION, Western Illinois University (DAVID LANE, Faculty Sponsor)
64
Effects of Attachment on Coping and Alcohol Use in a Collegiate SettingAMY DUNTON, Western Illinois University (DAVID LANE, Faculty Sponsor)
65
Social Snacking and the Ability to Recover from Social ExclusionLAURA PAGE, MINDY SHARP, Western Illinois University (KRISTINE M.
KELLY, Faculty Sponsor)
66
Validity of the Need to Belong Scale: Differentiating the Need to Belong
from Neuroticism and AttachmentLISA PETESCH, DAVID AGUIRRE, Western Illinois University (KRISTINE
M. KELLY, Faculty Sponsor)
67
Source of Self-Esteem, Similarity and Competition among College
RoommatesAMY WHITLING, Westminster College (SHERRI PATAKI, Faculty Sponsor)
68
Juror Perceptions of Child Eyewitness TestimonyBRITTANY NELSON, Hamline University (DOROTHEE DIETRICH, Faculty
Sponsor)
69
Affect, Altruism, and Health: Various Outcomes of Mood PrimingANGELA EISCHEID, HEATHER CASPERS, Buena Vista University (WIND
GOODFRIEND, Faculty Sponsor)
70
Legally-Themed Television Shows and Legal Attitudes: The Role of
Cognitive FactorsMAGGIE SULLIVAN, Eastern Illinois University (ANUPAMA SHARMA,
Faculty Sponsor)
71
Unpredictability and Paranoia: The Desire to be UnknownCIARAN CONSIDINE, University of Michigan (NORBERT SCHWARZ,
Faculty Sponsor)
72
Cognitive Appraisal of Emotions: Effect of ValenceAARON EICKHOFF, St. Cloud State University (BRENDA N. BUSWELL,
Faculty Sponsor)
73
The Effect of Education on Mental Illness StigmaKATIE RADCLIFF, Marietta College (RYAN K. MAY, Faculty Sponsor)
74
Exhibition of Aggression In Shy and Bullied IndividualsREBECCA KENO, RAYMOND CORN, Cardinal Stritch University
(TERRANCE STEELE, Faculty Sponsor)
75
Exposure to Explicit Sexual Media Impacts Men’s Perceptions of Women’s
Motives for Sexual IntercourseAARON HAND, University of Missouri- Columbia (MELANIE SKAGGS
SHELDON, Faculty Sponsor)
76
Belief in a Higher Being and Fear of DeathMARY BOULOS, Benedictine University (DIANNE MORAN, Faculty
Sponsor)
77
Adolescent Drinking as a Function of Stress, Gender, and Self-EsteemTIFFANY HIXON, Dakota Wesleyan University (ANNE KELLY, Faculty
Sponsor)