2012 Psi Chi Western Regional Convention – 2012 Program
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012
Psi Chi Distinguished Lecture
Finding Little Albert: Adventures in the Search for Psychology's Lost Boy
10:00–11:00 a.m., Grand Peninsula ABC
Speaker: Hall P. Beck, Appalachian State University (NC)
Chair: Jon Grahe, Pacific Lutheran University (WA; Psi Chi Western Regional Vice-President)
In 1920, John Watson and Rosalie Rayner claimed to have conditioned a baby boy, Albert, to fear a laboratory rat. In subsequent tests, they reported that the child’s fear generalized to other furry objects. After the last testing session, Albert disappeared, creating one of the greatest mysteries in the history of psychology. This presentation summarizes the efforts of Dr. Beck, his students, and his collaborators to determine Albert’s identity and fate. Examinations of Watson’s personal correspondence, scientific productions (books, journal articles, film), and public documents (national census data, state birth, and death records) suggested that a wet nurse at the Harriet Lane Home was Albert’s mother. Contact with the woman’s descendants led to the individual believed to be “Little Albert.”
Psi Chi Conversation Hour
Question and Answer Session with Dr. Hall Beck
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m., Grand Peninsula ABC
Speaker: Hall P. Beck, Appalachian State University (NC)
Psi Chi/Psi Beta
Poster Feedback Session
8:00–9:30 a.m., Grand Peninsula D
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012
Psi Chi Symposium
Graduate School Workshop: Questions You Forgot to Ask
12:30–2:00 p.m., Sandpebble AB
Chair: Jon E. Grahe, Pacific Lutheran University (WA; Psi Chi Western Regional Vice-President)
Presenters: Kristin Beals, California State University; Ethan McMahan, Western Oregon University; Fiona Grant, Claremont Graduate University; Jason Young, Hunter College, CUNY (Psi Chi President-Elect)
A panel will answer frequently asked questions about graduate school as well as present some questions that students might not know to ask. Questions about reference letters, appropriate programs, costs, funding opportunities, and graduate school life will be addressed. For all the questions that the panel fails to address, there will be a interactive Q and A session.
Psi Chi Workshop
Leadership: Applying Theory to Practice in Chapters
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Sandpebble AB
Chair: Jon E. Grahe, Pacific Lutheran University (WA; Psi Chi Western Regional Vice-President)
Presenter: Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technology Institution (Psi Chi President)
Presenters: Rob Winningham, Western Oregon University; Mitchell Marks, San Francisco State University (CA)
The Psi Chi Leadership Session will connect leadership theory to the practical issues faced by local chapters and
other campus groups. In addition to speakers presenting specific applications of leadership theory to common issues, attendees will be encouraged to participate in an interactive session by actively considering different leadership approaches with their own experiences
Psi Chi Chapter Exchange
2:30–4:30 p.m., Grand Peninsula E
Chair: Jon E. Grahe, Pacific Lutheran University (WA; Psi Chi Western Regional Vice President)
Psi Chi annually hosts a chapter exchange for chapters in the Western Region to share their activities and experiences with other chapters. Each chapter at the exchange will be encouraged to speak for 5–10 minutes about their goals and activities for the year. Also, various recognition awards will be given during the chapter exchange.