WAUKESHA – All six groups of students who submitted research papers prepared for their experimental psychology class at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha have had their work accepted for presentation at a symposium to be held in Madison April 26.
The papers and authors are:
“Unintentional Bias: The Halo Effect Re-examined” by Sean Andrews and Nathan Turiff, Waukesha, and Tom Macie, Oconomowoc.
“Casting Stones: The Effect of Superstition and Luck on Test Taking” by Jenny Binder, Mukwonago; Deb Gustafson, New Berlin; and Robyn Will, Oconomowoc.
“Follow the Leaders? A Study of the Effects of Pluralistic Ignorance in College Students” by Jonathon Fisher, Wind Lake; Shannon Gooch, Oconomowoc; Kristy McAllister, Pewaukee; and Nicholas Shefte, Menomonee Falls.
“Is She Bringing Home the Bacon or Is She Still at Home Frying It Up in the Pan? A Look at the Effects of Personal Beliefs and Perceived Attractiveness on Gender Stereotypes in Occupations” by Tracy Dumke, West Allis; and Kristina Durante and Tracy Farrand, Waukesha.
“Is the Ability to Interpret Facial Expressions of Emotions Affected by Self-consciousness?” by Tanya Bruski, Milwaukee; Brett Foster, East Troy; and Chrissy Gluege, Waukesha.
“Chocolate: No Longer Just an Aphrodisiac: The Effect of a Chocolate Ambient Odor on Implicit Memory” by Monica Augustin, Dousman; April Elkins, Oconomowoc; and Jessica Lueck, Waukesha.
The annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, sponsored by the UW-Madison chapter of Psi Chi, national honor society for psychology, solicits colleges throughout the Midwest for student papers. UW-Waukesha professor Bob Bermant each year offers his students the opportunity to participate, and generally at least one paper from UW-
Waukesha is accepted.
A total of 30-40 papers, covering work in clinical/ biological, developmental, social/emotional, social, personality, and cognitive aspects of psychology, will be presented at this year’s symposium.
The symposium provides undergraduate students an opportunity to participate in the academic milieu ordinarily experienced only in graduate school and beyond. |
