Middle Tennessee Psychological Association
Spring Research Meeting
 
Middle Tennessee State University
April 30, 2005
 
Program

8:00-8:30 AM Registration -- Lobby BAS*
8:30-9:15 AM Poster Session I -- Lobby BAS
9:30-10:30 AM Keynote Address -- State Farm Lecture Hall 
Positive Psychology:  The Science of Human Strength 
  
   Dr. William Compton
   Middle Tennessee State University 
10:30-10:45 AM Break
10:45-11:30 AM  Oral Presentation 
11:35 AM-12:20 PM Poster Session II -- Lobby BAS
12:30-1:00 PM Business Meeting -- Lobby BAS
 
*  All official events take place in the Business and Aerospace Building (BAS) at MTSU.  Click for directions and local information.
 
MTPA thanks Mark Francisco—Thompson, Newt Cannon—Worth Publishers, and Evelyn Forte—Prentice Hall for sponsoring the conference. MTPA also acknowledges the faculty sponsors for their dedication to student research.
 
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Poster Session I -- 8:30 to 9:15 AM
Lobby BAS

Gender differences in self-reported weight perception and interoceptive awareness
Vanessa Adams (Kim Ujcich-Ward)
Middle Tennessee State University

The effectiveness of humorous keywords as a mnemonic device for foreign language acquisition
Heather Hill (Stephen Schmidt)
Middle Tennessee State University

Evaluation of an elementary school social-emotional learning program
Lesli Crawford (Jim Rust)
Middle Tennessee State University

An evaluation of the environmental futures global elementary school curriculum
Josh Couts (Jim Rust)
Middle Tennessee State University

Effect of imagery on preschool children's ability to learn from stories
Alisha Tummins, Amber Sprouse, Kristin Cummins, and Kali Rellinger (Shanna Ray)
Lipscomb University

You can't always get what you want
Eric Parr, Jayna Dotson, Korie Hurst, and Jessica DeVois (William Langston)
Middle Tennessee State University

The effects of hippotherapy on children's self image
Kelly Allen, Cristin Jordan, and Aimee Millspaugh (William Langston)
Middle Tennessee State University
 
Territoriality of the parking lot
Jonathan Thorne, Kelly Johnson, and Kyle Hendrickson (William Langston)
Middle Tennessee State University

Rate-a-résumé
Victoria Gabbard, Danielle Adams, Hilary Bratcher, Carrie Horton, and Elizabeth Martin (William Langston)
Middle Tennessee State University

Heterosexual anal intercourse
April Lee and Matthew Killian (Dennis Kramer)
Middle Tennessee State University
 
Executive functions and cognitive abilities: Correlations between the Delis—Kaplan Executive Function System and the Woodcock—Johnson III Test of Cognitive Abilities
Jennifer Polk (Gloria Hamilton)
Middle Tennessee State University

Interhemispheric laterality experiment
Dr. John Alden, Craig Belair, Kyle Kelley, Catherine Dickinson, Naeem Thompson, Kristin Cummins, Eric Sturgell, and Jeremy Shotwell (Dr. John Alden)
Lipscomb University

The effects of social rejection on attitudes toward women
Sherria Brown and Emily Carroll (John Pennington)
Middle Tennessee State University

The effects of self-disclosure on short-term working memory
Rebecca Boucher and Kirstin Tretter (John Pennington)
Middle Tennessee State University
 
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Oral Presentation -- 10:45 to 11:00 AM

Incorporation of religion in training for psychology and social work fields
Jessica Bray (Kim Ujcich Ward)
Middle Tennessee State University
 
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Poster Session II -- 11:35 AM to 12:20 PM
Lobby BAS

Effects of mortality salience and group similarity on in-group bias
Kelli Blevins and Bethanie Poe (John Pennington)
Middle Tennessee State University

The effects of positive and negative threats to self-consistency
Rebecca Boucher (Thomas Brinthaupt)
Middle Tennessee State University

The effects of normative information on the law of contagion
Rachel Fuqua, Matthew Killian, and Theresa Nicholls (John Pennington)
Middle Tennessee State University

Social facilitation in test-taking environments
Christina Burns and Jill Gose (John Pennington)
Middle Tennessee State University

Tendencies of customers at Ruby Tuesdays: Smoking vs. non-smoking sections
Amanda Borys, Matthew Johnson, and Jeffery Frank (William Langston)
Middle Tennessee State University

African American students' perceptions of academic and community life
Leigh Mathis, Alayna McDade, Jacquetta Butts, and Dr. John R. Bruni, Jr. (Dr. John R. Bruni, Jr.)
Western Kentucky University

Why women are not “The Biggest Losers”
Amanda Goldsberry, Cayce Denison, and Jessica Langston (William Langston)
Middle Tennessee State University

Follow that bus!
Courtney Washington, Ashley Stone, and Shayla Ellis (William Langston)
Middle Tennessee State University

Contagion and its effects on disease research
Kimberly Collins and Mary Beth Ragsdale (John Pennington)
Middle Tennessee State University

Sexual behavior of college undergraduates
Michelle Smith, Laura Jackson, Ryan Crigger, Candice Poston, and Alex Cappannari (Dennis Kramer)
Middle Tennessee State University

Social pressures on door holding behavior
Adam Capps, Rebekah Bowen, and Amy Clark (William Langston)
Middle Tennessee State University

How stress affects iconic memory uptake
Collin Winter, Laura Jackson, and Tina Nemarnik (William Langston)
Middle Tennessee State University

Effect of word color and arousal on recall
Ashley Sharp, Georgia Phillips, and Dane Heikes (William Langston)
Middle Tennessee State University

Development of a measure of religious faith and its relationship with nonmarital sexual acceptance
Thomas Reece
Western Kentucky University

Assigned seating
Stayc Preator and Antonio Cross (William Langston)
Middle Tennessee State University
 
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