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Distinguished Majors Program 2009 Papers

Katie Ameringer

Parental knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of the human papillomavirus and vaccine, post-vaccine license and recommendation Advisor Karen M. Schmidt

Margaret Anton

Socialization through material objects: The relationship of implicit racial and ethnic socialization and child problem behaviors Advisor Melvin N. Wilson

Kerilyn Daniel

What is the good life? A place for positive psychology Advisor Patricia Llewellyn

Anne E. Dawson

Negative coping strategies mediating the relationship of adolescent attachment classifications and future externalizing behaviors Advisor Joseph P. Allen

Elizabeth C. Grim

Food for thought: Manipulating thought shape fusion and its effect on social outcomes Advisor Bethany A. Teachman

Dena N. Harandi

Romantic relationship influences on delinquent and violent offending in females Advisor N. Dickon Reppucci

Alex Hincker

Simulated societies: Exploring an evolutionary explanation for liberal/conservative ideological differences Advisor Jonathan Haidt

Nadia Islam

Do you see what I see? Infants’ perception of face-like objects Advisor Judy DeLoache

Esther Kim

Arousal in the courtroom: How to manipulate a verdict Advisor Gerald Clore

D. J. Lick

The difference that differences make: Retrospective reports of adults reared by lesbian and gay parents Advisor Charlotte J. Patterson and Karen M. Schmidt

Ashley M. McCormack

Reduce, reuse, recycle: Automatic attitudes toward recycling in interpersonal contexts Advisor Shigehiro Oishi

Lucy Norton

The influence of moral beauty: The effects of empathy-building and elevation on forgiveness Advisor Jonathan Haidt

Sarah E. Puckett

The effect of dating activity and school environment on adolescent girls’ explicit and implicit math attitude Advisor Fred Smyth

Megan L. Ransone

Anxiety in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Influences on peer relationships and social skills Advisor Amori Y. Mikami

Ashley M. Reckert

Unique identical twins: A qualitative approach to explaining differences in female monozygotic twin pairs Advisor Robert E. Emery

Lauren E. Tindall

Watch and learn: 18-month-olds imitate a model’s sorting strategy Advisor Vikram Jaswal

Oth V. Tran

“Do unto others:” Effects of priming and the golden rule on Buddhists’ and Christians’ anti-gay attitudes Advisor Brian Nosek

Megan A. Viar

Threat or challenge? Self-focused attention and evaluation on perceived performance in social anxiety Advisor Bethany Teachman