Psychology Department Research Poster Session
Spring 2022
Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: In the framing effect, decision-makers favor risky options when outcomes are framed as negative losses and are risk-averse when outcomes are framed as positive gains (Kahaneman & Tversky, 1979). In the present study, Khaneman and Tverksy’s (1981) classic disease framing task and a novel unjust persecution framing task developed … Read more
Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: Since the first recognition that language could sway eye-witness testimony, research into event processing has set out to explore the generalizability of language’s effects on recall (Loftus & Palmer 1974; Shaw, Garcia, & Robles 1997). The current study considered whether Schema Theory can be applied to linguistic frameworks and, from … Read more
Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: In this ongoing study, we are investigating whether the relationships between Age of Acquisition (AoA) and Familiarity (Fam) ratings on Lexical Decision Time (LDT) and Word Naming Time (Naming) are changing over time. Using an online questionnaire, Psychology 105 students provided AoA and Fam ratings on a list of 499 … Read more