The Incidental Self-Reference Effect in Patients with Schizophrenia

Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/6541715127 Abstract: The self-reference effect (SRE) refers to a memory advantage arising from relating to-be-learned information to the self at encoding. There are two types of SREs: The evaluate SRE occurs when a task explicitly requires individuals to evaluate information in relation to themselves, while the incidental SRE occurs when a self-referential … Read more

The Contribution of Music Involvement to the Wellbeing of College Students

Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: Research has shown that music plays an immense role in our lives, but very little is known about the relationship between music and wellbeing. In this two-part study, twenty Wesleyan University college students were interviewed for a qualitative analysis of the role music plays in the lives of college … Read more

The Wesleyan Word Experience Project – Year 3

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

Assessing the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on University Students

Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic affected the lives of university students, with specific respect paid to those who identify as “Students of Color”. Through two studies, the ways in which the pandemic affected their lives were examined. The first … Read more