Dr. Richard Miller
Department of Psychology chair and professor, 308.865.8239
University of Nebraska at Kearney psychology students scored the highest they have ever scored on research projects presented recently at the annual meeting of the Nebraska Psychological Society in Bellevue.
The presentations were judged by faculty from other universities, and three UNK presentations received perfect scores in all the categories, which include literature review, methodology, statistical analysis, discussion and presentation.
The students who presented, and their faculty mentors are listed below.
| Andrea Kennedy | Sidney | The Effects of Attribution and Failure on Confidence and Performance | Dr. Theresa Wadkins
Dr. Richard Miller
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| Chelae Sowl | Bellevue | Effects of Medium of Presentation on Student Recall of Fictional Information
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Dr. Theresa Wadkins |
| Shala Schuessler | Potter | Distinguishing Facial Emotions: A Cross-cultural Approach
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Dr. Miller |
| Jenna Fitzke | Clay Center | Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: Individual Difference of Situation Specific?
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Dr. Miller |
| Erron Vetter | Lincoln | Cross-cultural Differences in Achievement Motivation
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Dr. Miller |
| Jennifer Murray
Abby Brunt |
Mary Esther, FL
Columbus |
Effects of Adoption on Rat Exploratory Behavior and Locomotion
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Dr. Joseph Benz |
| Ariel Huber
Shala Schuessler |
Torrington, WY
Potter |
The Effects of Memory on Joke Retention
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Dr. Wadkins
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| Ann Stewart
Rebecca Bay |
Kearney
Sutherland |
The Effects of Arousal on Color Preference
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Dr. Kevin Byrd |
| Abby Brunt
Jennifer Murray |
Columbus
Mary Esther, FL |
Effects of Plural rearing on Exploratory Behavior and Locomotion in Rats
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Dr. Benz |
| Jeffrey Reznicek
Jessica Baker |
Lincoln
O’Neill |
The Effects of Gender and Ethnic Similarity/Dissimilarity on Homophobia
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Dr. Miller |
| Dawn Belle Isle
Andrew Hageman |
Elm Creek
Kearney |
General Intrinsic Motivation and Intrinsic Religiosity
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Dr. Byrd |
| Abby Brunt
Staci Jacobson Alisha Rhoades |
Columbus
Gibbon Grand Island |
Recall Memory of a Descriptive Story
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Dr. Wadkins |
| Brett McCurdy | Lincoln | The Effects of Individualism and Collectivism on Academic Dishonesty | Dr. Miller |
