# Approved Thesis Proposals - Class of 2005 ## expand\_more SortAuthorThesis TitleSupervisor(s)Reader(s)**Ricardo ALANIS** Psychological effects of relinquishing control J. Preston, D. Wegner D. Gilbert **Vasilios ALEXIOU** Revisiting the overjustification effect: Reducing intrinsic motivation for detrimental behaviors through external rewards S. Carson W. Mendes **Michael BERKOVITS** The benefits of segmenting utility, the costs of segregating gains C. Morewedge, D. Gilbert D. Wegner **Maura BOYCE** Psy/WomSt Internalizing ideals: The influence of advertising on implicit attitudes and behaviors M. Banaji /Psy, K. Lane /Psy, J. Gerhard/WomSt D. Gilbert /Psy **Bethany BURUM** Remind me who I am: The effects of priming academic vs. intellectual identity E. Driver-Linn K. Nakayama **Lucas BUTLER** Investigating shift in 15-18 month-old's understanding of symbolic representation S. Carey J. Snedeker **Louise CHIM** The difference in perceptions of acquired versus innate ability in experts and laypeople M. Banaji W. Mendes **Michael CLEAR** The influence of God concepts on intuitive moral judgement C. Morewedge, D. Wegner D. Gilbert **Melissa CONWAY** Utilitarianism in toddlers: A study on moral development K. Condry E. Spelke J. Snedeker **Erika COWMAN** MBB/PP Effects of D2-receptor agonist on reward responsivity D. Pizzagalli, A. Eden-Evins J. Hooley **Alia CRUM** Healthy, wealthy, happy, and wise: Investigating mindfulness (Kabat-Zinn and Langer) and flow as moderators in well being and achievement P. Stone, T. Ben-Shachar E. Langer **Kerry DINGLE** MBB/Cog Neuro A holistic face perception test for prosopagnosia K. Nakayama Y. Jiang **Jon DOOCHIN** Psy/Ec The Duchenne smile P. Stone /Psy, D. Laibson /Ec E. Langer /Psy **Tiffany EGNACZYK** Perfectionism, performance, and well-being T. Ben-Shachar P. Stone **Crystal FARH** China suicide and reference groups P. Stone, M. Nock M. Nock **Jeff FERNANDEZ** Behavioral (athletic performance) effects of different coaching motivation techniques and approaches S. Carson D. Wegner **Kaitlin GALLO** The effects of arousal on emotional disclosure M. Nock R. McNally **Julie GOLDMAN** The cognitive origins of the space-time metaphor S. Carey J. Snedeker **Kim GOULD** Soc/Psy The media, body image, and female participation in sports J. Gabler /Soc, T. Ben-Shachar /Psy P. Stone /Psy **Luke HEDRICK** CS/Psy Integrating a neural-associative model of affect into a computational unified theory of cognition D. Parkes /CS, D. Gilbert /Psy, N. Etcoff /Psy A. Pfeffer /CS, D. Gilbert /Psy **Leif HOLTZMAN** Psy/Ec Framing and mental accounting N. Epley /Psy, A. Roth /Ec D. Gilbert /Psy **Melina HSU** Children's number words S. Carey, M. Le Corre E. Spelke **Carmen IGUINA** MBB/CBB Primate vocal production and perception M. Hauser, R. Egnor E. Spelke **Miriam LENSE** MBB/Cog Neuro The effects of music and environmental sounds on physiological measures of premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit J. Kagan, M. Tramo J. Kagan **Ran LI** Effects of different music styles on measures of creativity S. Carson D. Wegner **Sara LUCHIAN** Affective attachment to worthless objects and under-inclusion in categorization tasks among sub-clinical obsessive-compulsive hoarders R. McNally J. Hooley **Karina MANGU-WARD** Psy/WomSt The relationship between beliefs about the course of sexual orientation and attitudes in relation to self-esteem and reactions to American policy change M. Banaji /Psy, K. Olsen /WomSt R. Hackman /Psy **Jessica MASSA** Power and automatic attitudes M. Banaji, K. Lane E. Langer **Cameron MOCCARI** MBB/PP Seeing the self: An application of mindfulness theory to perceived body image P. Stone E. Langer **Carrie MORRIS** An examination of differences in reward pathway function between obese persons and normal-weight persons before and after meal consumption: Evidence for a biological contribution to obesity? C. Chabris S. Hyman **Lindsey POWELL** MBB/CBB An fMRI investigation of the attribution of different mental states S. Carey, R. Saxe Y. Jiang **Amanda RIGAS** MBB/Cog Neuro Three truths and a lie: Testing placebo effects on pain tolerance M. Nock Y. Jiang **Caitlin RILEY** MBB/PP Attachment disorder the Strange Situation Test M. Nock, K. Lyons-Ruth M. Nock **Alexandra ROSATI** MBB/CBB Context-sensitive discounting in two non-human primates, the cotton-top tamarin (Sanguinis oedipus) and the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) M. Hauser, J. Stevens S. Pinker **Sutharsan** **SATKUNARAJAH** MBB/Cog Neuro Differences in thought patterns between waking and dreaming states R. Stickgold D. Schacter **Lina SESTOKAS** MBB/CBB The effect of priming on motor and non-motor mental transformation S. Kosslyn P. Cavanagh **Catherine SPROUL** MBB/CBB Predator-prey interaction: Predator response in captive-bred cotton-top tamarins M. Hauser S. Pinker **Albert STRICKLAND** Ec/Psy The effects of racial identity on time preference D. Laibson /Ec, W. Mendes /Psy D. Gilbert /Psy **Nellwyn THOMAS** MBB/Cog Neuro Single-sex and co-ed schools: Differences in gender stereotyping M. Banaji E. Langer **Joan TOM** Emotion and memory distortion E. Kensinger, D. Schacter R. McNally **Caitlin VAN NESS** The effect of acoustic environment on behavioral and physiological measures of premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit M. Tramo, J. Kagan J. Kagan **Katherine WARD** Self and ambiguous other: Implicitly separating the self and God E. Driver-Linn M. Banaji **Callie WATKINS** Psy/RomL Temporal language and temporal thinking in speakers of Spanish and English L. Boroditsky /Psy, E. Spelke /Psy, L. Fernandez- Cifuentes /RomL S. Carey /Psy **Jonathan WEISS** MBB/CBB Neural archaeology: A new way of knowing D. Schacter S. Kosslyn **Tiona ZUZUL** Defensive pessimism in romantic relationships P. Stone, T. Ben-Shachar P. Stone