Approved Thesis Proposals - Class of 2012
| Author | Title | Supervisor(s) | Reader(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Diana Bartenstein | Anchoring-Deficit Hypothesis of Dyslexia: A Study of Priming Tasks | J. Christodoulou, S. Carey | S. Carey |
Caitlin Carey MBB/Cognitive Science | An fMRI Investigation of Automatic Simulation in Schizophrenia | C. Hooker, S. H. Lincoln | D. Manoach |
Evelyn Chow LS/Soc&Cog Neurosci | Mind Your Money: Mindfulness in Socially Responsible Investment Decision-making | E. Langer, H. Gardner | E. Langer |
Miguel Cutiongco MBB/Cognitive Science | False Recognition of Auditory Stimuli in Musicians and Nonmusicians | D. Schacter, S. Guerin | J. Mitchell |
Anne Douglas LS/Soc&Cog Neurosci | Feeling Blue on the College Green: Depression-related Distress Among Harvard Undergraduates | P. Barreira, M. Nock | M. Nock |
Whitney Fitts | Spontaneous Verbal Labeling During Object Processing | J. Snedeker, M. Khan | F. Warneken |
Jocelyn Karlan LS/Soc&Cog Neurosci | Bilingual Bi-personality: How Language Shapes Implicit Attitudes and Self-concept | M. Banaji | E. Spelke |
Westley Resendes | The Dissociation between Language and Early Theory of Mind Reasoning in Toddlers | S. Carey, K. Hobbs | J. Pyers |
Leslie Rith-Najarian | Was That Stressful?: Performance Ability, Stress Reactivity, and Stress Appraisals in Adolescents | K. McLaughlin, M. Nock | S. Carson |
Matthew Sachs LS/Soc&Cog Neurosci | Functional and Structural Neural Connectivity Associated with Individual Differences in the Chill Response to Music | J. Greene, P. Loui | J. Greene |
Stephanie Salcedo MBB/Cognitive Science | Empathizing with our Future Selves: The Relationship between Altruism and Delay of Gratification | D. Gilbert, B. Burum | J. Mitchell |
Sophia Scolnik-Brower | Holy Crap!: The Role of Digust in Religious Beliefs | S. Pinker, A. Shenhav | J. Greene |
Alexander Tancredi LS/Soc&Cog Neurosci | Choice Size, Value, and Perceived Freedom of Choice: Effects on Choice-related Stress and Regret | A. Shenhav, J. Mitchell | J. Mitchell |