Approved Thesis Proposals - Class of 2014
| Author | Title | Supervisor(s) | Reader(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Aida Rocci Ruiz (March 2014) | Co-experience as the base of interpersonal attraction. | D. Gilbert, B. Burum | J. Greene |
Shuai Chang | The Effect of Competition on Intragroup Dynamics and Creativity in Diverse Groups | F. Gino, D. Gilbert | D. Gilbert |
Cherish Connelly | The Bully and the Bullied: A study of the persistence and influence of the winner and loser effects | C. Dulac, J. Bergan | J. Buckholtz |
Trevor Coyle | The Pathway to LGBT Suicide: Integrating the Minority Stress Model and the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide in Gender Minorities | J. Lehmiller | M. Nock |
Margaret Crane | Modifying Working Memory Bias in Adults with Repetitive Negative Thoughts | R. McNally | J. Buckholtz |
Alexander Diaz | Variations In The Memory Accuracy-Confidence Relationship:The Effects Of Thematic Similarity, Amount, Modality, And Complexity Of Information | M. Banaji, C. Wilmuth | L. Somerville |
Lauren DiNicola | Exploring the Role of Self-Control in Human Cooperation | J. Buckholtz | F. Warneken |
Tatiana Dubose-Butler | Accent Beads: Effects of Linguistic Accent on Child Helping | P. Harris | F. Warneken |
Francesca Fulciniti | Expectations about Emotional Congruency among Group Members: An Investigation of the Development of Reasoning about Groups, Emotions, and Empathy | E. Spelke, A. Skerry | S. Carey |
Jennifer Hatfield | Representing Communicative Intent: Investigations of Early Sensitivity to Pedagogical Communication | E. Spelke, A. Skerry | S. Carey |
Cheng Li | Effects of First And Third Person Verbs On Primary Motor Cortex Activity: A TMS Investigation | A. Caramazza | Y. Xu |
Anne McKenna | The Effects of Primary and Secondary Emotions on Moral Decision-Making | J. Greene, E. Amit | L. Somerville |
Arielle Rabinowitz | The Impact of Childhood Stress on Emotional Response in Early Adulthood | L. Somerville | M. Sheridan |
Avia Tadmor | Reducing Memory Reconsolidation through Emotionally-Valenced, Modality-Specific Tasks | R. McNally | C. Hooker |
Valeriya Tsitron | Learned Reward Context Modulates Self-Control: Effects of Impulsivity | J. Buckholtz | K. Nakayama |
Rena Wang | The Progression of Conflict: Threat and Trust in Intergroup Relations | J, Sidanius, M. Kappmeier | M. Krasnow |
Xin Xiang | Would the Buddha Push the Man off the Footbridge?: Systematic Variations in the Moral Judgment and Punishment Tendencies of Han Chinese, Tibetans and Americans | J. Greene | F. Warneken |
Xiaojing Yang | Birds of a Feather Learn Together: The Effect of Teacher-Student Similarity on Learning and Motivation | T. Rogers, D. Gilbert | D. Gilbert |