Approved Thesis Proposals - Class of 2007

 

Author

 

Aaron, Baillie
Psy/Ec

Thesis Title

 

The effects of race-crime typicality on judicial sentencing decisions

Supervisors

 

J. Sidanius /Psy,
B. Shenoy /Psy, 
S. Mullainathan /Ec

Readers

 

M. Bazerman /Psy
/Ec

Anglin, Laura Mindful learning: A potential moderator of gender differences in mathematics performance K. Merseth /HGSE,
S. Kosslyn
E. Langer
Boston, Andrew Effects of temporal location on affective forecasts. D. Gilbert,
K. Kassam
J. Mitchell
Chen, Frankie
MBB/CN
A study of language and thought: Object-substance interpretation among the Tsotsil Mayan S. Carey,
P. Li
J. Snedeker
Cole, Nancy Five-month-olds' understanding of the solidarity principle as it applies to humans and objects S. Carey J. Snedeker
DeJesus, Jasmine Children's reasoning about social categories E. Spelke,
K. Kinzler
S. Carey
Ekono, Zeh-Sheena Racial impartiality and the American juror: Using the IAT to reduce the effects of racial bias on decision-making M. Banaji,
S. Akalis
J. Sidanius
Epstein, Alexandra The effect of race on empathy and related phenomena in young children E. Spelke,
K. Kinzler
S. Carey
Flodr, Aline To be or not to be ill: How choosing labels affects physical, emotional and mental symptoms S. Carson E. Langer
Gerlach, Katrin Autonomic nervous system responses to different tempi in music G. Schaug /HMS,
E. Hannon
E. Hannon
Heilbronner, Sarah
MBB/CN
The evolution of risk-sensitive preferences in non-human primates M. Hauser S. Pinker
Herbstman,
Judith

HS/Psy
A 'special relationship'?: Responsibility and the development of mental health resources at Harvard 1900-2007 M. Nock /Psy, 
P. Barreira /HS
M. Nock /Psy,
D. Levine /HS
Howard, Katherine
MBB/PN
Neuroticism as a moderating factor in stressful social situations W. Mendes,
K. Koslov
D. Pizzagalli
Hoy, Jessica Challenge and treat responses to intergroup interactions: The role of out-group members' anger and sadness W. Mendes,
B. Sparrow
D. Wegner
Jeon, Hana
MBB/PN
The effects of early experience on emotion recognition: A study of institutionalized children in Romania C. Nelson /HMS J. Kagan
Johung, Tessa Implicit memory of emotional stimuli in young and older adults D. Schacter,
E. Kensinger
R. McNally
Kan, Jennifer
Ling/Psy
The economics of communication: Indirect speech as strategic language use G. Chierchia /Ling,
S. Pinker /Psy
D. Wegner /Psy
Kassam, Zahra
(March 2007)
Social effects on implicit attitudes M. Banaji,
S. Akalis
W. Mendes
Levine, Rebecca The malleability of implicit gender stereotypes M. Banaji,
A. Baron
S. Carey
Lykken, Jennifer Students' subjective experience of time and enjoyment of learning activities E. Driver-Linn J. Sidanius
Meites, Tiffany Implicit hopelessness in remitted depressives D. Pizzagalli,
C. Deveney
M. Banaji
Myerson, Rebecca Trauma, indoctrination, and Red Guard status: The psychological impact of the Chinese Cultural Revolution R. McNally J. Sidanius
Ogunnaike, Oludamini
Psy/AAAS and MBB/PN
The language of prejudice: The influence of language on implicit attitudes M. Banaji /Psy,
Y. Dunham /Psy,
J. Murgane /AAAS
R. Hackman /Psy,
F. Irele /AAAS
Pajtas, Petra
MBB/PN
Effects of social stress on reward responsiveness D. Pizzagalli W. Mendes
Pearsall, Jori
MBB/CN
Sleep and the facilitation of human emotional memory over time M. Walker,
R. Buckner
R. Buckner
Pringle, Patricia The effects of stress and serotonin transporter (5-HTT) genotype on perceptions of control D. Pizzagalli,
R. Bogdan
D. Wegner
Rahnev, Dobromir Conjoint analysis: A new method for investigating stereotypes M. Banaji,
E. Caruso
M. Bazerman
Reese, Elizabeth The effect of delay on memory for emotional information D. Schacter,
E. Kensinger
R. McNally
Saphire-Bernstein, Shimon On feeling powerful in pwerless situations: The effect of dominance on the sense of power and motivational states W. Mendes,
M. Akinola /HBS
J. Sidanius
Sharmeen, Farhana The effect of prenatal fish oil supplementation on the cognitive development of Bangladeshi children D. Bellinger S. Carey
Steele, Katherine Behavioral analysis of reward and punishment responsiveness in remitted depressed individuals D. Pizzagalli,
A. Holmes,
R. Bogdan
J. Hooley
Wilson-Murphy, Molly
MBB/CN
Attachment, transitional objects, and borderline personality disorder: Positive finds for the positive bear sign J. Hooley M. Nock