Approved Thesis Proposals - Class of 2008

 

Author

 

Angela Antony

Title

 

Luck of the draw: The phenomenon of serial order effects on evaluation of competitions

Advisor(s)

 

D. Gilbert,
D. Carney

Reader(s)

 

D. Gilbert

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K. Kinzler
S. Carey
Konika Banerjee 
PSY/HEB
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R. Wrangham /HEB
Isabelle Berner
MBB/PN
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K. Kinzler
S. Pinker
Erin Blackstock
MBB/PN
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M. Akinola
J. Mitchell
Theresa Cheng
MBB/PN
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D. Addis
R. Buckner
Marvin Cine
(Gov/Psy)
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Eric Beerbohm /Gov
W. Mendes/Psy
Jordan Ford The doctor is in, but are they listening? The effects of priming agency or experience empathy on the recall of patient information A. Heberlein C. Hooker
Kyle Foreman
MBB/PN
Perceiving inequities: Primates’ expectations of fairness M. Hauser A. Caramazza
Harrison Greenbaum “Did you hear the one about the…?”: The effect of racial humor on prejudice J. Sidanius,
L. Thomsen
J. Mitchell
Sarah Gross An examination of the subordinate male target hypothesis among an Ashkenazi population in Israel J. Sidanius /Psy,
A. Ho /Psy
J. Mitchell /Psy
Amit Kumar The impact of outcome valence on perceived duration D. Gilbert,
K. Kassam
M. Bazerman /HBS
Matthew Lebowitz
MBB/PN
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S. Pinker
S. Pinker
Alex Levin 
MBB/PN
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Lirui Li 
MBB/PN
How to tell right from wrong: The role of personal force in moral judgments J. Greene,
F. Cushman
J. Greene
Robert Luedeman 
MBB/PN
Transferring localized facial learning across face-space K. Nakayama J. Wolfe
Carina Martin
Life Science
Evidence for vagal regulation as an index of endocrine sensitivity to social feedback W. Mendes,
K. Koslov
M. Nock
Morgan McLean
Life Science
Socialization and vocalization in mutant mouse models of Rett Syndrome T. Hensch /MCB,
K. Nakayama
K. Nakayama
Rachel Montana Is spatial reasoning different for speakers of different languages? A cross-linguistic look at egocentric and geocentric frames of reference in memorizing S. Carey,
P. Li
J. Snedeker
Evan O'Donnell Geometric core knowledge: Partial maps, length and angle E. Spelke,
V. Izard
S. Carey
Meghan Pasricha Self-efficacy and age as predictors of cognitive performance under stress W. Mendes,
K. Koslov
J. Greene
Eric Reavis High-level stimulus characteristics affect the stability but not the initiation of binocular rivalry K. Nakayama, 
S. Afraz
R. Buckner
Caroline Silva How does deliberate self-harm block empathy in observers? The role of goal appreciation in empathy blocking A. Heberlein, 
W. Mendes, 
B. Sparrow
W. Mendes
Jillian Swencionis
SocSt/Psy
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D. Gilbert /Psy,
K. Kassam
____ /SocSt
M. Norton /Psy
Max Warren
MBB/PN
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Amanda Willis Joint-separate preference reversals: Applications to gender biases in hiring M. Bazerman,
M. Akinola
J. Mitchell
Ashley Witt Attitudes toward the body in non-suicidal self-injury and eating disorders M. Nock,
M. Wedig
J. Hooley
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F. Cushman
S. Carey