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Children Prefer Peers Who Share Their Beliefs (APSSC Award Winner)
My name is Larisa Heiphetz from Harvard University and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. In two studies on belief-based preference, 6-9-year-old children reported preferences for religious in-group members and for peers who shared their religious, factual, and preference-based beliefs. These experiments demonstrate preferential treatment in children when others differ in mental states rather than perceptual cues. Poster Session IX - Board: IX- EA002 Saturday, May 28, 2011, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Columbia Hall Larisa Heiphetz Harvard University Elizabeth S. Spelke Harvard University Mahzarin R. Banaji Harvard University
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The Creation of Picasso’s ‘La Plage à La Garoupe’: A Case Study
We are Kuba Glazek and Amanda Holevinski from Temple University, and we presented our research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. In this study, a quantitative analysis of a piece of art was performed with color as the main focus. The production of Picasso's "La Plage à la Garoupe" was examined to provide evidence for a hypothesized structure process of creation by analyzing patterns in color. Poster Session X - Board: X- 038 Sunday, May 29, 2011, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Columbia Hall Robert W. Weisberg Temple University Kuba Glazek Temple University Amanda K. Holevinski Temple University
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Neuroticism and Dampened Pleasantness of Positive Memories
My name is Lisa J. Emery from Appalachian State University and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. College students recalled autobiographical memories using the word-cue technique, then rated how they felt about the memory when it occurred and at the present time. Results indicated that neuroticism was unrelated to current feelings when recalling negative memories. People high in neuroticism, however, felt less happy when recalling positive memories. Poster Session X - Board: X- 010 Sunday, May 29, 2011, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Columbia Hall Lisa J.
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Miracle Fruit and Flavor: An Experiment Performed at APS 2010
The results are in! At Convention last year APS Past-President Linda Bartoshuk led a miracle fruit experiment with the audience during the Presidential Symposium in Boston, MA. Audience members tasted 'miracle fruit,' a freeze-dried West African berry, that changed the way they tasted fruit they ate afterwards. Bartoshuk shared the results with attendees in a poster presentation at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Synsepalum dulcificum berries (miracle fruit) affect the tongue such that sweet taste is added to acids.
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Men’s Learning About Women’s Sexual Interest
My name is Teresa A. Treat from the University of Iowa and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. This study examines learning processes in young men regarding women's sexual-interest cues under probabilistic feedback conditions. The conditions established were more characteristic of "real-world" social-learning environments than deterministic feedback. 661 undergraduate males completed a category-learning task with photographs of women in an equivalent age range. Probabilistic feedback decreased sexual-interest utilization; individual differences in learning correlated with sexual-aggression risk.
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Unpacking Grit: Motivational and Cognitive Underpinnings of Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals
My name is Katherine R. Von Culin from the University of Pennsylvania and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Grit, defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals, predicts achievement outcomes. In a sample of 317 adults, perseverance and passion were differentially associated with meaning, pleasure and engagement orientations to happiness and with implicit beliefs about willpower. Results suggest distinct motivational and cognitive foundations for each dimension of grit. Poster Session I - Board: I- 072 Thursday, May 26, 2011, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Columbia Hall Katherine R. Von Culin University of Pennsylvania Angela L.
