This page links to web pages developed by previous students in the Psychology honors program. Take a look at these projects to get a sense of the kinds of projects that have been carried out in the past.
| Who | Project Title | Project Homepage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen Austin | austink@mail.utexas.edu | The influence of expertise on new product learning | Project page |
| Michael Cohn | enkidu@mail.utexas.edu | Differential effects of coping-oriented and escape-oriented safety behaviors on long-term fear reduction: A pilot study | Project page |
| Matthew Davis | davis.m@mail.utexas.edu | The influence of social status on language use in communication | Project page |
| Christina Hinojosa | xina007@hotmail.com | Romantic Interest as a Factor of Sociosexuality, Physical Attractiveness, and Romantic Involvement | Project page |
| Rachel Jonas | rjonas@mail.utexas.edu | Components of the PASAT | Project page |
| Shirley Kong | lnkong@mail.utexas.edu | The Influence of Stereotype Threat and Testosterone Levels on Math Performance in White Males | Project page |
| Daniela Edith Loya | damasita@mail.utexas.edu | A Controversy Revisited: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Understanding, Temperament, and Intergenerational Transmission to Discipline Type | Project page |
| Jessica Reynolds | jessica.reynolds@mail.utexas.edu | The Effect of Real-World Knowledge on Children's Beliefs in Wishing. | Project page |
| Lotte Smith-Hansen | lotte.smith.hansen@mail.utexas.edu | Physiological Synchrony and Linkage, and the Correlates of Physiological Similarity between Two People | Project Page |
| Who | Project Title | Project Homepage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Banks-Duitch | banks-duitch@mail.utexas.edu | What happens in the collegiate industry when an athlete suffers an injury? A thesis that looks at athlete's GPA's To find the affect of injury on grades. |
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| Bonnie Coover | bonniecoover@mail.utexas.edu | MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF NOREPINEPHRINE ON SENSITIZATION BY EXAMINING CYTOCHROME OXIDASE | Project Page |
| Suzannah Creech | suzcreech@mail.utexas.edu | "The effects of lead on the rat's head, it does not make them dead, but hyper instead." |
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| Justina De Pinto | justina@mail.utexas.edu | The Source of Information About Fornication, Preventing Procreation, Risky Actions Taken, and Patterns of Communication Pertaining to Penetration |
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| Mary Diltz | maryk@mail.utexas.edu | The Role of Gender in the Relationships of Couples with Dissimilar Styles of Communication | Project Page |
| Brian Gane | b.doug@mail.utexas.edu | Conceptual Combination | Project Page |
| Cheryl Hogan | chogan@mail.utexas.edu | Females' perception of their rivals' attributes. | Project Page |
| Ella Kleynerman | ellak@mail.utexas.edu | Women's Perceptions of and Attitudes Toward Female Attractiveness | Project Page |
| Lorena Leal | lorena.psy@mail.utexas.edu | There once was a man who suppressed The thoughts that made him depressed But they kept reappearing And not disappearing So his peers he could not impress (he guessed). |
Project Page |
| Jennifer Maxfield | j.maxfield@mail.utexas.edu | The Perpetuation of the Drive for Thinness by Peers Leads Others to Body Image Fears and Possibly Tears |
Project Page |
| Katie McCall | kmccall@mail.utexas.edu | Project Page | |
| Tonya McDaniel | tmmcdaniel@mail.utexas.edu | "Identifying homosexuals from afar would be possible if you had a gaydar." |
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| Kelsey McKay | kelsey@mail.utexas.edu | "The ratio of digits in children who fidget." | Project Page |
| Sarah Novak | nova1000@mail.utexas.edu | "Surveying people with diabetes for signs of different disease identities" |
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| Rebecca Renn | beccarenn@mail.utexas.edu | College women with bulimia In a natural history study Cuz having an eating disorder Can leave you feeling cruddy |
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| Who | Project Title | Project Homepage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Blais | joybear51@msn.com | Effects of Email Interaction on Adjustment to College | Project Page |
| Blyrn (Bonny) Caharian | copabon@mail.utexas.edu | The Effect of Blirtatiousness on the Perception of Persuasion and Speaker Characteristics | Project Page |
| Melissa Farmer | tropdefemme@hotmail.com | Project Page | |
| Shelly Haferkamp | shellyfay@mail.utexas.edu | The Relationship between Threats and Errors and Crew Resource Management | Project Page |
| Amy Kalia | amykalia@mail.utexas.edu | Acquisition of Structural and Object Landmark Knowledge in Virtual Environment Navigation | Project Page |
| Victor H. Lopez | aztec3298@hotmail.com | Acculturation Differences and Performances in Cultural and Cognitive Styles Among Mexican Americans from Houston and the Rio Grande Valley, Texas | Project Page |
| Lisa McMorris | lmcmorris@austin.rr.com | Ethnicity, Gender, and Attitudes toward Spousal Abuse | Project Page |
| Peter Renn | prenn@mail.utexas.edu | Speech, male sexual orientation, and childhood gender nonconformity | Project Page |
| David Wilson | aesthete@mail.utexas.edu | Differences in Social and Personal Identity Development Among Adolescents | Project Page |