BU Undergraduate Presentations
BU Psych Club is oriented towards developing student’s research and presentation skills for graduate school, the workforce, and beyond. Below you can find a few recent oral and poster presentations by BU Psych Club Members.
RMPA 2023 Poster Presentations - Albuquerque, NM
Presenters (top to bottom): Gabriella H. Batchelder, Paige Holdsworth, Brooklyn J. Hundt
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mike Russell
Dress Code Violation, Second Warning: A Replication of Dressing “in code” (Gurung et al., 2017)
Poster Presented at Great Plains, 2019
Presenter: Knowlton, K.
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jerome Lewis
Abstract
Media often appeal to an individual’s moral values about victims rather than the facts. The current study examined how moral values influence perceptions of victims. Participants reported their moral values. Then, viewed projective photos from the thematic apperception test. From the photos, participants selected the individual they believed to be the victim. Lastly, they rated the victim on the degree to which the victim possessed specific moral traits. Correlational analyses were conducted between participants’ moral values and their victim ratings. This research may explain why people view certain individuals or groups claiming victim status as more credible than others.
Poster Presented at NPS/PERK, 2018
Presenters: Sherwood, J., Knowlton, K., Harris, T., Cowan, T., Nihsen, S., & Berry-Nath, M.D.
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jerome Lewis
Abstract
The differences in sexual behavior and attitudes towards sexual experimentation across generations had not been previously examined. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference in sexual behaviors and attitudes towards sexual experimentation between the Baby Boomer and Millennials generation. The hypothesis was not supported, partially due to lack of representation of the Baby Boomer generation in the sample. Additional analyses showed a significant gender difference in scores in the desire subscale of the revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (Penke & Asendorpf, 2008), with men showing higher desire than women. There were also significant differences in attitude scores for gender, ethnicity, and marital status, with men, Caucasians, and married people showing a more positive attitude towards sexual behavior. Future research could lead to further studies on the impact of how attitudes towards sexual experimentation and sexual behaviors are changing.
Poster Presented at Great Plains, 2018
Presenter: Berry-Nath, M. D.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess if age and/or gender of a person played a role in naming practices. Participants were asked who chose their given birth name, as well as why that name was chosen. The participant’s gender did influence the reason a person’s name was chosen. A participant’s age was not a significant influence on who named the person, why their name was chosen, or if they liked their name. These results partially replicated the research conducted by Otta (1997).
Poster Presented at Great Plains, 2014
Presenter: Hobbs III, C., Leach, M., Noel, T., Renner R., Revaz, C., Wattier, A., Williams, A., and the students from PY 354-Experimental Psychology,
BU Students Interview Dr. David Myers at RMPA 2008
Bellevue University Celebration of Student Writing and Research 2008