Academic News
A faculty member and students of the Westminster College psychology department have been recognized for their achievements in two different venues recently.
A paper authored by Professor Ted Jaeger and psychology majors Stephen Long, a senior from Fulton, MO, and Jessica Lang, a senior from Hannibal, MO, has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the journal Perceptual and Motor Skills. The article is titled “Outline Objects in a Mach Pattern Create Illusions: Further Evidence of a Frequency Code for Size.”
Thirteen psychology majors presented five research projects at the Missouri Academy of Sciences meeting held in Joplin, MO last month. The projects were developed in labs and courses offered by Dr. Ted Jaeger and Dr. David Jones, Westminster Professors of Psychology.
Paper presentations at the meeting included:
- “Emotion Affects Perception: Is There Mood Congruence in a Visual Search Task?” by Stephen Long. This paper received a third place award in the session.
- “The Effects of Gender-Specific Retroactive Interference on Verbal Learning” by Casey Turner, a sophomore from Troy, MO; Meggie Meacham, a junior from Tulsa, OK; Shera Daroga a junior from Broken Arrow, OK; and Gabrielle Fuller, a junior from Lebanon, IL.
- “Gender, Conformity and Locus of Control in Purchasing Behavior” by Gabrielle Fuller, Ashley Lauer, a junior from Berger, MO; and Stephenie Schwartz, a senior from St. Peters, MO.
- “Outline Objects in a Mach Pattern Create Illusions: Further Evidence of a Frequency Code for Size” by Professor Ted Jaeger, Stephen Long and Jessica Lang.
The Westminster poster presentation at the meeting was “Testing Two Methods of Presenting Information That Creates A False Memory” by Alicia Ware, a sophomore from Tulsa, OK; Feiyu Li, a sophomore from China; Shaina Wankum, a junior from Meta, MO; Hunter Day, a senior from Memphis, TN; and Jordan Imhoff, a senior from Jefferson City, MO.