MWSU students attend various conventions throughout the year where awards are given for quality research. Students who
have won those awards are listed below.
Award-Winning Missouri Academy of Science Presentations:
- Ball, S. (1998). Online first impressions: The role of verbal, vocal, and visual factors.
- Bassett, V. (1995) The effect of size of city where raised on self-efficacy level.
- Beaty, J. (1993) The effects of timing and magnitude of justification on attitude change: A forced compliance study.
- Bohon, S.. (1992)
- Eckhoff, D. (1992) Psychological defenses and gender differences A jury simulation study.
- Fasching, S. (1993) Age differences among preschoolers in social development through parallel play.
- Goings, K. (1993) The emergence of semantic clustering in elementary school children.
- Markt, C. (1990) Personality, sleep disturbances and sleep preparation rituals.
- Martin, D. (1998). They love me, they love me not: Predictors of student evaluations of faculty
- Phillippe, P. & Mast, L. (1998). The global scale of psychotherapy effectiveness: A question of valifity
- Roderick, R. (1990) Out of joint: Criticisms of the self-monitoring construct.
- Schmitt, T. (1995) The effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation in recovering substance abuse counselors: A cross-sectional study.
Great Plains Students Psychology Convention Presentations:
- Ambrose, S. (1996) Discrimination against the obese in the hiring process
- Baker, Brokin (2000). Reasoning and self-steem distortions ofdelinquents.
- Bayne, J. (1995) The impact of evidence and extralegal factors in jurors
decisions.
- Beaty, J. (1994) Cognitive dissonance returns: An old theory to gather around.
- Brinkley, E. (1995) Marital role expectations and relationship satisfaction.
- Cilke, C. (1995) The relationships between loneliness and self-esteem.
- Davies, S. (1996) Avoidant Personality Trait: A Predictor of Night Work
Adaptability?
- Dodds, R. (1993) Adult children of alcoholics: Issues and treatments.
- Domalewski, S. (2000). Rape myth acceptance: Changing attitudes through
the use of popular movies.
- Eckhoff, D. (1991) Fear of success: A valid construct?
- Fasching, S. (1995) I killed them because the Chiefs lost: An insight into
spectators aggression.
- Gulledge, J. (1997). Victim Visibility as an Inhibitor of Horn Honking Aggression
in Traffic.
- Hammen, W. (1996) How the family and environment affect juvenile delinquency
- Hoer, A. & *Goings, K. (1993) The effects of glucose on short term memory
in middle-aged adults.
- Jeffers, S. (1995) The effect of causal attribution on affective response
to persons with AIDS.
- Kempf, E. (2004) Time's up: The effects of time urgency on dyadic performance.
- Kolb, K. (1996) Domestic violence: Its effect in children
- Lade, B. (1990) Internal vs. external locus of control: Its origin and application.
- Lindenbusch, B. (2005). The effects of video games on memory and frustration tolerance.
- Maggart, T. (1996) Founder of American scientific psychology: William James
on free will vs. determinism
- Marion, R. (1995) Mary Whiton Calkins: Pioneer woman psychologist.
- Martin, D. (1998). They Love Me, They Love Me Not: Predictors of Student
Evaluations of Faculty
- Mast, L. (1997). Impression Formation: Do Facial Features or Body Types
have a Greater Influence on First Impressions?
- Ortmeier, J. (1994) Demonology: Past and present practices and perspectives:
- Ortmeier, J. & Smith, S. (1994) Visuospatial ability: Hemispheric dominance
and menarche in females.
- Prenger, L. (1993) A critical review of social learning theory.
- Rice, H.J. (2000). Trends in animal experimentation: Past, present, and
future.
- Rice, H.J. (2000). The relationship of aging, time perception, and prospective
memory.
- Rice, H.J. (1999). Eyewitness identification: Factors influencing reliability
and suggestions for improvement.
- Schmitt, T. (1996) The effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation
in recovering substance abuse counselors; A cross-sectional study
- Schoenhair, S. (1996) The development of Childrens Memory: Normative
Data
- Schuettpelz, K. (1998). Menopause and Mental Health: A literature Review
- Spainhour, A. (2000). Love in relationships: Passionate love vs compasionate
love.
- Spurgeon, M. (1998). Review of the Autistic Disorder in Young Children
- Van Ness, C. (1994) Attitudes toward breast and testicular self examination.
- Velasquez, M. (1996) A comparison of information processing styles between
African-American and Euro-American college students.
- Venneman, J. (1990) Effects of biofeedback and an empathy development technique
on alpha and theta brainwave synchrony.
- Walden, H. (1997) The role of the media on body image and eating disorders.
Midwestern Psychological Association Psi-Chi Award
- Davis, S. (1996). Measuring the effectiveness of psychotherapy with the
GSPE.
- Rice, H. (1999). Effects of age on time perception and prospective memory.
- Rittman, A. (1998). Attitudinal factors predicting academic performance
and retention in first year college students.
- Schoenhair, S. (1996). The development of childrens' memory: Normative data
Student Publications
- Cutsinger, M.M. (1995). A Practical Guide to Conducting the Dreaded Literature Review. Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 1, 41-43.
- Maggart, T.D. (1997). William James on Free Will and Determinism. Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 2, 30-34.
- Rittman, A. (1999). Psychological factors related to academic performance
and retention of 1st year college students. Psi-Chi Journal, 4, 27-32.
- Schuettpelz, K. J. (1998). Menopause and mental health: A literature review.
Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 3, 27-33.
- Schuettpelz, K. J. (1999). The evolution of rational-emotive theory and
therapy. Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 4.
