7th Hawaii Pacific University Psychology Conference and Awards Dinner Banquet

7th Hawaii Pacific University Psychology Conference and Awards Dinner Banquet

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Student and faculty attended the 7^th Hawaii Pacific University Psychology Conference and Awards Dinner Banquet this April. Psychology students from Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific University, and Chaminade University of Honolulu presented their research, spanning topics from multiple victim public shootings to popular Jane Austen novels. Presenters from Brigham Young University–Hawaii included Bonnie Allred and Christina Hubner, with students Lisa Thompson and Amy Lee in attendance. Brigham Young University–Hawaii’s very own Bonnie suggested that the comfortable, sharing atmosphere allowed students to make connections and team up with other schools to enhance personal research.  Both Bonnie Allred and Christina Hubner presented their own personal research from Brigham Young University–Hawaii’s Personal Research Lab. Both studies are scheduled to be presented at the Association of Psychological Science’s 25^th annual convention this month.

Christina Hubner’s “Evolutionary Analysis of Jane Austen’s Novel Popularity” was one of the first presentations.

This study looked to see if participants could predict the mating patterns of characters in Jane Austen novels. Over 100 students were surveyed using a modified version of Kruger’s survey regarding British novels of the Nineteenth Century. The data suggested that participants could predict the mating patterns of the characters in these novels. In particular, it suggested that participants could discern short-term and long-term characters. In addition, a relationship was revealed between the popularity of a book and the ability to predict mating patterns.

Bonnie Allred’s “Effects of Lip Color on Perceptions of Attractiveness in Women.” was the final presentation of the conference.

This particular study had participants rate the attractiveness of pictures of lips with different saturations and with or without different shades of lipstick, taking ethnicity into consideration. The results suggested that lips with lipstick were perceived as the most attractive, followed by saturated lips. Lips with green lipstick were perceived as the least attractive and lips with red lipstick were perceived as the most attractive. Lastly, all ethnicities rated natural and saturated lips higher than unsaturated lips.

Provided is a list of all the presentations for the 7^th Hawaii Pacific University Psychology Conference and Awards Dinner Banquet:

Christina Rose (HPU), “Emotional Labor in the Workplace.”  [Faculty advisor: Katherine Aumer]

Christina Hubner (BYU), “Evolutionary Analysis of Jane Austen’s Novel Popularity.” [Faculty advisor: Ronald Miller]

Brendan Ito (HPU), Identity as Social Currency (v2).” [Faculty advisor: Katherine Aumer]

Maria Niho, Jamie Benny, & Katrina Heine (Chaminade), “An Investigation of Undergraduate Sleep: Implications for a Campus-Wide Sleep Promotion Program.” [Faculty advisor: Tracy Trevorrow]

Anne Catherine Krebs Bahn (HPU), “Environmental Factors of American Societies that Experience Multiple Victim Public Shootings: 2007-2012.” [Faculty advisor: Katherine Aumer]

Bonnie Allred (BYU), “Effects of Lip Color on Perceptions of Attractiveness in Women.” [Faculty advisor: Boyd Timothy]