APS Convention 2013

APS 2013 Convention

This May, some of the best minds in the field of Psychology got together for the 25^th Annual Association for Psychological Science convention. Eleven students from Brigham Young University-Hawaii not only had the opportunity to attend the event, but were able to present some of their research. A large portion of the people who presented at the convention were professors and graduate students, so it was a great opportunity for our undergraduates to present their research in different “Poster Sessions”.

Along with presenting their posters, students were able to attend symposiums, dealing with different matters within the psychological field. Other events at the convention included workshops, plenary sessions, and award addresses. From book signings to presidential addresses, the APS 2013 convention had all of the essentials for any psychological event.

BYUH presentations included:

Religious Factors Contributing to Happiness and Life Satisfaction of University Students
(Ronald M. Miller, Jessica L. Enos, Zacharias P. Dupaix, Jeff H. Choi, Melece V. Meservy, Amy J. Lee, Emika Sawada, Erekson R. Short, Eric G. Orr)

Differences in Cheating Patterns Among Individualistic and Collectivistic Cultures and University Majors
(Meg L. Costantino, Kayla R. Suhrie, Bonnie C. Allred, Zacharias P. Dupaix, Morris A. Graham, Steven C. Wheelwright, Boyd H. Timothy, Ronald M. Miller)

Clothing as an Advertisement of Relationship Status and Satisfaction
(Lisa M. Thompson, Tyler S. Smith [Texas Tech University])

Emotion Regulation as a Mediator Between Acculturation & Psychopathology
(Nathan A. Haws)

Facial Recognition in Mormons vs. Non-Mormons and Sexual Offenders vs. Non-Sexual Offenders

(Allison Lovingier, Adam M. Scalese, Sarah Miller, Laura De La Fuente-Rodriguez, David D. Whippy, Kayla R. Suhrie, Kylie Miles, Boyd Timothy, Ronald Miller)

Differences Between Synthetic and Naturally Occurring Fertility Pheromones
(Kayla R. Suhrie)

Evolutionary Analysis of Jane Austen’s Novel Popularity
(Christina A. Hubner, Carlyn D. Hubner, Woojeong Lee, Adam M. Scalese, Anita R. Uhi, Boyd Timothy, Ronald Miller)

The Effects of Lip Color and Lipstick on Perceptions of Attractiveness in Women
(Bonnie C. Allred, Zacharias P. Dupaix, Lisa M. Thompson, Meg L. Costantino, Boyd H. Timothy, Ronald M. Miller)

Using Likelihood Ratios to Detect Invalid Data in Practical Validity Measures
(Adam M. Scalese, Lisa M. Thompson, Bonnie C. Allred, Amy Junghyun Lee, Zachary W. Rupp, Zacharias P. Dupaix, John E. Meyers, Ronald M. Miller)

The Relationship Between Paranormal Belief and Perceptions of Mental Illness
(Jason L. Murphy-Tafiti, Nathan A. Haws, & Boyd Timothy)