Psychology majors present their
research at undergraduate conference
by Anne Rajotte
managing editor
Last weekend, Behrend psychol
ogy majors were given the opportu
nity to present their research to other
psychology majors and professors at
the Twenty-Sixth Annual Western
Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psy
chology Conference. The conference
was held at Allegheny College in
Meadville.
The students who presented were
“I had a good time. I
learned that everyone was
in the same boat.”
all part of Dr. Dawn Blasko’s Psy
chology 431 W class. Psychology
431 W teaches research methods and
culminates with a presentation at this
conference. Roxzana Kelly, 08 psy
chology, participated in last year’s
conference at Edinboro. She stated
that, “each group designed their own
study, which is the main purpose of
431.” Her presentation last year was
entitled “Influence of Violent and
Nonviolent Behavior on Decision
Making.” Kelly emphasized that,
“the Psychology Department de
serves so much credit for the work
they put into the conference.”
Schools from all over Western
Pennsylvania participated in this
photo courtesy of Dr. Dawn Blasko
Behrend students who participated in the Twenty-Sixth Annual Western Pennsylvania
Undergraduate Psychology Conference.
photo courtesy of Dr. Dawn Blasko
Three of Behrend’s students whopresented research: (left to right) Jamie Curry,
Dawn Chapel, and Erica Jackson.' .
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Andrea Furman
06, Psychology
Tim Smith, Marde Shander, and Gary Caldwell stand in front of their research results
at the Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference.
event, including all of the colleges
and universities in Erie County:
Gannon, Mercyhurst, and Edinboro.
Steve Johnson, 06 psychology,
commented, “It was a great oppor
tunity for all undergraduate students
to participate. As a psychology ma
jor, this is one thing you wouldn’t
want to pass up.”
Andrea Furman, 06 psychology,
and Tara Brown, 06 psychology, pre
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sented their research, entitled, “The
Effects of Clothing Color on the
Evaluation of Personality Traits.”
Furman stated, “I had a good time. I
learned that everyone was in the
same boat.” She went on to say that
they got a lot of feedback from dif
ferent people at the convention. They
had the opportunity to defend their
research to other psychology stu
dents and professors.
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photo courtesy of Dr. Dawn Blasko
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