Students apprenticing with faculty in research often make significant contributions to the empirical/theoretical process. In these cases, students may be invited to co-submit the results to refereed journals.

Dow, M. J. (2001) International adoptions: The case of Romania. Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 6, 23-29. (Faculty Sponsor: Rycek)

Clayton N. V. (2001). A comparison of learning strategies in Spanish vocabulary acquisition. (2001). Undergraduate Research Journal, 5, 207-219. (Faculty Sponsor: Wozniak).

Nelson, K. D., Clayton, N. V., and Byrd, K. R. (in press). The relation between obsessive-compulsive traits, frontal lobe functioning, and visual recall. Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research. (Faculty Sponsor: Byrd)

Undergraduate Student Scholarship: Collaborative Publications
with Undergraduate Students

Byrd, K. R. and Boe, A. (2001). The correspondence between attachment dimensions and prayer in college students. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 11, 9-24.

Expectancies and experience on impression formation. Angie Cooper, Michala Bott & Jeremy Wallace. Published in the Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 4, 21-25, 1999.

Applying techniques of persuasion: 12 Angry Men. SHANNON MARLATT. Published in the Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 4, 40-42, 1999.

Sex differences in the cognitive processing of schematic vs. landmark-based directions. EMILY BALCETIS & KATHERINE LINDER. Published in the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 4, 76-80, 1999.

Effects of orientation and training on cognitive maps. JOHN HELLEBERG (Bill Wozniak, faculty sponsor). Published in the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 4, 139-148, 1999.

Electroconvulsive therapy: Administration, side-effects, and effectiveness. TOM MAXSON Kevin Byrd, faculty sponsor). Paper published in the Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 3, 1998, 34-38.

Ways to prepare for undergraduate paper presentations. JOHN R. HELLEBERG (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Published in the Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 3, 1998, 50-51.

Effects of levels of processing on explicit and implicit memory. CATHERINE SWANSON (Bill Wozniak, faculty sponsor). Paper published in the Undergraduate Research Journal, 2, 1998, 184-194.

Collaborative Research with Undergraduate Students: Publications
Byrd, K. R., Lear, D., and Schwenka, S. (in press). Mysticism as a predictor of subjective well-being. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.

Rycek, R. F., Stuhr, S. L., McDermott, J., Benker, J., & Swartz, M. D. (1999). Adolescent egocentrism and cognitive functioning during late adolescence. Adolescence, 33, 745-749.

Forrest, K., Helleberg, J. & Miller, R. L. (1998) Student perceptions of the ethical responsibilities of faculty. Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 3, 42-45.

Briner, W. & Peterson, S. (1998). Comparison of the behavior of the curly tail (ct/ct) and CBA mouse on a neurologic scale. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 20, 503-510.

Swanson, J. L. and Byrd, K. R. (1998). Death anxiety in young adults as a function of religious orientation, guilt, and separation-individuation conflict. Death Studies, 22, 257-268.

In the jury room: The effects of fair and unfair procedures on jury sentencing, deliberations and satisfaction. RUSS PELLA & AARON HOLLMANN (Krista Forrest, faculty sponsor) Funded by RSC-UNK March, 1998-May, 1999. ($349. 50)

How group members are affected by past group experiences. MICHALA BOTT (Krista Forrest, Faculty sponsor). Grant funded by RSC-UNK, Jan, 1998-May, 1998. ($331. 00).

The effects of prior non-intervention on subsequent helping behavior. KARLA WIEDEL (Rick Miller, Faculty sponsor) Undergraduate research grant funded by RSC-UNK, May, 1998 - Sept, 1998. ($350).

The effects of reminding and reminder source on social compensation and social loafing in task groups. EMILIY BALCETIS (Krista Forrest, faculty sponsor) Grant funded by RSC-UNK, 1998-99.

Religious orientation and prayer as a function of separation from attachment figures, attachment style, and stress. ANDREA SULLIVAN (Kevin Byrd, faculty sponsor). Tuition Award, 1998.

Retention: Academic Need Intervention and Academic Performance. ANGELA COOPER (Joseph J. Benz & Gail Zeller, faculty sponsors). Grant funded by RSC-UNK, Jan 15, 1998 - May, 1998. ($154.50)

Moderating effects of prayer on quality of life. STACY SCHWENKA. (Kevin Byrd, faculty sponsor). UNK tuition award, 1998.

Students apprenticing with faculty in research often make significant contributions to the empirical/theoretical process. In these cases, students may be invited to co-submit papers to peer-review for presentation at academic or professional

conferences.

Attributions of deception in dating situations. MARY ANDERSON. Paper presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Benz)

Avoidance of Intimacy, Depression, and Gender as Predictors of Internet Preoccupation. NATHAN TURNER. Paper accepted for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Byrd)

Differences in Religious Attitudes and Experience Between Russians and Americans. NATHAN TURNER. Paper accepted for the Psi Chi Program of the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL, March 2000. Psi Chi Regional Research Award. (Faculty Sponsor: Byrd)

Construction and Validation of a Religious Development Scale. VON ALAVI AND TRICIA EASTERDAY. Paper accepted for the Psi Chi Program of the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL, March 2000. Psi Chi Regional Research Award. (Faculty Sponsor: Byrd)

The Effects of Relative Frontal Lobe Dysfunction on Obsessive-Compulsive Traits and Visual Recall. KELLI NELSON AND NOAH CLAYTON. Paper presented at the joint convention of the Nebraska Psychological Society/Psychological and Educational Research of Kansas, Kearney, NE, November 2000. (Faculty Sponsor: Byrd)

The Relationship Between High School Drinking and College Drinking as Moderated by Characterological Hostility. KARA KLINGINSMITH, TOBIN STREFF, AND NATHAN TURNER. Poster presented at the joint convention of the Nebraska Psychological Society/Psychological and Educational Research of Kansas, Kearney, NE, November 2000. (Faculty Sponsor: Byrd)

The Relationship Between Attachment Style and Passive-Aggressive Traits in Females. HEATHER JUEL, JEWEL ALMQUIST, AND TASHA PLATT. Paper presented at the joint convention of the Nebraska Psychological Society/Psychological and Educational Research of Kansas, Kearney, NE, November 2000. (Faculty Sponsor: Byrd)

Are there Relationships between Romantic Attitudes and Attachment Style? ELSA DINE. Poster presented at the joint convention of the Nebraska Psychological Society/Psychological and Educational Research of Kansas, Kearney, NE, November 2000. (Faculty Sponsor: Byrd)

Moderators of the Relationship Between Childhood and Adult Attachment. JANICE HASKELL AND BETH WELLMAN. Poster presented at the joint convention of the Nebraska Psychological Society/Psychological and Educational Research of Kansas, Kearney, NE, November 2000. (Faculty Sponsor: Byrd)

Development of a Scale to Assess Unconscious Death Anxiety. CHARISSE HOOPS, ROBYN HENKE, AND RENAE TAUBENHEIM. Poster presented at the joint convention of the Nebraska Psychological Society/Psychological and Educational Research of Kansas, Kearney, NE, November 2000. (Faculty Sponsor: Byrd)

The effects of religion on risk-taking behaviors in emerging adolescence. MOLLY BURNS. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the National Conference on undergraduate Research, Lexington, Kentucky, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Forrest)

Personality variables involved in false confessions: It’s not just the situation. VON ALAVI AND JEFF LANGE. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the National Conference on undergraduate Research, Lexington, Kentucky, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Forrest)

An eclectic approach to racism: The automatic activation of racial attitudes and the inconsistencies that follow. NATHAN TURNER. Poster presented at the Annual Great Plains Psychology Conference, Missouri, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Forrest)

The Pinks and the Blues: Gender Bias in Perception of Infants Based on Sleeper Color. ANGELA MUELLER & TENNILLE SMITH. Paper presented at the Great Plains Students’ Psychology Conference, Joplin, MO, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Rycek)

Autism. BRIDGET ABBOUD Paper presented at the Great Plains Students’ Psychology Conference, Joplin, MO, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Rycek)

Characteristics of Close Friendships in Childhood and Adolescence. LONDON WOOLMAN & SHARON MEYER. Paper presented at the Great Plains Students’ Psychology Conference, Joplin, MO, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Rycek)

Imagery vs. Physical Practice in Regard to Gross and Fine Motor Movements. ALLEN E. CORRELL. Paper presented at the Great Plains Students’ Psychology Conference, Joplin, MO, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Wozniak)

Athletic Rituals and Belief in the Paranormal. NOAH V. CLAYTON, STEPHANIE L. DETURK, & NATHAN A. TURNER. Paper presented at the Great Plains Students’ Psychology Conference, Joplin, MO, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Wozniak)

Attribution of Belief in the Paranormal JODY L. ESTERAICH, HEATHER M. JUEL, AMY L. PARKER, & MICHELLE SMITH. Paper presented at the Great Plains Students’ Psychology Conference, Joplin, MO, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Wozniak)

A Comparison of Learning Strategies in Spanish Vocabulary Acquisition. NOAH V. CLAYTON. Paper presented at the Joint Convention of the Nebraska Psychological Society and the Association for Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas, Kearney, NE, 2000. (Faculty Sponsor: Wozniak)

The Role Of Feedback In Speech Performance. TIFFANY PALLAS, ANDREA MADSEN, & SHEILA HOLLANDER. Paper presented at the Great Plains Students’ Psychology Conference, Joplin, MO, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Wozniak)

The Effects of Mortality Salience on Personal Beliefs and Health Attitudes. ARIEL HUBER, & EMILY THOMPSON. Paper presented at the Great Plains Students’ Psychology Conference, Joplin, MO, March 2001. (Faculty Sponsor: Wozniak)

Undergraduate Student Scholarship: Collaborative Conference Presentations

Balcetis E. E. & Forrest K. Effects of group formation and performance, perceptions of fairness and satisfaction. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Reno, Nevada, April 2001.

Note: Student research supervised by Dr. Miller during AY00-01 was not available because Dr. Miler was on Sabbatical in Turkey while this report was being compiled. 

Memory for Objects: The Presence of False Memories on Associated Picture or Word Lists. GRANT BENKER, PAMELA RUDLOFF & AMY BECK (Bill Wozniak, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the Nebraska Psychological Society Conference, Wayne, NE.

The Effects of urban, natural, and Built Environments on Stress Recovery. MICHAEL J. HECKENLIVELY, JENNIFER A. KLINE & AMY MARGRITZ (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the Nebraska Psychological Society Conference, Wayne, NE.

Agonistic Behavior in Two Subpopulations of Sandhill Cranes in the Platte River Valleys in Nebraska. DARA WISNIESKI & ALLEN CORRELL (Joseph Benz, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the Nebraska Psychological Society Conference, Wayne, NE.

The Effects of Crowding and Attractiveness on Desirability. CHARISSE HOOPS, STEPHANIE CUDE & MARK LILJEHORN (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the Nebraska Psychological Society Conference, Wayne, NE.

The Effects of Mortality Salience and the Need to Affiliate on Personal Space. RYAN MULLIGAN, CASSI BURMOOD, SHANNON 0'HARA & CHRISTIE WARREN (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the Nebraska Psychological Society Conference, Wayne, NE.

Creativity and Risk-Taking Behavior. WILLIAM D. MEINEN, HEATHER SKILSTAD, ANNDREA BOE, & NISHAD ALI (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the Nebraska Psychological Society Conference, Wayne, NE.

The Effects of Noise on Helping Behavior. AMY BECK, JENNIFER BRUMMUND, JENN WILLIAMS & LISA JOHNSON (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the Nebraska Psychological Society Conference, Wayne, NE.

A Multidimensional Approach Toward Self-Esteem as a Predictor of Alcohol Use. JODY ESTERAICH (Kevin Byrd, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the Nebraska Psychological Association Conference, Lincoln, NE.

The Effects of Adult ADHA on Alcohol Use in Securely and Insecurely Attached Adults. LISA McBRIDE & HAYLEY KNOX (Kevin Byrd, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the Nebraska Psychological Association Conference, Lincoln, NE.

The Relationship between Sensation Seeking and Moral Reasoning. VICTORIA L. SCHULZ (Robert F. Rycek, Faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 19th. Annual Great Plains Psychology Students' Conference, Wichita, KS.

The Effects of Negative Attributions on Beliefs and Feelings. DARA WISNIESKI (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 19th. Annual Great Plains Psychology Students' Conference, Wichita, KS. Awarded 2nd Place in the category of Social Psychology.

The Effects of Mortality Salience on Risk-Taking Behavior. RYAN MULLIGAN & KAYLA WIDICK (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 19th. Annual Great Plains Psychology Students' Conference, Wichita, KS. Awarded 2nd Place in the category of Social /Personality Psychology.

Effects of Parental Involvement on Student's Self-Esteem. HAYLEY KNOX & TRICIA CARLSON (Robert F. Rycek, Faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 19th. Annual Great Plains Psychology Students' Conference, Wichita, KS.Awarded 2nd Place in the category of Personality and Developmental Psychology.

How Failure to Help Effects Subsequent Helping Behavior. KARLA WIEDEL (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 19th. Annual Great Plains Psychology Students' Conference, Wichita, KS. Awarded 1st Place in the category of Social and Animal Behavior.

Correlations between Moral Development and Parenting Style. KRISTA J.ENGDAHL, HEATHER K. SKILLSTAD, & RANDI R. SHEETS (Robert F. Rycek, Faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 19th. Annual Great Plains Psychology Students' Conference, Wichita, KS. Awarded 2nd Place in the category of Developmental Psychology.

Gender Differences in Self-Perceived Attractiveness and Esteem. CATHY WINTERS &

HEATHER DUHACEK (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 19th. Annual Great Plains Psychology Students' Conference, Wichita, KS. Awarded 1st. place in the Women/Gender/Sex Roles Category

Collaborative Research with Undergraduate Students: Conference Presentations
Emily Balcetis, Karla Wiedel & Krista Forrest. (1999, April) The effects of reminding and reminder source on social loafing and social compensation. Presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference, Fort Collins, CO.

Miller, R. L., Mulligan, R. & Widick, K. (1999, April) Terror Management: The effects of mortality salience on risk-taking. Presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference, Fort Collins, CO.

Forrest, K. D., Kershaw, D., & Bott, M. (1998, April) Group work, group problems, group solutions, Presented at the joint meetings of RMPA/WPA, Alberqurque, NM.

Locus of control as a predictor of success in collectivist cultures. NICHOLE FITCHNER, PIPER ZUEHLSDORF, ANGIE COOPER & RANDI SHEETS. (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the joint conference of the Association for Educational and Psychological Research in Kansas and the Nebraska Psychological Society, Emporia, KS.

Face Naming and Mnemonic Training. MICHELLE PEAK & STEPHANIE VAN WINKLE (William Wozniak, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the annual meeting of Association for Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas, Emporia, KS.

Self-Referencing Effects in Advertising. STEPHANIE DECAMP (William Wozniak, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the annual meeting of Association for Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas, Emporia, KS.

Stress and Coping Style as Predictors of Undergraduate GPA. CHARISSE HOOPS & DENISE ANDERSON (Kevin Byrd, faculty Sponsor). Paper presented at the Joint Convention of the Association for Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas and the Nebraska Psychological Society, in Emporia, KS.

Effects of individualism and collectivism on achievement motivation imagery in individual and group settings. RYAN MULLIGAN & TONYA LUNA. (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the joint conference of the Association for Educational and Psychological Research in Kansas and the Nebraska Psychological Society, Emporia, KS.

Development of the Compatibility with Academic Major Scale. AMY HAVRANEK (Kevin Byrd, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the Joint Convention of the Association for Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas and the Nebraska Psychological Society, in Emporia, KS.

Self-monitoring as a function of individualism/collectivism and group membership. DAVID

BENNETT, KAYLA WIDICK, ANGELA POUK & DEBRA WEMHOFF. (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the joint conference of the Association for Educational and Psychological Research in Kansas and the Nebraska Psychological Society, Emporia, KS, 1998.

Retention: Academic Need Intervention and Academic Performance. ANGELA COOPER (Joseph Benz, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 18th Annual Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention, Lincoln, NE. Awarded 1st Place in the category of Teaching of Psychology.

The Effects of a "Good Personality" Label on Ratings of Attractiveness. CAROLYN ALBRACHT & JENNIFER VANROY (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 18th Annual Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention, Lincoln, NE.

The Effects of Music Video Watching on Aggression. TIFFANY CORDER (Bob Rycek, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 18th Annual Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention, Lincoln, NE.

The Relationship between Music Video Watching and Self concept. JENNIE PRITCHETT (Bob Rycek, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 18th Annual Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention, Lincoln, NE.

The Effects of Music Video Watching on Sensation Seeking. JEFF W. PENLEY (Bob Rycek, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 18th Annual Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention, Lincoln, NE.

Music Video Choices as a Predictor of Alienation. LAURIE SANDERS (Bob Rycek, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 18th Annual Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention, Lincoln, NE.

An Empirical Assessment of the Attachment Theory of Religion. ANNDREA SULLIVAN (Kevin Byrd, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 18th Annual Great Plains Psychology Convention, Lincoln, NE.

Moderating Effects of Prayer on Quality of Life. DELBERT LEAR & STACY SCHWENKA (Kevin Byrd, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 18th Annual Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention, Lincoln, NE. Awarded 2nd Place in the category of Psychology of Religion.

Gender Differences in the Cognitive Processing of Schematic Versus Landmark-Based Directions. EMILY BALCETIS & KATHERINE LINDER (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the 18th Annual Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention, Lincoln, NE. Awarded 1st Place in Gender Issues.

Effects of Orientation on Cognitive Maps. JOHN R. HELLEBERG (Bill Wozniak, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Undergraduate Research, Salisbury, MD.

The effects of voice on group members evaluations of their leaders. MICHALA BOTT and KARLA WEIDEL (Krista Forrest, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Undergraduate Research, Salisbury, MD.

The Influence of Expectancies and Experience on Impression Formation. ANGIE COOPER (Rick Miller, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Undergraduate Research, Salisbury, MD.

Behavioral Toxicity of Post-Natal Inorganic Copper Administration in the Mouse. JANEEN KOWALEK (Wayne Briner, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Undergraduate Research, Salisbury, MD.

An Arnold-Chiari-Like Malformation Associated with the Curly Tail (ct/ct) Mouse. ALISON MOELLENBERNDT (Wayne Briner, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Undergraduate Research, Salisbury, MD.

Comparison of the Behavior of the Curly Tail (ct/ct) and CBA Mouse. SADIE PETERSON (Wayne Briner, faculty sponsor). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Undergraduate Research, Salisbury, MD.