Hartwick college

The senior thesis in Psychology is undertaken as a 4-credit individual study whereby students, under the close supervision of a thesis advisor, conduct experimental research to test original hypotheses.  Sample senior theses from recent years follow:

• Halsted, V. ('12)  Effects of homophobia on eyewitness memory
• Hornbeck, K. ('12) Online social interaction on  self-monitoring
• Lamoureux, L. ('12)  The effects of visual and kinesthetic imagery on the performance of a motor task
• Moores, K. ('12) College students and relaxation
• Natoli, M. ('12)  Qualitative exploration of first-generation college students
• Wetzel, L.  ('12) The relationship of behavioral self-regulation and mood in children
• Daly, H. ('11). The effects of daytime napping on memory processing
• Hunter, R. ('11).  Blaming the victim: Age and gender as factors of victim stigmatization
• Lyons, C. ('11).  The effects of priming and placebo effects on goal-oriented behavior
• McSherry, E. ('11).  The two dark horses of self-regulation: Anxiety, depression and their differential effects on the self-regulation of pessimists
• Post, K. ('11).  Semantic networks of celebrities and their endorsements
• Quinn, M. ('11). The coming out process of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals
• Shipman, M. ('11).  The effects of different dietary fats on cognitive performance
• Benner, J. ('10).  Effect of general happiness on reaction time and recall
• Bookhout, R. ('10).  Gender identity and the interaction with a pet dog
• LaTorre, C. ('10).  Influence of sex role stereotypes on perceptions of men and women as effective workplace leaders
• Tanner, S. ('09).  The effects of angles on speed perception