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Participants either watched a video clip or read a passage about alcohol and its effects on the human body, followed by answering the open-ended question. The open-ended question simply asked the thoughts of the participant. All participants had a sufficient amount of time to write down their thoughts. After the participants completed the open-ended question, all participants then took the unexpected multiple-choice test, in which retention was measured. All data were then collected and the participants were debriefed. I expect that those who watch the video clip will yield a higher recall average than those who read the passage. Some students are visual learners and some students learn best by directly reading information from a textbook and the like. Knowing students‘ preferred learning styles in order to adjust their curriculum content may improve their learning immensely. This knowledge may also contribute to the progression of reducing the reading and writing deficits that currently plague the country. Student Oral Presentations III (PPHAC 101) 12:00 -1:20 PM Moderator: Dr. Martha Reid, English Department Title: Effects of Perceived Competition on Performance Students: Sasha Halasz Advisor: Dr. Sarah Johnson Location: PPHAC 101 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM This study examines how receiving information about a theoretical competitor‘s score on a verbal fluency task affects an individual‘s performance on the same task. Moravian College male and female psychology students who are fluent in the English language will serve as participants. Before completing the task, each participant group will receive information about a competitor group with an average score, a score that is a standard amount above, or a score that is a standard amount below the previously experimentally determined mean score for the verbal fluency task. It is expected that performance is directly related to how well a theoretical competitor is reported to perform. Therefore, the group that receives information about a high-achieving theoretical competitor should perform significantly better than the group that receives information about an averageachieving theoretical competitor and the group that receives information about a low-achieving competitor should perform significantly worse. Results of this study will serve as a basis for analyzing how the informative aspect of competition impacts performance. Title: Dynamics of Mammal Populations Following Bioremediation Students: John Corbin Advisor: Dr. Frank Kuserk Location: PPHAC 101 12:20 PM - 12:35 PM The Lehigh Gap Nature Center (LGNC) is a 750-acre preserve located within the Palmerton Zinc Pile Superfund Site in eastern Pennsylvania. This area was severely impacted by zinc smelting until the 1980‘s. Since the early 2000‘s the LGNC has embarked on a program to rehabilitate the impacted environment through revegetation efforts using native grasses. This project attempts to identify and quantify mammal species using three techniques. Sherman small mammal traps were deployed along three line transects and maintained for two-week periods each. Captured rodents were identified and population estimates were made using mark-recapture techniques. Motion-detecting trail cameras were deployed in several areas in order to estimate their relative
abundances. Lastly, attempts to capture and identify native bat populations were employed using mist nets. Rodent populations were most abundant in riparian areas near the Lehigh River. These populations contained four genera with Peromyscus the most dominant. The trail cameras produced photos of common herbivores such as White-tailed deer, but also documented the presence of top predators such as river otters and black bears. These results indicate the presence of suitable habitat for these mammals to thrive and reproduce, despite the extensive damage that was inflicted onto the preserve for many decades. Title: The Relationship of Specific Variables on Patients' Self-reported Perceptions of Living with Heart Failure Students: Rachel Gunderson Advisor: Dr. Michele August-Brady Location: PPHAC 101 12:40 PM - 12:55 PM Heart failure has become a major public health concern and has been described as a "new" or "emerging" epidemic for the 21st century (Fang, Mensah, Croft, & Keenan, 2008). With increasing incidence and hospitalization rates over the past several decades, heart failure is costing the U.S. an estimated $39.2 billion (American Heart Association, 2010a). Examining heart failure from the patients' perspective can provide a better understanding of this disease and may yield more appropriate interventions as well as a more compassionate, empathic approach to these patients. The purpose of this study is to describe patients' perceptions of living with heart failure and to determine whether those perceptions are influenced by specific variables. The convenience sample (n = 50) consists of patients with the diagnosis of heart failure. Data collection included demographic information from the medical record and the completion of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire. The overall mean score of the sample was 52.54 (SD=29.1). This relatively low score may suggest that these patients are being managed fairly well. No correlations were found between age, class, and overall mean score. No significant difference was found in overall mean score between genders and in those who received ultrafiltration. Recommendations are to follow these patients over time to monitor their perceptions of living with heart failure. Title: A Female Director in Classic Cinema: Lois Weber Students: Suzanne Moyer Advisor: Dr. Nicole Tabor Location: PPHAC 101 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Lois Weber was a female film director whose contributions span 1908 to the late 1920s. Weber was a woman whose creative talent and determination helped her to succeed in a male-dominated profession and her films such as ―Where Are My Children?‖ demonstrate her technological and thematic achievements as a female director in the early twentieth century. Weber‘s films were controversial and included such diverse topics as the death penalty, race relations, and political corruption. The subject for my presentation, which is based on research done for the 2011 LVAIC Women‘s Studies Conference, focuses on Lois Weber‘s role as a director. As a female Weber was one of the few women that experienced directorial success in a male dominated medium. This presentation provides a detailed examination of Weber‘s 1916 film ―Where Are My Children?‖ The film‘s elicit subject matter, including abortion and birth control, was especially heighted in the 1910s resulting from the illegal nature of both of these activities. In addition the way that Weber portrays these issues using the cinematic techniques such as double exposure and cross cutting creates an atmosphere of suspense and moral judgment.
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