Paper Session One
9:45-10:45



Please Select a Category
Developmental I Social Assessment
Conditioning & Learning
Perspectives



Social Room 102

Chair: Dr. Bernard Beins
Student Liason: Katie Collura

9:45
Moral Choice and Reasoning of Vocational Rehabilitation Experts

Patricia M. Reavy*, Galen L. Baril, & Sheri A. Hanson
*Nova Southeastern University & University of Scranton

10:05
Evaluation of Humor: Cognitive and Social Factors

James B. Adams, Marissa R. Battaglia, Joanne S. Higgins, Melissa L. Killeleagh, Tisha G. Miller, Eric J. Sambolec, & Bernard C. Beins
Ithaca College

10:25
Components of Embarassability and Humor Responses

David J. Wimer & Bernard C. Beins
Ithaca College



Assessment Room 401

Chair: Dr. Thomas P. Hogan
Student Liason: Steven Peckins

9:45
Predicting Scholastic Performance Using Personality Characteristics

Boyce Jubilan, Patricia Long, & James Whitaker
Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
 

10:05
Reliability Methods: Frequency of Use of Various Types

Thomas P. Hogan, Amy Benjamin, & Kristin Brezinski
University of Scranton
 

10:25
Assessing the Quality of Psychological Healthcare Resources Available on the Internet

Jamie DiBlassio, Danielle Simonin, Anthony DeCarolis, Laura Morse, James Jean, Lauren Vassalotti, Kristin Franks, & Catherine Chambliss, Ph.D.
Ursinus College
 



Conditioning and Learning Room 407

Chair: Dr. Steven Cohen
Student Liason: Donna Ramirez

9:45
Effects of Nicotine on the Acquisition and Retention of Eyeblink Classical Conditioning and Word Recall in Smokers

J. Pall, B. Jones, W. Stom, G. Minsavage, & J.M. Coffin
King’s College
 

10:05
The Effects of Postsurgical Handling on Fixed-Interval Performance Following Medial Septal Lesions in Rats

Eric M. Truxell
Bloomsburg University
 

10:25
Disruptive Effects of Implicit Learning on the Acquisition and Retention of Explicit Word Stimuli

G. Minsavage, M. Hatton, B. Jones, & J.M. Coffin
King’s College
 



Developmental I Room 302

Chair: Dr. Carole Slotterback
Student Liason: Laurie Wycoff

9:45
Adolescent Self-Esteem, Well-Being, and Depression as Related to Religious Fundamentalism, Extra-Curricular Involvement, Family Structure, Family Warmth and Control, and Social Support

Susan Goetz, Eileen Astor-Stetson, & Brett Beck
Bloomsburg University

10:05
What You Don't Know About Aging May Make You Anxious

Lora A. Polowczuk & Carole S. Slotterback
University of Scranton

10:25
**WITHDRAWAL**



Perspectives Room 202

Chair: Dr. Eileen England
Student Liason: John Dziak

9:45
Auditory Perception: A Gibsonian Ecological Perspective

Michael K. Russell
Kutztown University
 
 

10:05
Social Development of Freshmen Participating in a Mentoring Program

Aldona A. Vainius
Ursinus College
 
 

10:25
Leadership and Democracy: An Evolutionary Perspective

William J. Jones
University of Scranton