Psychology students’ research accomplishments
Rider students presenting their work to regional, national and international audiences!
Sample list of our students’ Independent Study Project titles:
- A Study on Deception and Personality in Preschool Aged Children
- Sexualized Media and Gender Stereotyping
- How the Type of Facial Tattoos Affect Views of Defendants Who Vary in Age
- The Lasting Effects of Divorce on Family Members
- Detecting Correlations between Attachment Styles and Moral Decision Making Using Realistic Hypothetical Scenarios
- The Effects of Asian and African-American Stereotype Threats on the Ability to Solve Riddles
- The Effects of Bilingualism on Inhibition and Delay of Gratification
- Defining Normalcy in Today’s Context
- The Social and Creativity Differences in Those that Have Imaginary Friends and Those that Don’t
- Social Media Use and its Impact on Early Adolescents as Reported by Teachers and Students
- The Physical and Psychological Effects that Gymnastics has on Preschool Children
- Effects of the Level of Facial Femininity/Masculinity and Crime Type on Mock Juror Decisions
- Toys in a Therapy Setting vs. Toys in a Home Setting and Child Behavior
- Examining Side Effects and Emotional Blunting for Different Classes of Antidepressants
- What it Means to be an Adult: A Comparison of Three Age Groups
- Mandatory minimum sentencing: A Current State of Public Opinion
- An Investigation of Sex Differences in the Decoding of Emotional Displays
- How Suspect Race, Police Officer Race and Restraint Method Affect Decisions in a Police Brutality Scenario
- Racial and Religious Differences on Stigma Associated with Mental Illness and Treatment Seeking Among College Students
- Evaluating Autism as a Subculture in the United States
- The Effects in Engaging in Creative Tasks on Prosocial Behaviors and Employee Productivity
- Effects of Documentation Status on Judgments of Criminality
- An Examination of Perceived Discrimination and Political Views Among Muslin American Young Adults
- Voting Patterns among Young Adults
- Factors Driving the Lack of Youth Political Participation
- Behavioral Interventions for Problem Gambling
- Bullying and Physical Aggression in Schools
- Muslim American Youth: Navigating Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Associated with a Bicultural Identity