James B. Pinkston, Department of Psychology Introduction Several studies have found differences in the human corpus callosum across gender and handedness (Aboitiz, Scheibel, Fisher, & Zaidel, 1992; Burke & Yeo, 1994; Cowell, eta!., 1993; de Lacoste-Utamsing & Holloway, 1982; Denenberg, eta!., 1991; Habib, eta!., 1991; Johnson & Bigler, eta!., 1994; Johnson & Farnworth, eta!., 1994; […]
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GROUP AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN TOTAL RECALL AND SERIAL POSITION EFFECT FOR PICTORIAL, TEXTUAL, AND CONTEXTUAL STIMULI
Kirk M. Lunnen, Psychology Understanding how different modes of informational presentation can affect memorability is of great importance from advertising to education and in other disciplines. In education, for example, it relates to important issues such as determining the most effective strategies for increasing students’ vocabularies. In advertising, it means the difference between product recognition […]
The Gender Roles of Rural Mexican Women
Caroline Victoria Raynor and Dr. Doug Weatherford, Spanish and Portuguese The gender roles of Mexican women seem rather obvious to most people. You envision submissive women, cooking, cleaning and raising children. While this is in most part true, life is changing in the rural villages near Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. As I began this research, I […]
The Voice Behind the Crown: Gender and Power in the Literary Legacy of Maria Theresia
Elizabeth McFarland and Dr. Michelle Stott James, Germanic and Slavic Languages As one of the most powerful and charismatic leaders of Enlightenment-era Europe, Maria Theresia von Habsburg is well-known for her widespread political and social reforms and for her skillful political maneuvering which centralized the disintegrating Austrian Empire and led to a golden age of […]
Defining Gender Differences in Suriname Through Language
Shaun Hunley and Dr. David Bowie, English For the people of Suriname, the word “Sranan” is more than just a word, it is a symbol of national pride and independence. “Sranan” is the native word for Suriname, a small country on the northeastern coast of South America. Throughout its remarkable history, Suriname has transformed into […]
Treatment of Gender in Adolescent Fantasy Literature: An Analysis of J.K. Rowling and Robin McKinley
Amberly Draper and Dr. Joyce Nelson, English Gender portrayal is a topic at the forefront of literacy studies; current research seems to indicate that both boys and girls have been negatively affected by exposure to inequitable portrayals of gender in adolescent literature. My research has focused on two popular fantasy fiction writers in an attempt […]
Gender Differences in Temporal Perception and Self-control: A Correlational Study
Laura L. Huntzinger and Dr. Harold L. Miller, Psychology Self-control has been defined by researchers as choosing larger, more delayed reinforcers over smaller, less delayed reinforcers (1). The term impulsiveness is used to describe the opposite of self-control, that is, choosing smaller, less delayed rewards rather than larger but more delayed rewards. Research involving adult […]
Metatheatrical Gender: The Empowerment Of Female Roles In Renaissance Theater
Elisa Clements and Dr. Gideon O Burton, English Discussions about women in our 21st century era when awareness of feminist issues is intensified ultimately boil down to questions of identity and roles. The different roles that women play, the hats that they wear on a daily basis and trade regularly for other hats, require different […]
Morphological Adaptation to Human Skeletal Muscle Following Four Weeks of Resistance Training: Influence of Gender
Kurt Niepraschk and Dr. Allen Parcell, Physical Education Human muscle has important individual characteristics and variations. We have looked at these individual characteristics and more importantly, the specific muscle fibers. These muscle fibers can be divided into two major types; slow twitch (Type I) and fast twitch (Type IIa and IIb) fibers. On average most […]
Within the Bonds of Marriage: Gender and Aids
Kimberley Carter Campbell and Dr. Renata Forste, Sociology Introduction Past research on AIDS, has focused generally on high risk groups; such as homosexual men and intravenous drug users. In many of these studies the cultural and contextual facts concerning sexual interaction have been ignored (1). Few studies of AIDS have focused on heterosexual men and […]
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