On Saturday April 16, several psychology majors presented research at the Carolinas Psychology Conference, hosted by N.C. State University.
Jackie Nelson, Charity Bumpass, and Melissa Taylor gave a presentation titled “Parent-child Interactions in Literacy and Play Activities”; Michael Ransom presented work titled “The Use of SIMON as a Standardized Measure of Working Memory Span”; and Phoebe Lott and Dana Timmons presented work titled “Cognitive Style and Learning Behaviors”. In addition, Mathew Gendle, assistant professor of psychology, moderated a session on learning and cognition.
Celebrating its 30th year, the Carolinas Psychology Conference is one of the oldest and largest forums in the U.S. for undergraduate research in psychology.