2:15-3:30 Poster Session I

Relation of Self Report (Subjective) Measures to Objective Measures Concerning Bilingualism DAVID CARDENAS, Texas Tech University (Faculty Sponsor: RUTH MAKI, Texas Tech University) We investigated the relationship between objective and subjective measures of bilingualism. We questioned the subjects about their Spanish ability, gave them 10 Spanish texts to read, followed by a word/nonword lexical decision task (1/2 recieved the Enlgish portion first, the other 1/2 got the Spanish portion first). The strongest correlation was between the Spanish Text correct and how well they said they read Spanish, if Spanish was their first language, and how many years they had spoken Spanish.

Attitude Differences Toward Parenting Practices: A College Sample TAMARA D. DEMPSEY, ARTURO T. CORRALES, KIMBERLY D. REAGAN, & ELIZABETH S. IBANEZ, Texas Tech University (Faculty Sponsor: JOAQUIN BORREGO, JR., Texas Tech University) The current study examined the acceptability of parenting practices between Caucasians, Hispanics, and African-Americans. Participants consisted of undergraduate students who completed a demographic questionnaire and the Parenting Discipline Practices (PDP) survey, which consisted of 20 items rating individual acceptability to various disciplinary practices. Eleven of these items measured corporal punishment practices (e.g. spanking) and 9 items measured non-coercive disciplinary practices (e.g. reasoning).

Stereotype Threat in Average People TARA GOOCH, TABITHA SMITH, NISHA DICKSON, & FAYNE SAWATZKY, Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Faculty sponsor: STEPHEN BURGESS, Southwestern Oklahoma State University) Stereotype threat is a partial explanation for why fewer women enter math-related careers. However, research examining stereotype threat and women's math performance has been primarily conducted using high achieving females at prestigious universities. We examined the effect in average students at a regional university. No stereotype threat effects were observed in any condition. The types of tasks and populations where stereotype threat may be demonstrated and its generalization to educational settings will be discussed.

A Correlational Study of Risky Behavior and Risky Sexual Behavior CATHERINE F. HALL, SARAH M. KIDD, AARON M. PEREZ, & ELIZABETH K. REUTER, Texas Tech University (Faculty Sponsor: FRANCIS DURSO, Texas Tech University) In our correlational study, forty participants completed a thirty-question survey evaluating their level of risk-taking behavior and their level of sexual risk-taking behavior. The level of sexual risk-taking was assessed based on questions related to sexual history and experience. General risk-taking was determined by the number of times the participant was willing to play a lottery with a rare but highly negative consequence. We will discuss whether high-risk behavior is predictable from general risk-taking.

Eroticism Shifts in the Incarcerated Male Sex Offender WARREN PONDER & J. TRAVIS GARLAND, Texas Tech University (Faculty Sponsor: ROBERT MORGAN, Texas Tech University) Although general population inmate’s interests in sexuality has been shown to increase across the length of incarceration, no studies to date have determined whether or not this pattern exists in the male sex offender. The present study examined the level of eroticism of sex offenders and non-sex offenders over their current length of incarceration. Results revealed that non-sex offenders were significantly higher than sex offenders on level of eroticism over their current length of incarceration.

The Effects of Gender and Extraversion on Smoking KIMBERLY A. RUTHARDT, KEITH M. RIVERS, & JESSICA D. SMITH, Texas Tech University (Faculty Sponsor: LEE COHEN, Texas Tech University) This study proposes that extroversion and male gender will combine to predict a greater consumption of cigarettes than extroversion and female gender. Results indicated that there was no main effect of extrversion or gender and there was no significant interaction between gender and extraversion in the number of cigarettes smoked per day. The present study utilized a single item to assess extrversion. Future studies should examine this question with more comprehensive measures.

Effects of Process Practiced and Delay on Priming in Picture Naming SILVIA P. SAENZ, University of Texas at El Paso (Faculty Sponsor: WENDY S. FRANCIS, University of Texas at El Paso) A repetition priming experiment with Spanish-English bilinguals examined priming of picture naming as a function of process practiced and retention interval. Different-language picture naming was used to prime picture identification processes, while translation was used to prime word retrieval. Repetition priming was substantial both immediately and after a delay of one week, indicating that both components contribute to the durability of repetition priming across a one-week delay.

The Media’s Relationship to Self-Image in College Students BRITTNEY E. SCHRICK, BROOKE CINK, & KYLA KAUFMAN, Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Faculty Sponsor: MELINDA C.R. BURGESS, Southwestern Oklahoma State University) The average woman on television and in movies and magazines is nowhere near the size of an average woman in the real world, yet we see these unrealistic images everywhere. We investigated whether these images effect the self-esteem of college women and what men and women think of these images and how they feel when viewing popular media containing unrealistic female images.