10:30-11:45 Poster session II

Temporal Dynamics of Attentional Competition between Targets and Salient Distractors CHRIS T. ALEXANDER, Texas Tech University (Faculty Sponsor: WILLIAM S. MAKI, Texas Tech University) We aimed to define the time course of the attentional blink. Our subjects viewed black false font strings presented by RSVP. In both experiments, the target led the distractor (lags -6 to -1) and the distractor led the target (lags 1 to 6). When the distractor preceded the target, we observed the typical AB effect. In contrast, when the target led the distractor at lags -6 through -2, there was no sign of AB. This is consistent with recent characterization of attention as initially labile.

Using Linguistic Analysis to Predict Distributed Group Performance EMILY BEADLES, JENNIFER BATKA, WENDY BARKER, & LUCY ZHDANOVA, Cameron University (Faculty Sponsor:MARY DZINDOLET, Cameron University) Pennebaker (2001) and his colleagues have found that the language one chooses to use in conversation (and solitary writing) is related to several factors. Extending this work to group dynamics, Dzindolet and Purcell (2001) found the more ad-hoc group members used the first person singular pronouns (I, me), the fewer the number of ideas they generated on a brainstorming task. In this study, we examined the relationship among word use and performance among distributed groups.

The Detrimental Effects of Solo Status on Women's Problem Solving Abilities KATRINA E. BEDELL, Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Faculty Sponsor: MELINDA C.R. BURGESS, Southwestern Oklahoma State University) This study investigated the effects of sex of teacher, solo status situation, intelligence and learning conditions on women’s problem solving. We found that women performed better with a female teacher and in a same sex situation. These effects are moderated by intelligence; more intelligent women were more adversely affected. The results of this study will be discussed in regards to the academic and professional performance of women, particularly in the areas of math and science.

An Examination of Maintenance and Rebound Models of Affective Change in a Group Aerobics Class KARIN M. COOK, MARC R. LOCBAUM, WALTER R. BIXBY, Texas Tech University This investigation examined college-aged females (n=36) who completed Thayer's AD-ACL before, during, upon completion of and 15 min following a 40 min aerobics class. Separate 2 (group) x 4 (time) ANOVAs with repeated measures on the second factors revealed that participants reported feeling better during and following the aerobics class regardless of exertion level. As such, affective response to a group aerobics class follows a maintenance model.

Generation Differences Regarding Tattoos and Conformity AUBREY ESTES, KRISTIN JOHNSON, MIRANDA LAWSON, & JENNIFER O'DELL, Texas Tech University (Faculty Sponsor: WILLIAM S. MAKI, Texas Tech University) Risk-taking, conformity, and openness to experience were investigated among a college population (18-24) and an older population (34-60) of Lubbock citizens who do and do not have tattoos. The sample size has an equal representation (N=200) for both populations. It is thought that subjects in the older population who have tattoos will be less likely to score high in conformity whereas the college population is thought to participate in body modification due to conformity.

Predictors of Response to a Musical Mood Induction JONATHAN R. FLUCK, JESI FORTIER, LYNN WILSON, LACEY HOLCOMB, OWEN SPENCER, & GREGORY H. MUMMA, Texas Tech University According to the cognitive vulnerability hypothesis, certain individuals have latent cognitive schema that result in depression when activated by stressors or experimentally by musical mood induction. Hypotheses 1) individuals with greater sociotropic or self-critical personality vulnerabilities will respond more strongly to musical mood induction, 2) individuals higher in these vulnerabilities who are more depressed pre-induction will respond particularly strongly 3) individuals with greater personality vulnerabilities who respond more strongly to the mood induction will report greater dysfunctional cognitions. Results were mixed with these hypotheses.

Differences in Alcohol, Anger, and Depression among College Women involved in Violence with Partners and Non-partners LENA L. LAXTON, Texas Tech University (Faculty Sponsor: ROSEMARY COGAN, Texas Tech University) Among 220 college women, half had been assaulted in the past year and more than half had been violent toward partners and/or non-partners. Those physically assaulted by partners were more depressed than other women. Women’s violent victimization and commission of violence by partners and/or non-partners was associated with alcohol problems.

An Investigation of Group Functioning among Multinational Teams ARLETA STOVER, Cameron University, & JAN SUTTON, Cameron University (Faculty Sponsor: MARY DZINDOLET) Military personnel must understand cultural differences affecting team performance before they can learn adaptive behaviors to ensure success when working with multinational partners. We studied multinational teams in Bosnia-Herzegovina to assess the impact of cultural tendencies on group functions. Indicators of potential barriers of team performance in four group functions were analyzed. Findings were used to build a framework for considering the relationship among cultural dimensions on multinational teamwork.