Independent Study...

Independent Study

In the senior year, students complete two semesters of Independent Study. With the assistance of a faculty mentor, they plan and execute a research project that involves data-gathering and is based on the previous course work and research experiences that students have experienced. The project culminates in a required oral defense.

In previous years, students have investigated a wide range of topics, including, for example, young adults' attitudes toward the normal aging process, facial maturity and its effects on judicial decisions, group identity among African Americans, the use of imagery as an aid in higher levels of dream recall, transitivity and numerosity in Cebus apella monkeys, visualization ability as a predictor of effectiveness in relaxation therapy, voice identificatio, and musical pitch perception. In recent years, several seniors have presented papers on their I.S. projects at meetings of the Ohio Academy of Sciences, the American Society of Primatologists, and the Ohio Undergraduate Research Conference.

Department of Psychology, The College of Wooster

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