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Elation or Tranquility: The Impact of Music and Mood on Memory
Full text linkIn this thesis, I researched how music is intertwined with mood and in what ways it can affect one’s memory. A lot of research indicates that mood can affect one’s memory (e.g., Lee & Sternthal, 1999). For example, it was found that respondents remember information better when in a positive mood rather than a neutral mood. Yet, other research has found that positive moods can reduce the processing of information (Lee & Sternthal, 1999). Additionally, research shows that having a mood in one setting can encourage the recall of information obtained in that setting when the same mood occurs later on (“the mood congruency effect”; Singer & Salovey, 2002). In this study, I aimed to discover whether 1) different kinds of music would induce different kinds of moods, 2) the mood would influence one’s memory, specifically that participants listening to calm or happy music during both studying and testing would have increased memory performance, and 3) one’s memory performance would be better when in a more positive mood and listening to happier music. To research this, I designed an experiment in which 80 participants (70 females) studied for and completed a basic, computerized memory test under five different conditions of listening to music at either the learning phase, the learning phase and the testing phase, or neither. During this experiment, participants completed a survey on metacognition, studied a list of 25 word pairings either while listening to music or not (dependent on condition), completed a math distractor task, and took a memory test while listening to music or not (dependent on condition), while also completing multiple mood rating checks throughout. Although we did not see an effect of mood or music on memory, these results do imply that music may be an effective tool in combating feelings of sadness while completing math tasks
Intergenerational Brand Loyalty with Families and Their Banking Partners
Full text linkThis research paper investigates the potential emergence and development of intergenerational brand loyalty within families and their banking partners, exploring a novel area where such loyalty is not yet established. The study aims to uncover the factors that could contribute to the formation of brand loyalty across generations within familial units and its relationship with the banking institutions with which they engage. This research paper concludes that intergenerational brand loyalty does exist in the banking industry for college students. However, the specific factors that explain intergenerational brand loyalty in bank partner selection remains unknown
Behind the Label: Exploring the Impact of Antidepressant Black Box Warnings
Full text linkAntidepressants are some of the most prescribed medications in the United States due to their utility, effectiveness, and multitude of indications. The black box warning (BBW) of increased suicidality for these medications has been the subject of debate with many concerned that the warning may be doing more harm than good. When considering the impact that the warning has on prescribers and patients along with its questionable history - there are many angles to consider when evaluating the warning\u27s utility and benefit
Investigating and Modeling the Rate of Syncytia Formation in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Full text linkRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that infects humans and causes a range of symptoms similar to a common cold. Severe cases result in pneumonia and hospitalization. A critical mechanism for RSV spread is lateral cell-cell transmission that can result in the formation of multinucleated syncytia, a single cell containing multiple nuclei. Syncytia formation is known to influence RSV transmission in vitro. Previous studies have contributed to the development of a current viral kinetic model that shows a representation for the progression of viral infections. A limitation to this model is that it does not account for syncytia formation. Furthermore, it remains unclear how the rate of syncytia formation is related to lateral virus transmission and how syncytia formation plays a larger role in viral transmission. The dynamics of syncytia formation have been observed in a few studies, suggesting that the cell cytoskeleton and cell-cell communication are important in formation. However, these dynamics require further characterization, particularly to fully understand their role in the rate of syncytia formation. The focus of this research project is to gain an improved understanding of the rate and dynamics of syncytia formation in overall virus replication. Our findings suggest that syncytia formation in RSV occurs at a linear rate and actin polymerization and nuclei rearrangements are involved in syncytia formation dynamics
Motivations for Civic Engagement Among College Students
Full text linkThis thesis examines the motivations for and barriers to voting for college students at a private, predominantly white institution in the Midwest that serves roughly 4500 students. Given that civic learning is essential and can actively increase civic engagement in the form of voting, civic education should be readily available to all citizens of all ages (Winthrop, 2020). However, civic education typically only widely occurs in high school, often before the age when individuals can vote. There are very few easily accessible and well-advertised post-high school opportunities for civic education. College is a formative time for the development of an individual’s political interest and civic engagement and accordingly, represents an ideal time for continued civic education. The findings from this research were used to create a scaffold for civic education programs for college students
