Behavioral Sciences

J0201 Bloch, Danielle R. Grade 7, San Diego County
Rainy Day Blues: Does Weather Affect SAD?
Advisor: Mr. Craig Creller
School: Chabad Hebrew Academy, San Diego
J0202 Bruich, Sean M. Grade 8, San Diego County
Effects of School Start Time on Academic Performance
Advisor: Mr. Robert Curry
School: All Saints' Episcopal School, San Diego
J0203 Chakravarthy, Rasika S. Grade 8, Ventura County
Correlation Between Dominant Hemisphere of the Brain and Learning Rate
Advisor: Mr. Roger Newell
School: Medea Creek Middle School, Agoura
J0204 Cohoe, Karen N. Grade 7, San Bernardino County
Subliminal Messages: Do They Really Work?
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Johnson
School: Moore Middle School, Redlands
J0205 Craig, Maya A. Grade 8, Marin County
Do Age and Gender Affect Short-term Memorization?
Advisor: Ms. Diane Bredt
School: St. Mark's School, San Rafael
J0206 Crayk, Chana Grade 7, San Diego County
Voice Recognition: Male vs. Female
Advisor: Mr. Craig Creller
School: Chabad Hebrew Academy, San Diego
J0207 Daffron, Edward R. Grade 8, Riverside County
Sleepless in Nuevo
Advisor: Mrs. Ellen Gordon-Ross
School: Mountain Shadows Middle School, Nuevo
J0207 Lyons, Keith T. Grade 8, Riverside County
Sleepless in Nuevo
Advisor: Mrs. Ellen Gordon-Ross
School: Mountain Shadows Middle School, Nuevo
J0208 Dart, Rachel C. Grade 7, Monterey County
How Does the Fact That Someone's Blinking is Being Observed Change the Number of Times That They Blink?
Advisor: Mr. Bud Smith
School: All Saints' Episcopal Day School, Carmel
J0209 Davila, David A. Grade 7, San Diego County
Death May Be Just a Push and Turn Away
Advisor: Mrs. Kellie Marcarelli
School: Sacred Heart Academy, San Diego
J0210 Detty, Brandon L. Grade 8, San Diego County
Judgments of Numerical Inequality
Advisor: Mrs. G. Taylor
School: Hillsdale Middle School, El Cajon
J0211 Dinh, Ervin G. Grade 8, Orange County
How Different Types of Music Affect Human Intelligence
Advisor: Mr. David Houston
School: Aliso Viejo Middle School, Aliso Viejo
J0212 Elden, Ari B. Grade 8, San Diego County
What Type of Learners are Most Susceptible to Different Distractions
Advisor: Mr. J. Hearing
School: San Diego Jewish Academy Junior High School, La Jolla
J0213 Fajardo, Jessica E. Grade 8, Contra Costa County
An Observation and Identification of Speech/Language Development and the Effects of Bilingualism
Advisor: Ms. Lynne Fitzgibbon
School: Holy Rosary School, Antioch
J0214 Fialho, Christina M. Grade 8, San Luis Obispo County
What are the Effects of Gender Identity on the Short-term Memories of Children in Grades One through Five?
Advisor: Mr. Jeff Palaszewski
School: Old Mission School, San Luis Obispo
J0215 Fitzgerald, Shea M. Grade 8, Orange County
How Intelligence Can Be Measured
Advisor: Kim Lynch
School: Niguel Hills Junior High School, Laguna Niguel
J0216 Gasca, Kevin D. Grade 8, Los Angeles County
What Techniques Improve Memorization of Random Number Strings?
Advisor: Mrs. Jean Gasca
School: Westchester Neighborhood School, Westchester
J0217 Geary, Brenda M. Grade 7, Orange County
Color vs. Black and White
Advisor: Mrs. Ann Cooper
School: St. Angela Merici Elementary School, Brea
J0218 Goodman, Kyle R. Grade 8, Fresno County
What Enhances Memory?
Advisor: Mrs. Frances Watanabe
School: Alta Sierra Intermediate School, Clovis
J0219 Grifkin, Devorah L. Grade 8, San Diego County
Sound Pollution
Advisor: Mr. Craig Creller
School: Chabad Hebrew Academy, San Diego
J0220 Hatcher, Alison C. Grade 7, Santa Cruz County
Are 12-Year-Olds More Similar to 8-Year-Olds or 16-Year-Olds in Their Short Term Memory?
Advisor: Mr. Kevin Keedy
School: Mission Hill Junior High School, Santa Cruz
J0220 Iglesias, Ilysa S. Grade 7, Santa Cruz County
Are 12-Year-Olds More Similar to 8-Year-Olds or 16-Year-Olds in Their Short Term Memory?
Advisor: Mr. Kevin Keedy
School: Mission Hill Junior High School, Santa Cruz
J0221 Horan, Jennifer C. Grade 8, Ventura County
Deafness in Dogs
Advisor: Mrs. Paulette Surdzial
School: La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks
J0222 Horwitz, Lauren E. Grade 8, Orange County
The Effect of Color on Short-Term Memory
Advisor: Mr. Brian Bielen
School: Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School, Irvine
J0223 Kimmel, Kyle L. Grade 7, Fresno County
How Does Musical Activity Affect How a Student Does on a Math Test?
Advisor: Mr. Paul Longshore
School: Alta Sierra Intermediate School, Clovis
J0224 Lievens, Amber M. Grade 8, San Diego County
Comparing Alzheimer Pateints' Learning Retention to that of Primary Students
Advisor: Mrs. Karen Ellsworth
School: Our Lady of Grace School, El Cajon
J0225 Lizama, Raphael D. Grade 7, Sonoma County
How Do Kids Learn Best?
Advisor: Mr. Mike Heffernon
School: Salmon Creek, Occidental
J0226 Mar, David W. Grade 7, Fresno County
Tired Testers: How Important is a Good Night's Sleep?
Advisor: Ms. Kristin Keeler
School: Clark (C. Todd) Intermediate School, Clovis
J0227 Mead, Michelle E. Grade 8, San Diego County
Do People Really Stop at Stop Signs?
Advisor: Ms. Lucie Sovinsky
School: Wangenheim Junior High School, San Diego
J0228 Myers, Melissa M. Grade 7, Kern County
The Sweet Smell of Success
Advisor: Mrs. Maria Torres
School: Jefferson (Thomas) Middle School, Wasco
J0229 Nguyen, Denise N. Grade 8, Orange County
Short-Term Memory in Males vs. Females
Advisor: Mrs. Diana Kimball
School: St. Hedwig Elementary School, Los Alamitos
J0230 Parikh, Mili R. Grade 8, Ventura County
Teaching Methods: Do They Affect Student Performance?
Advisor: Mr. Morley Cohen
School: Mesa Verde Middle School, Moorpark
J0231 Robinson, Shane M. Grade 7, San Diego County
Rap -- Parents Aren't the Only Ones Who Hate It!
Advisor: Ms. Kimberly Coppedge
School: Oak Grove Middle School, Jamul
J0232 Schim, Erica A. Grade 8, San Diego County
Effects of Olfactory Stimuli on Short-term Memory
Advisor: Ms. Roxanne McAndrew
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas
J0233 Soghomonian, Armen Grade 7, Los Angeles County
Spiders Under the Influence
Advisor: Mrs. Julie Vogel
School: St. James the Less Catholic School, La Crescenta
J0234 Twitty, Trevor S. Grade 8, Fresno County
Which Hand is Quicker?
Advisor: Mr. Jeff Hodges
School: Alta Sierra Intermediate School, Clovis
J0235 Welsh, Kathleen M. Grade 7, Santa Clara County
Tricky Pictures
Advisor: Miss Patty Smith
School: Columbia Middle School, Sunnyvale
J0236 Wong, Kristen E. Grade 8, Kern County
Brain Gender
Advisor: Mr. William Plain
School: Fruitvale Junior High School, Bakersfield


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