CSSF Category Awards: 2008
Cognitive Science

Junior Division

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J0601 — First Place

Sarah R. Aiello, Grade 8
Subliminal Messaging: Did You See That?
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County

J0614 — Second Place

David K. Knittel, Grade 7
Memory: The Effects of Various Types of Sensory Perceptions on Short-term and Long-term Memory
Advisor: Mrs. Brenda Burnight
School: Excelsior Middle School, Byron, Contra Costa County

J0623 — Third Place

Shubha S. Raghvendra, Grade 8
Do You Remember? A Phoneme-Based Structural Analysis of Word Recall
Advisor: Mr. Srinivas Raghvendra
School: Challenger School, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County

J0624 — Fourth Place

Alexandra Reale, Grade 8
Under the Surface: Priming the Subconscious Brain
Advisor: Mr. Eddie Ozawa
School: St. Martin of Tours School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

J0604 — Honorable Mention

Taylor Q. Carol, Grade 7
Put Away the Pills and Hand Me the Controller
Advisor: Ms. Mimi Wentz
School: St. Anne School, Laguna Niguel, Orange County

J0613 — Honorable Mention

Alexandra N. Kirk, Grade 8
It's All in the Eye
Advisor: Mr. Lawrence Barbary
School: Cajon Park School, Santee, San Diego County

J0628 — Honorable Mention

Christian T. Tanaka, Grade 8
Who's a Better Learner, Children or Adults?
Advisor: Mr. Art House
School: St. Margaret's Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County

J0631 — Honorable Mention

Kelcie E. Williams, Grade 8
Inside Cognition and Spatial Ability
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County

J0633 — Honorable Mention

Katherine Wu, Grade 8
America's Next Top Learner: Visual vs. Kinesthetic vs. Auditory
Advisor: Mrs. Noreen Williams
School: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, Orange County