CSSF Project Listings: 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Senior Division
- S0401
- Shreya Banerjee, Grade 10
Childish Thinking
Advisor: Mrs. Shilpi Banerjee
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0402
- Helaman J. Burdge, Grade 11
Camille E. Krahn, Grade 11
Social Pressures
Advisor: Ms. Marlaina Schroeder
School: River City Senior High School, West Sacramento, Yolo County
- S0403
- Nelson J. Chandler, Grade 10
Clifton A. Guillory, Grade 11
The Effect of Music on Basic Human Reaction Time
Advisor: Mrs. Dawn Reed
School: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0404 — Fourth Place
- Edie Cote, Grade 12
Angelina S. Hwang, Grade 11
Ivan S. Morales, Grade 12
The Effects of Age, Gender, and the Plastic Bag Ban on Consumer Bag Choice at Santa Monica Grocery Stores
Advisor: Mr. Benjamin Kay
School: Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County
- S0405
- Gautam M. Daryanani, Grade 11
Brianne N. Nguyen, Grade 11
Talk Around the Block: The Effect of Strong Communities on Social Awareness
Advisor: Mr. Tom Fehrenbacher
School: High Tech High, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0406 — Second Place
- Ruwanthi N. Ekanayake, Grade 9
Determining Correlations between Indicative Dominant Sense and Comprehension Aptitude
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0407
- Christopher R. Grant, Grade 12
The Effect of Audio Video Asynchrony on Viewer Opinion of Positive Attributes
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Brown
School: Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, Madera County
- S0408
- Irving Hernandez, Grade 11
Nicole M. Hernandez-Hart, Grade 11
Can You "Makeup" Your Self-Esteem?
Advisor: Mr. Tom Fehrenbacher
School: High Tech High, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0409
- William Humphreys, Grade 10
The Correlation of Harmony and Dissonance in Color and Sound
Advisor: Mr. Andrew Kempiak
School: Technology High School, Rohnert Park, Sonoma County
- S0410
- Adish A. Jain, Grade 9
Akhil A. Padmanabha, Grade 9
The Effectiveness of Reducing Social Isolation in Senior Citizens through a Website
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0411
- Kylie D. Johnson, Grade 12
The Effects of Traditional Printers Black Ink and Electronic Ink as Used on a Kindle on Reading Comprehension
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Brown
School: Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, Madera County
- S0412
- Ryan D. Kmet, Grade 9
Altruism, Cognitive Function, and Self-Esteem
Advisor: Mr. Mark Hartsock
School: California City High School, CALIFORNIA CITY, Kern County
- S0413 — Honorable Mention
- Sam Kumar, Grade 12
True or Fake: A Stylometric Approach to Checking Originality
Advisor: Mrs. Anuradha Sarkar
School: Leland High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0414 — Honorable Mention
- Yelena Mandelshtam, Grade 10
The Development and Study of an Algorithm to Explain Successful Language Acquisition from an Inconsistent Source
Advisor: Dr. Natalia Komarova
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0415 — Third Place
- Robin A. Meister, Grade 12
The Effect of Twitter Use in an Educational Setting on Introverted and Extroverted Students Engagement in Class Discussi
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Brown
School: Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, Madera County
- S0416
- Andrew R. Mitchell, Grade 10
Effects of the Asymmetry of Facial Features in the Faces of Adult Males on Their Attractiveness to Adolescent Females
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0417 — Honorable Mention
- Manooshree R. Patel, Grade 9
Which Is the Fastest Human Interface when Interacting with Information Technology?
Advisor: Mrs. Arati Patel
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0419
- Elizabeth P. Rose, Grade 10
Does a Compound Stimulus Improve Students' Memory?
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0420
- Anubhav Sarkar, Grade 11
An Innovative Approach to Combat Stress: Using Glucose as an Ego-Depletion Compensator to Enhance System 2 Thinking
Advisor: Mrs. Anuradha Sarkar
School: Leland High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0421
- Anyu I. Silverman, Grade 10
The Effect of Music and Learning Genres on Exam Results
Advisor: Mr. Todd Samet
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
- S0422
- Olivia D. Songster, Grade 11
The Placebo Effect: Caffeinated vs. Decaffeinated Coffee
Advisor: Mr. Andrew Kempiak
School: Technology High School, Rohnert Park, Sonoma County
- S0423
- Alexandra N. Vredenburgh, Grade 10
Adolescent Mental Health: What Sleep Related Factors Contribute to Depression and Anxiety?
Advisor: Ms. Michelle Crosby
School: Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, San Diego County
- S0424
- Jon P. Wheeldin, Grade 11
Creating False Memories
Advisor: Mr. Andrew Kempiak
School: Technology High School, Rohnert Park, Sonoma County
- S0425
- Lina Yagan, Grade 9
Subliminal Messages: Do They Really Work?
Advisor: Mrs. Julie Pomerleau
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0492
- Marc Bielas, Grade 11
Alcohol Dependence in C. elegans: A Behavioral Study
Advisor: Dr. Jane Willoughby
School: San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0493
- Noah M. Fields, Grade 12
Growth Mindset As a Catalyst for Personal Happiness
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0494
- Shruti Aggarwal, Grade 10
Effect of Construal Levels on Academic Procrastination
Advisor: Ms. Patricia Pawloski
School: Oak Park High School, Oak Park, Ventura County
- S0495
- Patrick J. Casebolt, Grade 11
Charley Huang, Grade 11
Auditory Reception as a Factor in Cognition: A Study on Selective Attention
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0496
- Radhika Rhea Sahai, Grade 11
Comparing the Gender Differences in REM Sleep and the Possible Implications in Neurological Disease
Advisor: Mrs. Megan Deppe
School: Apple Valley High School, Apple Valley, San Bernardino County
- S0497
- Jennifer G. Nguyen, Grade 11
Apoorva M. Panse, Grade 11
Amy L. Xu, Grade 11
Cognitive Neuroscience: The Effects of Numeric and Language Auditory Stimuli on Arithmetic Responses of the Brain
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton, Ms. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0498 — First Place
- Hondo G. Gonzalez, Grade 9
A Relationship between Teacher Gender and an Increased Achievement of Female Students in Secondary Science
Advisor: Mrs. Michelle Serrano
School: Hemet Senior High School, Hemet, Riverside County
- S0499
- Amir S. Kelly, Grade 12
I Think I Can
Advisor: Ms. Hannah Geiger
School: North (John Wesley) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
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