CSSF Project Listings: 2007
Cognitive Science
Junior Division
- J0601 — Third Place
- Cameron J. Adams, Grade 7
Sights Unseen: The Surprising Effects of Inattentional Blindness
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- J0602
- Charlotte R. Anderson, Grade 7
Sarah E. Miller, Grade 7
Do You See What I See?
Advisor: Mr. John Kanell
School: Mayfield Junior School of the Holy Child, Pasadena, Los Angeles County
- J0603 — Honorable Mention
- Aram Z. Angelo, Grade 7
Males vs. Females: Interpreting Facial Expressions
Advisor: Ms. Nanor Markarian
School: A.G.B.U. Manoogian Demirdjian School, Canoga Park, Los Angeles County
- J0604
- Kavi S. Arora, Grade 6
The Stroop Effect: Validity and Gender Differences
Advisor: Mrs. Barbara Knudsen
School: Liberty Elementary School, Fresno, Fresno County
- J0605
- Sven F. Bomer, Grade 8
Juggling: Which Learn Faster, Left-handers, or Right-handers?
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J0606
- Mackenzie L. Carter, Grade 8
Cell Phones and Driving Reaction Time
Advisor: Mrs. Peggy Greenfield
School: Stockdale Christian School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J0607
- Jeff S. Compton, Grade 8
Understanding Estimation
Advisor: Ms. Erin Wiggin
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J0608 — Honorable Mention
- Ashlee L. Dubach, Grade 8
Teaching Techniques
Advisor: Mrs. Wendi Rodriguez
School: Heritage (The) School, Phelan, San Bernardino County
- J0609
- Chloe J. Feller, Grade 6
Does Age Affect Short-Term Memory?
Advisor: Ms. Debra Babish
School: Santiago Hills Elementary School, Irvine, Orange County
- J0610
- Alexander T. Fields, Grade 6
Do You See What "Eye" See?
Advisor: Mr. Doug Kyle
School: Rio Del Mar Elemetary School, Aptos, Santa Cruz County
- J0611
- Colleen N. Flynn, Grade 8
The Nose Knows (Or Does It?)
Advisor: Mr. Ian Kastellic
School: Cunha (Manuel F.) Intermediate School, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County
- J0612
- Alexandria G. Fuertes, Grade 7
How Does Music Affect Us Psychologically?
Advisor: Mr. Mark Hobbs
School: Fairmont Private - Edgewood Campus, Santa Ana, Orange County
- J0613
- Miriam Gaistman, Grade 8
Aloud or Silently? That Is the...
Advisor: Mrs. Rosemary Armour
School: San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- J0614
- Ryan B. Gerard, Grade 8
Backing Up Blind
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- J0615 — Honorable Mention
- Adam W. Goldman, Grade 7
The Effect of Materials on the Amplitude and Experience of Sound
Advisor: Ms. Sara McIntyre
School: Crossroads School for Arts and Science, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County
- J0616 — Honorable Mention
- Summer S. Hammeras, Grade 6
Gorillas in Our Midst
Advisor: Mrs. Jessica Lingenfelter
School: El Camino Real Elementary School, Irvine, Orange County
- J0617
- Shelby A. Holloway, Grade 7
Gender and Eyewitness Identification
Advisor: Mrs. Debra Miyamoto
School: Forster (Marco F.) Middle School, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County
- J0618
- Sara N. Hubl, Grade 8
Do You See What I See?
Advisor: Mr. Gary Hubl
School: Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J0619 — Honorable Mention
- Tanner J. Kelly, Grade 8
Through the Eye of a Witness: Eyewitness Accuracy in Children
Advisor: Mr. Eric Sands
School: Fruitvale Junior High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J0620 — Honorable Mention
- Ashly C. Kloiber, Grade 7
The Effect Age Has on Short Term Memory
Advisor: Ms. Pam Dougherty
School: Redway Elementary School, Redway, Humboldt County
- J0621
- Shalini Kolluru, Grade 7
The Impact of Deep Breathing on Memory
Advisor: Mr. Rick Hoffman
School: Kastner (George W.) Intermediate School, Fresno, Fresno County
- J0622
- Michelle Kwon, Grade 7
The Match Begins: Written vs. Verbal
Advisor: Mr. Roy Kaleikau
School: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, Orange County
- J0623
- Seungjoon Lee, Grade 8
The Distinguishable Tone "A"
Advisor: Ms. Catherine Paiz
School: Murray Middle School, Ridgecrest, Kern County
- J0624 — Honorable Mention
- Laura S. Levy, Grade 8
The Reading Mind: Word Recognition in Short-Term Memory
Advisor: Dr. Harry Stark
School: Kadima Hebrew Academy, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County
- J0625
- Megha Manjunath, Grade 8
Stereo Vision: Do We Really Need to Recognize Images to Perceive Depth?
Advisor: Mr. Brad Penkala
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School, Goleta, Santa Barbara County
- J0626
- Kristy R. Melton, Grade 6
Stroop Effect
Advisor: Ms. Kristy Melton
School: Tres Pinos Union Elementary School, Hollister, San Benito County
- J0627
- Megan R. Montgomery, Grade 7
Driving while Talking: A Dangerous Diversion?
Advisor: Mr. Roy Kaleikau
School: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, Orange County
- J0628
- Branden P. Mooney, Grade 8
Fear Factor II: The Effect of Visual Stimuli on Cognitive Ability
Advisor: Mrs. Christann Giacometti
School: St. Vincent's, Petaluma, Sonoma County
- J0629
- Jodie C. Nakajima, Grade 8
Shh... I'm Driving!: What Is the Effect of External Stimulus on Driver Reaction Time?
Advisor: Mrs. Dianne Begbie
School: Colton (Walter) Middle School, Monterey, Monterey County
- J0630
- Katherine M. Nigro, Grade 8
CSI: The Brain: Cranium Spatial Intelligence
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J0631 — First Place
- Shubha S. Raghvendra, Grade 7
Studying the Effects of Contextual Information on the Analysis of Words
Advisor: Mrs. Thuy-Anh Nguyen
School: Challenger School, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County
- J0632
- Kara E. Roberts, Grade 6
Read to Remember or Listen to Learn?
Advisor: Mrs. Adele Patterson
School: Oak Creek Elementary, Irvine, Orange County
- J0633
- Adam Sefchovich, Grade 8
To Remember, or Not To Remember? That Is the Question!
Advisor: Ms. Julie Reynolds
School: San Diego (Soille) Hebrew Day School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J0634
- Natasha N. Sosa, Grade 8
The Stroop Effect: Does Age Matter?
Advisor: Mr. Daniel Griffey
School: Most Holy Trinity Elementary School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- J0635
- Amber J. White, Grade 7
Can the Brain Translate Misspelled Words?
Advisor: Mr. Steve Kinney
School: Woodcrest Christian School, Riverside, Riverside County
- J0636 — Second Place
- Jessica M. Winter, Grade 6
The Placebo Effect of Food Labeling
Advisor: Dr. Deborah Dunn
School: Mesa Union Junior High School, Somis, Ventura County
- J0637 — Fourth Place
- Rafael Zarate, Grade 8
Optical Illusions
Advisor: Ms. Danielle Bean
School: La Colina Junior High School, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
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