CSSF Project Listings: 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Senior Division
- S0401 — Honorable Mention
- Athman R. Adiseshan, Grade 11
Predicting Real World Characteristics from Virtual Behavior
Advisor: Dr. Nick Yee
School: Ramana Academy, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0402
- Shruti Aggarwal, Grade 9
Retain to Recall: Which Types of Images Do You Remember in Real-Life Conditions?
Advisor: Mr. Matt Kracht
School: Oak Park High School, Oak Park, Ventura County
- S0403
- Esra Nur Altun, Grade 9
Sara Hossain, Grade 9
Yummy or Eww?
Advisor: Mrs. Paula Hill
School: Pacific Technology School - Orangevale, Orangevale, Sacramento County
- S0404 — Honorable Mention
- Garrett C. Baltz, Grade 12
The Effects of the Presence of Representative Information on the False Consensus Effect
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Brown
School: Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, Madera County
- S0405
- Sabrina C. Belen, Grade 10
Katherine E. Lott, Grade 10
Primary or Secondary Speakers: Does It Matter?
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0406
- Casey M. Campos, Grade 10
Will Using Natural Environment Teaching Methods Improve the Transferability of Learning for Students with Autism?
Advisor: Mr. Don Van Ness
School: Clovis East High School, Clovis, Fresno County
- S0407
- Patrick J. Casebolt, Grade 10
Charley Huang, Grade 10
Exploring the Correlation Between Cerebral Aptitude and Varying Motivational Stimuli
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0408
- Dania P. Cortes, Grade 9
Does "Gender Affects Frustration" Change During Teen Growth?
Advisor: Mrs. Olga Carreno
School: Vincent Memorial High School, Calexico, Imperial County
- S0409
- Jenna M. Docher, Grade 9
Encouragement and Discouragement: Are Your Tests Really Standardized?
Advisor: Mrs. Teri O'Donnell
School: Carrillo (Maria) High School, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
- S0410
- Shabnam Z. Eghbali, Grade 11
The Effect of Age on Attention via Word and Color Recognition
Advisor: Mr. Joe Vredenburgh
School: Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista, San Diego County
- S0411 — Second Place
- Noah M. Fields, Grade 11
The Effects of the Growth Mindset on Academic Success and Happiness
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0412
- Lindsey E. Greenwood, Grade 10
How Childproof Are Childproof Medicine Bottles?
Advisor: Mr. Nathan Whittington
School: Sanger High School, Sanger, Fresno County
- S0413
- Jazmin Jones, Grade 12
The Effects of Different Learning Modalities on Reading Comprehension
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Brown
School: Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, Madera County
- S0414 — First Place
- Jake H. Kuli, Grade 11
The Password Paradox: "Rememberability" vs. "Guessability." Entropy and Human Factors in Password Creation
Advisor: Ms. Judy Fusco
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0415
- Liza O. Mansbach, Grade 10
The Effect of Body Mass Index on Ability to Estimate Caloric Values in Foods
Advisor: Mr. Todd Samet
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
- S0416
- Ryan C. Mead, Grade 11
Johnathan Lee Vuong, Grade 11
Warped Words and the Stroop Effect
Advisor: Mr. William Schlegel
School: Upland High School, Upland, San Bernardino County
- S0417 — Honorable Mention
- Nidhi A. Navaratna, Grade 9
Confusion of the Senses: Exploring Cross-Modal Plasticity and the Elevated Recall Ability of Grapheme-Color Synesthetes
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0418
- Aurora S. O'Greenfield, Grade 9
Mateo Rudich, Grade 9
Color Attraction
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Vaccaro, Mrs. Erin Vaccarro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
- S0419
- Victoria B. Peet, Grade 9
All that Meets the Eye: The Success Rate of Change Detection Based on Objects and Colors
Advisor: Mr. Ronald Peet
School: York School, Monterey, Monterey County
- S0420
- Daniel L. Polyakov, Grade 10
The Nose Knows: A Study of the Effect of Olfactory Stimulation on Memory Function
Advisor: Ms. Gwen Corbett
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0421
- Brean E. Prefontaine, Grade 11
Does Line of Sight and the Ability to See Affect the Dizziness Felt by a Figure Skater After He or She Performs a Spin?
Advisor: Mrs. Bianca Pantoja
School: Patriot High School, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County
- S0422
- Tara S. Rezvani, Grade 11
Relative Importance of Facial Features Assessed by Teenagers' Accuracy of Subject Identification
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0423
- Celeste J. Romano, Grade 11
The Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Students' Ability to Discern Facial Emotions
Advisor: Mr. Scott Mapplebeck
School: West Campus High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
- S0424
- Elizabeth P. Rose, Grade 9
How Does Villa Park High School Learn Best?
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0425 — Third Place
- Sayoni Saha, Grade 12
A Doll That Looks Like Me: A Study of Self-Concept in Children with Down Syndrome
Advisor: Mr. Eric Doran
School: Whitney (Gretchen) High School, Cerritos, Los Angeles County
- S0426 — Fourth Place
- Divya Siddarth, Grade 10
Mood and Other Health Benefits of Yoga, Tai Chi, and Aerobic Exercise
Advisor: Mr. David Cleland
School: Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S0427
- Sharona A. Silverstein, Grade 12
Sleep Patterns and Psychological Health in Pre-Dental and Dental Students, Year 2
Advisor: Ms. Stephanie Baron
School: Henry (Patrick) Senior High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0428
- Katie A. Thomson, Grade 12
Rachel N. Thomson, Grade 12
The Skinny on Stereotyping: Collaborative Study Designed to Examine Preconceived Stereotypes in 3-5 Year Olds
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0429 — Honorable Mention
- Michelle Xie, Grade 12
Sonification: A Novel Approach to Data Representation, Year Two
Advisor: Ms. Wendy Slijk
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
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