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PSYCHOLOGY 490
Senior Review and Senior Thesis
University of Evansville
1. Jennifer Medcalf, 2. Sara Bilodeau, 3. Molley Munsell, 4. Dat Nguyen, 5. Miranda Fitzgerald, 6. Megan Fleming, 7. Bobbi Voegerl, 8. Erin Bahrt, 9. Felicia Genskow, 10. Todd Kuester, 11. Stephanie Pemberton, 12. Alex Ramsey, 13. Krystle Working, 14. Megan Halstead, 15. Penny Stewart, 16. Allison Woody, 17. Samantha Smith, 18. Alyssa Hussey, 19. Rachel Brim, 20. Jason Steadman, 21. Natalie Flint, 22. Kathryn Cummins, 23. Tara Smith, 24. Jennifer Schmedes, 25. Jeffery Freeman, 26. Amanda Keller, 27. Matt Courtney, 28. Sarah Bruce, 29. Katie Martin, 30. Melissa Eve Garcia, 31. Alex Bies, 32. Gina Carter, 33. Paul Pearman, 34. Amanda Robbins, 35. Amy Durbin.
Dr. Lakey's Office Hours at Instructor's Website
SYLLABUS:
Click PSYC 490 SYLLABUS
CLASS CALENDAR:
Click PSYC 490 CALENDAR
Chapter Presentation Assignments (Grading Criteria: Presentation Grade Report.htm)
GRADE BOOK AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Click Blackboard Academic Suite
EARLY THESIS START:
Starting Your Thesis Now! (See Best Theses below!)
Approved Thesis Topics and Supervisors
(Reader Contract.doc and Grading Criteria: Thesis Grade Report.htm)
Your Future:
Check out Graduate Schools at http://www.uni.edu/walsh/linda2.html
Check out Career Alternatives at http://www.uni.edu/walsh/linda1.html
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Check out UE’s Career Services at http://careerservices.evansville.edu/ for:
Career Advising: Work one-on-one with a career counselor to set goals and create a strategic career development plan. Office professionals can advise you at any stage of your educational career, and it is a good idea to begin now.
Career Resource Room: Directories, books about specific majors, graduate school guides, CD-ROMS, and job bulletins are all housed in the Career Resource Room. No appointment is necessary to explore the options.
Company Information: Learn more about companies interested in University of Evansville students and alumni by perusing our web site. You will find links that detail company history, products and employment opportunities.
Graduate School Assistance: View graduate school guides in the Career Resource Room and receive assistance with the graduate school timeline. We can also assist you in writing your personal statement or essay.
Job Fairs: It is never too early to attend a job fair to learn about career opportunities and network with professionals. Each year Career Services hosts four job fairs: Career Search, Health Careers Fair, Internship & Co-op Fair and Teacher Recruitment Day.
Job Listings: We have numerous part-time, full-time and internship openings advertised in our Career Resource Room as well as on our web site.
Mock Interviews: Practice makes perfect! Sign up for a simulated job interview to practice your questions and answers for interviews.
Mentoring Programs: Each fall the office co-sponsors several mentoring programs, giving students the opportunity to work closely with a professional in the community or online. Mentoring programs provide students the opportunity to network, learn new work-related skills and become more focused on career goals.
On-Campus Recruiting: Dozens of employers come to campus during the fall and spring semesters to conduct interviews with our students.
Résumé/Cover Letter Help: Get feedback or assistance with your resume or cover letter. Make an appointment to meet one-on-one professional who will help you reflect yourself in a positive manner.
Self-Assessment: Career Services offers a self-assessment software program to help students identify strengths and explore career options that fit their personal profile.
UE JobLink College Central: Posting a résumé, viewing job vacancies and signing up for on campus interviews can all be done on our web site.
Workshops: Every semester Career Services offers a variety of workshops, ranging from "Creating the Résumé and Cover Letter Right for You" to "Interviewing Skills Designed to Impress."
Other Go-to-Grad-School Hyperlinks:
About Graduate School: http://gradschool.about.com/
APA: Students - Getting into Graduate School
Graduate Study in Psychology: http://go.to/gradschool/
GradSchools.com: http://www.gradschools.com/
Psych Grad Portal: http://www.psychgrad.org/
Psychology Life: http://www.drlynnfriedman.com/psychologylife.html
Psychology on the Amoeba Web: AmoebaWeb Psychology Resources: Graduate Study
Other Get-a-Job Hyperlinks:
Job Hunter's Bible: http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/
College Grad Job Hunter: http://www.collegegrad.com/
MonsterTrak: http://www.monstertrak.com/
JobWeb: http://www.jobweb.com/
Our Standards are High:
Education Testing Service's Major Field Test in Psychology
UE Median: 96th Percentile Rank (Range: 91-99 Percentile Rank)
General information and comparative data (norms) for the Educational Testing Service's Major Field Test in Psychology
can be directly accessed at http://www.ets.org/.
Best Thesis Awards:
2008
Jennifer Schmedes
Click name to read thesis
Jennifer Schmedes (2008). Childhood Cancer: Psychological Factors and Family Relationships. Senior thesis, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana.
Jason Pitt (2007). Programmed cell death: Parallels between neurons and somatic cells. Senior thesis, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana.
Myrna Slaubaugh (2007). Autism: Symptoms and treatment options. Senior thesis, University of Evansville. Evansville, Indiana.
Sandy Street (2006). Depression in women: Emphasis on the impact of marriage and motherhood. Senior thesis, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana.
Amanda Baker (2005). The sleep cycle: Normalcy, insomnia, and its relationship to depression. Senior thesis, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana.
Monica Moore (2004). Marriage preparation as divorce prevention: Background, benefits, and limitations. Senior honors thesis, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana.
Emily DeCoster (2004). Money, happiness, and the importance of motivation. Senior thesis, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana.
Amie Brandt (2003). Adult attachment: An overview. Senior thesis, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana.
Ben Yamnitz (2003). Smoking and its relationship to depression, stress, and anxiety. Senior thesis, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana.
Bound copies of all Best Theses are also available in the University Library.
Recommended Resources:
American Psychological Association at http://www.apa.org/ with information for students at http://www.apa.org/students/.
Association for Psychological Science at http://www.psychologicalscience.org/ with information for students at http://www.psychologicalscience.org/apssc/ and http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/ (see Student Notebook).
Annual Reviews of Psychology, Neuroscience, and many other disciplines provide current reviews of specific areas in the major disciplines: click http://psych.annualreviews.org/search.dtl for psychology or http://neuro.annualreviews.org/search.dtl for neuroscience—other disciplines may be selected. You can read the full text of the psychology articles at our Library website: click http://www2.evansville.edu/libweb/, click All Databases, and then click Annual Review of Psychology. Hardcopy Annual Reviews are available in our Library.
APA Format. Some information is available through http://libraries.evansville.edu/style/info.html (APA and Duke links): better overviews are available at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html, http://www.docstyles.com/apacrib.htm, and http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/apa.html. Also see your Hodges’ Harbrace Handbook.
Google Scholar Search, new beta service, at http://scholar.google.com/ provide the preferred higher-level literature when you can not access our library website. Apparently, you have access to PsycINFO and Medline databases! You also get some lower-level databases -- so use good judgment.
Internet Mental Health website at http://www.mentalhealth.com/ provides diagnostic criteria and links for mental disorders.
Libraries: To check the card catalogs of our library as well as other nearby libraries, click http://www2.evansville.edu/libweb/, then click ACE Catalog.
MEDLINE (National Library of Medicine) searches the neuroscience research literature and provides abstracts of journal reports. To conduct a search, click http://www2.evansville.edu/libweb/, click All Databases, then click Medline. Enter the key search terms for your topic. Print out important abstracts (or save to a floppy or hard disk). If the journals are not in our Library, as likely, order photocopies of the full-text articles through our Interlibrary Loan service (assess http://www2.evansville.edu/libweb/, click Request Forms, and then click the appropriate Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Form).
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy is a useful resource that reviews specific illnesses, together with their etiology, diagnosis, prognosis and standard treatment. Free full-text version available online. Search physical illnesses at http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/ or psychiatric disorders at http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section15/sec15.htm.
National Association of Social Workers at http://www.socialworkers.org/ with information for students at https://www.socialworkers.org/profession/overview.asp.
Psych Central: Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Page at http://psychcentral.com/ emphasizes consumer information. Search option.
PsycARTICLES (APA) searches APA journals and provided on-line access to full-text articles. To conduct these searches, click http://www2.evansville.edu/libweb/, click All Databases, then click PsycARTICLES. Enter the key search terms for your topic. Read the HTML version but download the PDF version for your Portfolio. You will need the Adobe Reader (free download).
PsycINFO (APA) searches the psychological research literature and provides abstracts of journal reports. To conduct these searches, click http://www2.evansville.edu/libweb/, click All Databases, then click PsycINFO. Enter the key search terms for your topic. Print out important abstracts (or save to a floppy or hard disk). If the journals are not in our Library, as likely, order photocopies of the articles through our Interlibrary Loan service (assess http://www2.evansville.edu/libweb/, click Request Forms, and then click the appropriate Interlibrary Loan Form.
Social Psychology Network at http://www.socialpsychology.org/ provides a comprehensive list of links to both social and general psychology sites. Search option.
Society for Neuroscience at http://www.sfn.org/ for general information about neuroscience and links to other related websites.
Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health, Dec 1999, at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/home.html for the consensus information on mental disorders, their origins and treatments.
Weiten Companion Website at Book Companion Site provides useful study aids for our textbook.
WRITING GUIDE HYPERLINKS:
>General Websites: Provide short guides for specific aspects of writing….
Internet Public Library links for good writing at http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/links.htm#writing.
Purdue general writing guides at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/index.html.
UNC general writing guides at http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/.
Wisconsin general writing guides at http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.html.
>Documentation Styles: Depend on your major….
APA (psychology and the social sciences) documentation at http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/apa.html. Also see the Hodges’ Harbrace Handbook.
CBE (natural sciences) format and citation style at http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/science.html.
Chicago (history and some humanities) format and citation style at http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/chicago.html.
MLA (most humanities) documentation at http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/mla.html. Also see the Hodges’ Harbrace Handbook.
>Citing your sources: Nothing is original….
Effective quoting tips at http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/quoting.html.
Plagiarism information at http://www.aug.edu/sociology/plagiarism.html, http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html, and http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/links_plagiarism.html (links concerning the problem).
>Writing errors that irritate your professors:
Common writing errors at http://chiron.valdosta.edu/mawhatley/writing.htm (links to other lists). Also see William Strunk & E.B. White, The Elements of Style.
>Thought behind the writing: Be interested… Be logical….
Thesis organization and outlining tips at http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/~vinall/Outlining_Tips.htm and http://users.edte.utwente.nl/lanzing/cm_home.htm (see example concept map).
Critical thinking websites at http://www.austhink.org/critical/, http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/main.html, and http://psy.otago.ac.nz/r_oshea/WFP/WFP2e/argument.html (humorous).
Full-text Skeptical Inquire articles at http://www.csicop.org/si/online.html (good examples of the critical attitude).
Personal journal information and workshop at http://www.writingthejourney.com/ (a habit for organizing your thoughts).
>Personal growth:
On overcoming procrastination and other problems check out http://www.potsdam.edu/content.php?contentID=2E1B9DDC8E874574BA0018FCDE6F9417. For specific help go to our Counseling Center (UN 135) or call 488-2663.
>Searches of databases through our Library:
To conduct a search, click http://www2.evansville.edu/libweb/, click Online Databases, then click the appropriate database (Annual Review of Psychology, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, Medline). When you get to the search engine, enter the key terms for your topic. Print out important abstracts and download full-text pdf files (save to a floppy, zip, USB flash drive, or hard disk). You may need to download the free Adobe 6 Reader for pdf files.
If the journals are not in our Library, as likely, order photocopies of the articles through our Interlibrary Loan service (assess http://www2.evansville.edu/libweb/, click Request Forms, and then click the appropriate Interlibrary Loan Form).
LAST UPDATED 17 MAY 2007
PAST CLASSES:
Psychology Class of 2008
1. Jennifer Medcalf, 2. Sara Bilodeau, 3. Molley Munsell, 4. Dat Nguyen, 5. Miranda Fitzgerald, 6. Megan Fleming, 7. Bobbi Voegerl, 8. Erin Bahrt, 9. Felicia Genskow, 10. Todd Kuester, 11. Stephanie Pemberton, 12. Alex Ramsey, 13. Krystle Working, 14. Megan Halstead, 15. Penny Stewart, 16. Allison Woody, 17. Samantha Smith, 18. Alyssa Hussey, 19. Rachel Brim, 20. Jason Steadman, 21. Natalie Flint, 22. Kathryn Cummins, 23. Tara Smith, 24. Jennifer Schmedes, 25. Jeffery Freeman, 26. Amanda Keller, 27. Matt Courtney, 28. Sarah Bruce, 29. Katie Martin, 30. Melissa Eve Garcia, 31. Alex Bies, 32. Gina Carter, 33. Paul Pearman, 34. Amanda Robbins, 35. Amy Durbin.
Psychology Class of 2007
1 Amanda DeVries, 2 Erin Barnett, 3 Kevin Levi, 4 Vonnie Howard, 5 Zachary Meny, 6 Jake Emmons, 7 Brittany Tenbarge, 8 Drew Clark, 9 Tina Seagram, 10 Santana Graham, 11 Kristie Craddock, 12 Sidney Tombaugh, 13 Kim Tsiga, 14 Jessica Mathews, 15 Traci Hoehn, 16 Addison Koval, 17 Shandra Rains, 18 Beth Peyton, 19 Dawn Tegeler, 20 Samantha Divine, 21 Danielle Washington, 22 Bryanna Lawler, 23 Myrna Slaubaugh, 24 Lori Jones, 25 Blair Bosta, 26 Sara Kandt, 27 Daphne Arnold, 28 Shanna Clarkie, 29 Julie Goble, 30 Kasey Huff, 31 Nick Jones, 32 Jason Pitt.
Psychology Class of 2006
1. Caitlin Doyle, 2. Josh Yeager, 3. Josie Sims, 4. Kate Esau, 5. Meagan Manzi, 6. Kristy Kime, 7. Rachel Bennett, 8. Miranda Ours, 9. Zoltan Nabilek, 10. Ebee Hornbeck, 11. Maya Thake, 12. Amanda Kemp, 13. Aliana Bartley, 14. Ashleigh Kappos, 15. Heather Britton, 16. Brittney Manley, 17. Meghan Agnew, 18. Amanda Wilson, 19. Scharee Cain, 20. Julie Young, 21. Lindsey Burns, 22. Becky Okray, 23. Stefanie Baur, 24. Rachael Taylor, 25. Sandy Street, 26. Ginger Miller, 27. Jamie Veasey, 28. Diego Villada, 29. Erica Haukap, 30. Paul Gadient, 31. Sandi Street, 32. Meagan Anderson, 33. Laura Ellis, 34. Seth Lowe, 35. Chris Purdue, 36. Sarah Ruedeman.
Psychology Class of 2005
1 Amanda Baker, 2 Leslie James, 3 Sarah Zehner, 4 Shandra Rains, 5 Jamie Brinkmann, 6 Jenni Roman, 7 Lynn Pinkerton, 8 Amy Lawson, 9 Amanda Bethel, 10 Caroline Dever, 11 Heather Bell, 12 Andrea Dixon, 13 Robbie Noble, 14 John Metelko, 15 PJ Bittelmeyer, 16 Lauren Kissel, 17 Olivia Salyer, 18 Michelle Brown, 19 Heather Tome, 20 John Berland, 21 Tami Callison, 22 Mary Maschek.
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APPENDIX:
INDIVIDUAL SCORE TO PERCENTILE RANK CONVERSION:
COMPARED TO 2005-2006 PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATES:
Z-SCORE = (SCORE - 156.3) / 14.7
Click Normal Distribution Area Calculator, check the Below circle, and enter your z-score in the adjacent space: Your Percentile Rank is the bottom blue "area below" number multiplied by 100 and truncated (don't round off).
To predict your likely score on the GRE Psychology Subject Test:
GRE-LIKE SCORE = (Z-SCORE x 100) + 500
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