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Tentative Program - minor administrative changes might be made. Authors should correct any name or institution typos/corrections by editing their online profile after logging in. Any corrections to title or abstract should be sent to Dr. Jeanne Burdsal at jburdsal@cox.net prior to February 15, 2012.

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SWPA: Graduate Research Competition
Thursday, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Chaired by Art Gillaspy (University of Central Arkansas)
Plaza Ballroom South
1. Pursuing happiness with gratitude and kindness: An experimental intervention to increase happiness
    Read Abstract
    William Gabe Ganser     Northern Arizona University
2. Processing Novel Metaphors: The Effect of Gender Stereotypes
    Read Abstract
    Rachel Messer     Oklahoma State University
3. When liars fool themselves: Motivated misrepresentation affects memory for past attitudes
    Read Abstract
    Sara E Brady     Texas Christian University
4. Hand Drumming as a Cue for Fitness-Relevant Traits
    Read Abstract
    William Trey Hill     Kansas State University
5. Empathy's Conceptualization: Self-Report and Behavioral Measures
    Read Abstract
    Jessica Calvi     Oklahoma State University

SWPA State Representative Symposium: Louisiana
Thursday, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Chaired by Dena Matzenbacher (McNeese State University)
Plaza Ballroom North

SWPA: Undergraduate Research Competition
Thursday, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Chaired by Meliksah Demir (Northern Arizona University)
Plaza Ballroom South
1. Evidence That Dissonance Is Not Caused By Cognitive Inconsistency
    Read Abstract
    Lisa Snider     University of Central Arkansas
2. Individual and contextual differences in working memory: Framing effects and risky decision-making
    Read Abstract
    Lizy Kocsik     University of Central Arkansas
3. Finding Happiness in the Little Things
    Read Abstract
    Ingrid Davidson     Northern Arizona University
4. Hindsight bias: Am I more foresightful than others?
    Read Abstract
    Melissa Janae Gowen     Missouri State University
5. Males Rate Romantic Attraction Higher when Placed in Uncertain Conditions
    Read Abstract
    Christina Ann Babu     Austin College
    Eric R Schuppe     Austin College

SWPA Invited Speaker: Ann S. Masten
Thursday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Chaired by Shelia Kennison (Oklahoma State University)
18th and 19th Century Ballrooms
Resilience after Catastrophe: Emerging Guidelines for Research and Practice
    Read Abstract
    Ann Masten     University of Minnesota

SWPA: Student Caucus
Thursday, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chaired by Drew Curtis (Texas Woman's University) ; and Jessica Schooley (Sterling College)
Grand Pavilion

SWPA Past Presidents' Symposium
Thursday, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Chaired by Randall Wight (Ouachita Baptist University)
Plaza Ballroom South

SWPA Invited Speaker: Robert J. Sternberg
Thursday, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Chaired by Shelia Kennison (Oklahoma State University)
18th and 19th Century Ballrooms
Psychology in the Real World: The Application of Psychology to College Admissions
    Read Abstract
    Robert Jeffrey Sternberg     Oklahoma State University

SWPA Invited Speaker: Daniel L. Schacter
Thursday, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Chaired by Shelia Kennison (Oklahoma State University)
18th and 19th Century Ballrooms
Constructive Memory: Linking the Past and the Future
    Read Abstract
    Daniel Schacter     Harvard University

SWPA Social
Thursday, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Chaired by
18th and 19th Century Ballrooms

SWPA Invited Speaker: Mark V. Flinn
Friday, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Chaired by Shelia Kennison (Oklahoma State University)
18th and 19th Century Ballrooms
Hormones in the Wild: Anthropological Perspectives on Traumatic Experiences and Cortisol
    Read Abstract
    Mark Flinn     University of Missouri - Columbia

SAMR Symposium: Student Survival Skills for Statistics, Research, and the GRE
Friday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Chaired by James Grice (Oklahoma State University)
Plaza Ballroom South
Student Survival Skills for Statistics, Research, and the GRE
    Read Abstract
    James W. Grice     Oklahoma State University
    Roger E. Kirk     Baylor University
    Whitney Kristin Jeter     Kansas State University
    Charles A. Burdsal     Wichita State University
    Shelia M Kennison     Oklahoma State University

APA/SWPA G. Stanley Hall Address: Joseph E. Trimble
Friday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Chaired by Shelia Kennison (Oklahoma State University)
18th and 19th Century Ballrooms
An Attentive Exploration of Ethnic Identification Perspectives and Influences on Change, Measurement, and Theory
    Read Abstract
    Joseph Trimble     Western Washington University

SWPA Invited Speaker: James W. Pennebaker
Friday, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Chaired by Shelia Kennison (Oklahoma State University)
18th and 19th Century Ballrooms
What Our Words Say About Us
    Read Abstract
    James Pennebaker     University of Texas - Austin

SAMR: 40th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Chaired by Charles Burdsal (Wichita State University) ; and Linda Hynan (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas)
Plaza Ballroom South
The Society for Applied Multivariate Research, a 40 Year Celebration
    Read Abstract
    Charles A. Burdsal     Wichita State University
    Linda S Hynan     University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
    Dennis L Jackson     University of Windsor

SWPA State Representative Symposium: Arizona
Friday, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Chaired by Meliksah Demir (Northern Arizona University)
Plaza Ballroom North

SAMR: Business Meeting
Friday, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Chaired by Dennis Jackson (University of Windsor)
Plaza Ballroom South

SWPA Presidential Address 2012: Shelia M. Kennison
Friday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Chaired by Arnold Froese (Sterling College)
18th and 19th Century Ballrooms
Risk-Taking in Young Adults: A Terror Management Perspective
    Read Abstract
    Shelia M Kennison     Oklahoma State University

SWPA: Awards and Annual Members' Meeting
Friday, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Chaired by Shelia Kennison (Oklahoma State University)
18th and 19th Century Ballrooms

SWPA State Representative Symposium: Missouri
Saturday, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Chaired by Kelly Henry (other)
19th Century Ballroom

SAMR Invited Speaker: Tonja R. Nansel
Saturday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Chaired by Linda Hynan (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas)
18th Century Ballroom
Nothing so useful as a good theory? Trials and tribulations in the application of behavioral theory in disease management and prevention
    Read Abstract
    Tonja R. Nansel     other



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