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Scottish Branch UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE 2013 Programme University of Abertay Saturday 23 March Contents 1 Welcome 2 Message from Peter Banister 3 Keynote Speaker’s Abstract 4 Timetable 10 Notes pages 16 Room and General Information Welcome to Abertay University A very warm welcome to Abertay University on behalf of all my colleagues and especially the staff of our Psychology Division who are your hosts today. We are delighted that you have chosen Abertay as the venue for your 2013 conference. Abertay has a strong track record in teaching and research in psychology: it is one of our highest-scoring subjects in the National Student Survey, and one of the best rated departments in any modern university in the latest Research Assessment Exercise. But one of the keys to academic success is knowing that no matter what you have already achieved there are always new questions to ask, new topics to explore, and new colleagues to meet. Events such as today’s conference offer great opportunities to do just that, and I am sure that our own staff and students in psychology are very much looking forward to engaging in the formal sessions and informal discussions that will take place during the day. Once again, I bid you welcome to Abertay and I wish you every success for today’s conference. Professor Nigel Seaton Principal and Vice-Chancellor University of Abertay Dundee 1 Message from Peter Banister As President the British Psychological Society (BPS), I am delighted that you have been able to come along today to the Scottish Branch Undergraduate Conference and would like to welcome you to what will be a most interesting and enjoyable day. As you may be aware the BPS sets the gold standard for all Psychology degrees, and has strict standards in terms of the resources needed to run an undergraduate course in Psychology and stipulates what a basic curriculum should cover. This is done in association with the Quality Assurance Agency, which has set a benchmark for Psychology degrees throughout the United Kingdom. Thus every accredited course provides the basic essentials which are needed if graduates wish to go on to further their studies in academic psychology, to set out on the road to become a professional psychologist or to become employed in a variety of careers for which a psychology degree is very suitable. We believe that one of the essentials that a degree in Psychology provides is a good grounding in psychological methods, both quantitative and qualitative, culminating in the successful completion of a final year project. Today is a very exciting day as we have all come along to hear about some of the fascinating work that you have all been carrying out on your degree courses, and to listen to your presentations. So many thanks to those of you who have volunteered to tell us all the exciting work that you have been doing, which I am sure you are all (as I am) very much looking forward to. Thanks also to the organisers of this event, which takes an enormous amount of planning and preparation. It is to the credit of BPS Scotland that such an event is taking place, and this is a good example as to how we can communicate with the world, tell others about our broad and fascinating discipline and to share our excitement about Psychology with the very important next generation. I am sure you will find today informative, enjoyable and inspiring. As is our usual practice we are keen to ensure that the event meets your expectations and we welcome your feedback. PETER BANISTER President, 2012 – 2013 2 Keynote Speaker Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk currently holds the post of Honorary Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, at the University of Dundee, where she has been based since 1993. Her research expertise focuses on the early communicative interactions of parents and infants. In recent years, this has extended to the study of interventions for communicative disorders such as autism, sensory impairment, and dementia. In 2011, she set up an independent training enterprise to allow her to disseminate more widely the science of the early years. She now spends much of her time speaking to the public about the psychological and neuroscientific bases of communicative interaction. She works closely with organisations throughout the UK to increase awareness of the decisions we take about caring for children, showing how those decisions are integrally connected to our vision for the kind of society we wish to build. 3 Timetable Time Saturday 23 March 2013 08.30 Registration open (Reception Area) 09.30 Opening Address (1516/2516) 09.40 BPS President: Dr Peter Banister (1516/2516) Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 (1516/2516) (1517/2517) (2521) (2522) (2532) (3522) (3508) (3510) 10.10 Julia McVean; Megan Druce & Gordon Kirk; Rachel Lois Khoo, Heather Meikle; Maria Louise Kai Li Chung; University of James Clark; University of Naysmith; Kate Forsyth Glasgow Smithers; University of Dundee University of Abertay Edinburgh & Marina Caledonian University of Strathclyde Eye movements Edinburgh Transition to Napier Ostapcuka; University Glasgow People who say in the 'weapon The Differential University and University University of The effects of An Investigation they know it all: focus effect' Decline of exercise Interrogative Glasgow religious and of the influence of Theory of Mind intentions: The Suggestibility: Exploring paranormal 'Pseudoneglect' interviewers’ in Old Age role of peer and the influence of biomarkers of beliefs on and the 'Cross- authority on the family support in visual imagery Alzheimer`s reasoning Over' effect in suggestibility of predicting disease: a Segmented vs over-claimers participation cross-modal Whole Lines memory task examining ERP variability in "young" and "old" subjects 4 10.30 Jonathan Kathryn Francesca Audrey Walker; Fiona Allan Dargie; Gemma Cargill; Kim Macleod; Senior; Jamison; King; University of Douglas; University of University of University of University of University of University of Dundee University of Abertay Abertay Strathclyde Glasgow Dundee Dundee Self-Control Dundee Does verbal Leadership Eyewitness Why do we hear Do children with When music across the The sophistication styles: the effect Memory what isn’t there? autistic speaks Menstrual Cycle Development affect men’s on team knowledge and A superstitious spectrum volumes: what of Internal attractiveness? performance Susceptibility to approach to disorder music taste Anatomy and athlete Negative auditory internal distinguish says about us Knowledge in satisfaction Feedback in representations between moral and our group Adolescents Forensic and social Interviews conventional transgressions, and does a brief intervention strategy aid this 10.50 Alexandra Anna Bryony Anne Jennifer Lai; Johanna Caroline Eilidh Noyes; Nicole Cairns; Todoran; Agnieszka Morgan; University of Kempe; Finlay; University of University of Edinburgh Bulik; University of Glasgow University of University of Glasgow Strathclyde Napier Edinburgh Glasgow The Speed of Glasgow Dundee When tattoos The Effects of University Napier Time heals all Recovery from The effect of Group reduce the Interrogative The Extraneous University wounds? 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