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Here are some of our students’ research accomplishments

Here’s a sample list of our students’ Independent Study Project titles:

  • A Study on Deception and Personality in Preschool Aged Children
  • Sexualized Media and Gender Stereotyping
  • How the Type of Facial Tattoos Affect Views of Defendants Who Vary in Age 
  • The Lasting Effects of Divorce on Family Members
  • Detecting Correlations between Attachment Styles and Moral Decision Making Using Realistic Hypothetical Scenarios 
  • The Effects of Asian and African-American Stereotype Threats on the Ability to Solve Riddles
  • The Effects of Bilingualism on Inhibition and Delay of Gratification
  • Defining Normalcy in Today’s Context
  • The Social and Creativity Differences in Those that Have Imaginary Friends and Those that Don’t
  • Social Media Use and its Impact on Early Adolescents as Reported by Teachers and Students
  • The Physical and Psychological Effects that Gymnastics has on Preschool Children
  • Effects of the Level of Facial Femininity/Masculinity and Crime Type on Mock Juror Decisions
  • Toys in a Therapy Setting vs. Toys in a Home Setting and Child Behavior
  • Examining Side Effects and Emotional Blunting for Different Classes of Antidepressants
  • What it Means to be an Adult: A Comparison of Three Age Groups
  • Mandatory minimum sentencing: A Current State of Public Opinion 
  • An Investigation of Sex Differences in the Decoding of Emotional Displays 
  • How Suspect Race, Police Officer Race and Restraint Method Affect Decisions in a Police Brutality Scenario 
  • Racial and Religious Differences on Stigma Associated with Mental Illness and Treatment Seeking Among College Students
  • Evaluating Autism as a Subculture in the United States 
  • The Effects in Engaging in Creative Tasks on Prosocial Behaviors and Employee Productivity
  • Effects of Documentation Status on Judgments of Criminality
  • An Examination of Perceived Discrimination and Political Views Among Muslin American Young Adults
  • Voting Patterns among Young Adults
  • Factors Driving the Lack of Youth Political Participation
  • Behavioral Interventions for Problem Gambling
  • Bullying and Physical Aggression in Schools
  • Muslim American Youth: Navigating Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Associated with a Bicultural Identity

Here are photos of Rider students presenting their work to regional, national and international audiences!

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