First and Last Name/s of Presenters

Maria PandolfoFollow
Sandra LezcanoFollow

Mentor/s

Dr. Adrienne Crowell

Participation Type

Poster

Abstract

Self-affirmation theory refers to the idea that when people are reminded of their good qualities, they are less likely to react defensively to negative situations. This poster indicates five scenarios that are supposed to induce defensiveness in participants. The scenarios are within the domains of academia, health, romance, alcohol use, and friendship. We will instruct participants to read these scenarios and answer several follow-up questions in hopes to understand how they would respond. We also included individual difference measures that we believe will affect the responses to each scenario.

College and Major available

Psychology BS

Location

Digital Commons & West Campus West Building

Start Day/Time

4-29-2022 1:00 PM

End Day/Time

4-29-2022 4:00 PM

Students' Information

Maria Pandolfo, psychology major, 2023

Sandra Lezcano, psychology major, 2024

Prize Categories

Most Scholarly Impact or Potential, Best Visuals

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Apr 29th, 1:00 PM Apr 29th, 4:00 PM

The Development of Scenarios to Induce Defensiveness

Digital Commons & West Campus West Building

Self-affirmation theory refers to the idea that when people are reminded of their good qualities, they are less likely to react defensively to negative situations. This poster indicates five scenarios that are supposed to induce defensiveness in participants. The scenarios are within the domains of academia, health, romance, alcohol use, and friendship. We will instruct participants to read these scenarios and answer several follow-up questions in hopes to understand how they would respond. We also included individual difference measures that we believe will affect the responses to each scenario.

 

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