CSSF Category Awards: 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences

Senior Division

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S0414 — First Place

Jake H. Kuli, Grade 11
The Password Paradox: "Rememberability" vs. "Guessability." Entropy and Human Factors in Password Creation
Advisor: Ms. Judy Fusco
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County

S0411 — Second Place

Noah M. Fields, Grade 11
The Effects of the Growth Mindset on Academic Success and Happiness
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County

S0425 — Third Place

Sayoni Saha, Grade 12
A Doll That Looks Like Me: A Study of Self-Concept in Children with Down Syndrome
Advisor: Mr. Eric Doran
School: Whitney (Gretchen) High School, Cerritos, Los Angeles County

S0426 — Fourth Place

Divya Siddarth, Grade 10
Mood and Other Health Benefits of Yoga, Tai Chi, and Aerobic Exercise
Advisor: Mr. David Cleland
School: Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

S0401 — Honorable Mention

Athman R. Adiseshan, Grade 11
Predicting Real World Characteristics from Virtual Behavior
Advisor: Dr. Nick Yee
School: Ramana Academy, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S0404 — Honorable Mention

Garrett C. Baltz, Grade 12
The Effects of the Presence of Representative Information on the False Consensus Effect
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Brown
School: Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, Madera County

S0417 — Honorable Mention

Nidhi A. Navaratna, Grade 9
Confusion of the Senses: Exploring Cross-Modal Plasticity and the Elevated Recall Ability of Grapheme-Color Synesthetes
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S0429 — Honorable Mention

Michelle Xie, Grade 12
Sonification: A Novel Approach to Data Representation, Year Two
Advisor: Ms. Wendy Slijk
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County