CSSF Project Listings: 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences

Senior Division

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S0401
Shreya Banerjee, Grade 10
Childish Thinking
Advisor: Mrs. Shilpi Banerjee
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
S0402
Helaman J. Burdge, Grade 11
Camille E. Krahn, Grade 11
Social Pressures
Advisor: Ms. Marlaina Schroeder
School: River City Senior High School, West Sacramento, Yolo County
S0403
Nelson J. Chandler, Grade 10
Clifton A. Guillory, Grade 11
The Effect of Music on Basic Human Reaction Time
Advisor: Mrs. Dawn Reed
School: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
S0404 — Fourth Place
Edie Cote, Grade 12
Angelina S. Hwang, Grade 11
Ivan S. Morales, Grade 12
The Effects of Age, Gender, and the Plastic Bag Ban on Consumer Bag Choice at Santa Monica Grocery Stores
Advisor: Mr. Benjamin Kay
School: Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County
S0405
Gautam M. Daryanani, Grade 11
Brianne N. Nguyen, Grade 11
Talk Around the Block: The Effect of Strong Communities on Social Awareness
Advisor: Mr. Tom Fehrenbacher
School: High Tech High, San Diego, San Diego County
S0406 — Second Place
Ruwanthi N. Ekanayake, Grade 9
Determining Correlations between Indicative Dominant Sense and Comprehension Aptitude
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
S0407
Christopher R. Grant, Grade 12
The Effect of Audio Video Asynchrony on Viewer Opinion of Positive Attributes
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Brown
School: Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, Madera County
S0408
Irving Hernandez, Grade 11
Nicole M. Hernandez-Hart, Grade 11
Can You "Makeup" Your Self-Esteem?
Advisor: Mr. Tom Fehrenbacher
School: High Tech High, San Diego, San Diego County
S0409
William Humphreys, Grade 10
The Correlation of Harmony and Dissonance in Color and Sound
Advisor: Mr. Andrew Kempiak
School: Technology High School, Rohnert Park, Sonoma County
S0410
Adish A. Jain, Grade 9
Akhil A. Padmanabha, Grade 9
The Effectiveness of Reducing Social Isolation in Senior Citizens through a Website
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0411
Kylie D. Johnson, Grade 12
The Effects of Traditional Printers Black Ink and Electronic Ink as Used on a Kindle on Reading Comprehension
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Brown
School: Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, Madera County
S0412
Ryan D. Kmet, Grade 9
Altruism, Cognitive Function, and Self-Esteem
Advisor: Mr. Mark Hartsock
School: California City High School, CALIFORNIA CITY, Kern County
S0413 — Honorable Mention
Sam Kumar, Grade 12
True or Fake: A Stylometric Approach to Checking Originality
Advisor: Mrs. Anuradha Sarkar
School: Leland High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0414 — Honorable Mention
Yelena Mandelshtam, Grade 10
The Development and Study of an Algorithm to Explain Successful Language Acquisition from an Inconsistent Source
Advisor: Dr. Natalia Komarova
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0415 — Third Place
Robin A. Meister, Grade 12
The Effect of Twitter Use in an Educational Setting on Introverted and Extroverted Students Engagement in Class Discussi
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Brown
School: Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, Madera County
S0416
Andrew R. Mitchell, Grade 10
Effects of the Asymmetry of Facial Features in the Faces of Adult Males on Their Attractiveness to Adolescent Females
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0417 — Honorable Mention
Manooshree R. Patel, Grade 9
Which Is the Fastest Human Interface when Interacting with Information Technology?
Advisor: Mrs. Arati Patel
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
S0419
Elizabeth P. Rose, Grade 10
Does a Compound Stimulus Improve Students' Memory?
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
S0420
Anubhav Sarkar, Grade 11
An Innovative Approach to Combat Stress: Using Glucose as an Ego-Depletion Compensator to Enhance System 2 Thinking
Advisor: Mrs. Anuradha Sarkar
School: Leland High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0421
Anyu I. Silverman, Grade 10
The Effect of Music and Learning Genres on Exam Results
Advisor: Mr. Todd Samet
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
S0422
Olivia D. Songster, Grade 11
The Placebo Effect: Caffeinated vs. Decaffeinated Coffee
Advisor: Mr. Andrew Kempiak
School: Technology High School, Rohnert Park, Sonoma County
S0423
Alexandra N. Vredenburgh, Grade 10
Adolescent Mental Health: What Sleep Related Factors Contribute to Depression and Anxiety?
Advisor: Ms. Michelle Crosby
School: Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, San Diego County
S0424
Jon P. Wheeldin, Grade 11
Creating False Memories
Advisor: Mr. Andrew Kempiak
School: Technology High School, Rohnert Park, Sonoma County
S0425
Lina Yagan, Grade 9
Subliminal Messages: Do They Really Work?
Advisor: Mrs. Julie Pomerleau
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0492
Marc Bielas, Grade 11
Alcohol Dependence in C. elegans: A Behavioral Study
Advisor: Dr. Jane Willoughby
School: San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
S0493
Noah M. Fields, Grade 12
Growth Mindset As a Catalyst for Personal Happiness
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
S0494
Shruti Aggarwal, Grade 10
Effect of Construal Levels on Academic Procrastination
Advisor: Ms. Patricia Pawloski
School: Oak Park High School, Oak Park, Ventura County
S0495
Patrick J. Casebolt, Grade 11
Charley Huang, Grade 11
Auditory Reception as a Factor in Cognition: A Study on Selective Attention
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
S0496
Radhika Rhea Sahai, Grade 11
Comparing the Gender Differences in REM Sleep and the Possible Implications in Neurological Disease
Advisor: Mrs. Megan Deppe
School: Apple Valley High School, Apple Valley, San Bernardino County
S0497
Jennifer G. Nguyen, Grade 11
Apoorva M. Panse, Grade 11
Amy L. Xu, Grade 11
Cognitive Neuroscience: The Effects of Numeric and Language Auditory Stimuli on Arithmetic Responses of the Brain
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton, Ms. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
S0498 — First Place
Hondo G. Gonzalez, Grade 9
A Relationship between Teacher Gender and an Increased Achievement of Female Students in Secondary Science
Advisor: Mrs. Michelle Serrano
School: Hemet Senior High School, Hemet, Riverside County
S0499
Amir S. Kelly, Grade 12
I Think I Can
Advisor: Ms. Hannah Geiger
School: North (John Wesley) High School, Riverside, Riverside County


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