Harriet L. Wilkes
Honors College Symposium
for Research and Creative Projects
Friday, April 11, 2003, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30
p.m.
Deadline: March 25, 2003
Your abstract of 150
words or less should describe succinctly the major result or point of your
presentation. The abstract provides an opportunity
for you to draw an audience to your presentation, so try to make the abstract
both interesting and informative. You
are strongly encouraged to consult with your thesis advisor or your course
instructor for advice on writing your abstract.
Instructions:
Download the abstract
form abstract.doc.
Fill out the form by clicking the cursor into each form field. Save your
form as a Word document whose filename is that of the presenting author, in the
format “last-name_first-name.doc”. For example, Albert Einstein’s application
form would be saved as Einstein_Albert.doc.
Email completed application form to Kathryn Haupt, khaupt@fau.edu,
by 5 pm on Tuesday, March 25, using “symposium abstract” as the subject line.
Title
– No limit in size, but please be reasonable.
Author(s)
– List all people who contributed significantly to this research. List the presenting
author first.
Email
– The primary email address of the presenting author.
Abstract
– No more than 150 words. This is a concise summary of the work to be
presented (see example below).
Sample Abstract
An increase in task difficulty or in time pressure during the performance of cognitive tasks decreased the ability of older adults to recall the tasks at a later time. Adult age differences in recall of cognitive tasks were smaller for easier than for more difficult tasks, and age differences were smaller for cognitive tasks without time pressure than for tasks with time pressure. Older adults may have difficulty remembering difficult cognitive tasks and tasks with time pressure because of an increase in anxiety. During difficult or time pressured cognitive tasks, older adults may have trouble inhibiting negative thoughts about their performance, and thus they may devote fewer working memory resources to aspects of the tasks that would be beneficial for task recall.
Type
of presentation – Check the appropriate button(s) for your
work. If you will be presenting
something other than a talk or poster, please provide information regarding how
the work will be displayed.
Type
of project – If this is a senior thesis project, indicate
the expected semester of graduation (e.g., Spring 03). If this is work assigned
for a course, provide course number and name (e.g., ISC 4933 – Data
Analysis). If you are presenting work
completed for another purpose, such as an internship, please provide brief
details.
Advisor/Professor
– List your thesis advisor or course professor as appropriate. If the project was completed for some other
purpose, list the person responsible for overseeing the project.
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