Larson, Christine

Effects of Differentially Conditioned Stimuli on Working Memory Processes

College of Letters & Science, Larson, Christine, Mattson, Sofia, Mentor, Projects, Psychology, School and College, Student

Sofia Mattson, “Effects of Differentially Conditioned Stimuli on Working Memory Processes” Mentor: Christine Larson, Psychology Current theories propose that threat-related stimuli are stored to a greater degree in working memory compared to neutral stimuli. However, much of this work has…… Read More

How Do Neutral and Threatening Distracter Words Influence Attention and Working Memory?

College of Letters & Science, Larson, Christine, Mentor, Projects, Psychology, Santiago, Jonathan, School and College, Student, Ward, Richard

Jonathan Santiago, “How Do Neutral and Threatening Distracter Words Influence Attention and Working Memory?” Mentors: Christine Larson and Richard Ward, Psychology Prior evidence suggests that threatening distracter stimuli are inefficiently filtered from gaining access to working memory. However, it currently…… Read More