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44renewal), or in a relatively neutral third context (ABC renewal).POSTER 18SELF-DERIVATION THROUGH INTEGRATION AND PRIOR KNOWLEDGE ACROSS LANGUAGESHANNAH POULOS (CLARK UNIVERSITY), ALENA ESPOSITO (CLARK UNIVERSITY) Children can generate new information by integrating facts, a process called self-derivation through integration (Bauer & San Souci, 2010). This study investigated how 8-to-10-year-olds self-derive across languages, focusing on how language and modality manipulations reactivate prior knowledge. Reactivation in the same language as the new instruction is hypothesized to most effectively facilitate knowledge integration. Data collection will conclude by February, with analysis using a mixed factorial ANCOVA to examine differences by condition and language presentation.POSTER 19THE EFFECT OF COMPLEX SUGAR CONSUMPTION ON SHORT-TERM MEMORY RECALLOLIVIA FERN (LYCOMING COLLEGE), LORI CURTINDALE (LYCOMING COLLEGE) This study explored the immediate effect of complex sugars on memory recall and observed the relationship between academic performance (GPA), diet, and sleep quality. Participants, aged 18-22 from Lycoming College, completed a survey on their diet, sleep habits, and academic performance. After, they were assigned a memory task, with half eating fruit beforehand. Results showed that fruit significantly improved memory recall in women, but had no effect on men.POSTER 20A META-ANALYSIS OF AGING AND CARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITYELIZA BAIN (RADFORD UNIVERSITY), THOMAS PIERCE (RADFORD UNIVERSITY) Mean baseline-stressor change scores for heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure were obtained for younger and older age groups from 21 studies. Change scores for younger groups were used to predict change scores for older groups. Older groups displayed larger increases in SBP than older adults. Younger adults displayed larger heart rate responses than older adults, but only in higher stress conditions. No age differences in cardiovascular reactivity were observed for DBP.POSTER 21AN EVALUATION OF STEREOPSIS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS 3D MOVIESOLIVIA KRAYNAK (MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY), EMMA BLAIRE (MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY), SHAWN GALLAGHER (MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY) The purpose of this study was to determine whether attitudes towards 3D movies are associated with binocular functioning in a sample of college students (N=54). Results showed that whether participants enjoyed 3D movies was not a predictor of stereopsis, as measured by both the Howard-Dolman apparatus (X2 (1, N=54) = 0.39, p>.05) and the Wirt Circles (X2 (1, N= 54) = 1.54, p>.05).POSTER 22ASSESSING MEMORY BY USING PAIREDASSOCIATE LEARNING ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSAPRIL CAPWELL (KEENE STATE COLLEGE), HARLAN FICHTENHOLTZ (KEENE STATE COLLEGE) Negative word pairings may be more easily recalled than positive or neutral word pairings. Thirty undergraduate students underwent six study trials and memorized fifteen-word pairings each. They were given a sheet of paper with half of the word pairing left blank and filled in the missing word. Key findings suggested that positive words were recalled the easiest out of the three, meaning there could be an influence of positive connotations on associative memory.POSTER 23ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN NEUROMELANIN LEVELS AND REWARD-BASED DECISION-MAKINGCAROLINE SEIFEN (ADELPHI UNIVERSITY), JORDAN DEJOIE (ADELPHI UNIVERSITY), LILY FRY (ADELPHI UNIVERSITY), DOMINIC FARERI (ADELPHI UNIVERSITY) Neuromelanin is a dark pigment located in the dopaminergic neurons of the brain. Using neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (NM-MRI), we explore how individual differences in neuromelanin levels may relate to motivation to pursue social versus non-social rewards. We hypothesize that higher neuromelanin levels will be positively associated with motivation to pursue social rewards.44