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65hypothesis that one factor contributing to anxiety symptoms may be disruptions in circadian rhythms.POSTER 48EFFECTS OF DISCRIMINATION ON COGNITIVE PROCESSES UNDERLYING SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDERABIGAEL JOLLIFFE (UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON), JENNY L. WU (UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON), HEATHER MARTIN (UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON), SARAH HAYES-SKELTON (UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON) Environmental stigma-related stressors have been linked to the development of psychopathology. This study, using data from questionnaires submitted by 376 participants, explores the mediating relationship between this type of stressor and the specific cognitive processes underlying social anxiety disorder (SAD). Findings suggest that experiencing chronic discrimination is associated with increased self-focused attention and social cost bias, making marginalized people vulnerable to developing SAD. This could potentially explain discrepancies in symptom intensity and treatment success.POSTER 49EMBODIED COGNITION AND THE SURRENDER COBRA POSEJAMONN CAMPBELL (SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY), CONNOR BACA (SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY), DENISE RODRIGUEZ (SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY) This study investigated the psychological consequences of the \esteem and emotional experiences. Participants held either a surrender cobra or a neutral pose for three minutes and then filled out measures assessing their self-esteem, mood, and future optimism. Contrary to our expectations, after holding the surrender cobra pose, participants were in a more positive mood and had more optimistic beliefs about their future compared to those in the neutral condition.POSTER 50EMERGING ADULTS' MORALITY IN REAL-LIFE ENCOUNTERS: ANALYSIS OF VALUESALANA ZEBROWSKI (SUNY ONEONTA), YOKO TAKAGI (SUNY ONEONTA) The current study aims to understand the emerging moral values of young adults (ages 18-21, N = 64) and to examine how they construe situations as moral dilemmas when they are not. This study utilizes value analysis from narrative inquiry to allow for accurate examination in emerging adults' minds or their meaning making processes of real-life encounters. The findings suggest the breadth of \young adults and how they are shaping their morals.POSTER 51EMOTIONAL LABOR: EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGE/THREAT ON COGNITIVE/PHYSICAL ENDURANCEVI BUI (SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY), EMILY KMIEC (SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY), DEBORAH WARD (SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY) The following study seeks to establish whether there's a causal connection between subjective views of task difficulty and cognitive/physical fatigue. Participants (targeted N=150) completed a dart-throwing task, framed as either high demand/low resource (i.e., challenge) or low resource/high demand (i.e., threat). Participants in the \to show greater persistence on a subsequent wordpuzzle task and less physical exhaustion (i.e., stronger grip strength).POSTER 52ENHANCING LONG-TERM MEMORY RETENTION THROUGH INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE GAMESGIANNA SALIB (NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY), NICOLE CALMA-RODDIN (NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY), THOMAS BOZZO (ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY) Narrative games are effective tools for engaging students while supporting learning. In this study, we compare an interactive narrative game to a textbooklike presentation for teaching psychology content. Through assessments, we will measure immediate andlong-term retention. We predict that the game group will perform better on the initial assessment and will demonstrate better long-term retention (a smaller decline in scores after 10 days) compared to the textbook-like presentation group.POSTER 53EPA OMNIVORE PERSUASION ABSTRACTSDELINA CHARLES (SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE NEW YORK), TEYAMO LISBOA (SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY), SATIA BYRD (SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY), MICHAEL MAGEE (SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY) 65Friday, March 7