Undergraduate Works

Brezack, Natalie Giles 2014-04-21T21:22:04Z 2014-04-21T21:22:04Z 2013-06 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/17453 Submitted to the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition: 2013-2014. 78 pages. Research by Kuhl, Coffey-Corina, Padden, and Dawson, 2005, demonstrated that typically developing infants prefer "motherese" speech to a non-speech analog. In contrast, children with autism spectrum disorder show the reverse preference, and the degree to which this is true predicts their developmental progress in processing properties of speech streams. I am investigating possible parallels to these findings in children's processing of human action; specifically, whether developmental skills in preschool-aged children predict the degree to which they prefer "motionese" versus a non-action analog (or the reverse), and whether the strength of their preference predicts the sophistication of their processing of intentional action. Preliminary results based on participation from forty 2- to 3-year-olds indicate a significant correlation between executive function skills and degree of preference for motionese versus the non-action analog. Should these findings be borne out in the full sample, they point to important links between the development of language and intentional action processing, and they may have implications for designing interventions for children developing atypically. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Motionese: Subject to Preference? Other

Sanchez, Gabriel 2014-04-21T21:01:44Z 2014-04-21T21:01:44Z 2014-01 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/17451 Submitted to the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition: 2013-2014. 59 pages. Anthropologists have long believed that Native Americans on the Northern Oregon Coast did not actively hunt cetaceans; however, archaeological evidence suggests otherwise. My project utilizes ethnographic data, comparative artifact analysis, radiocarbon dating, and blood residue analysis to investigate whether whales may have been hunted during prehistoric times along the Northern Oregon Coast. An artifact from the Par-Tee site (35CLT20), a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) phalange with an embedded bone harpoon point, provides evidence of whale hunting. The dimensions of the embedded harpoon point were determined using computed tomography (CT) scanning in order to complete comparative analysis. Based on comparative analysis three harpoon typologies were selected for blood residue analysis. Blood residue analysis confirmed the use of the leister harpoon for trout, salmon, and steelhead fishing. In addition, future C14 dating will provide a time marker for active or opportunistic whale hunting within Oregon. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Cetacean Hunting at the Par-Tee Site (35CLT 20)?: Ethnographic, Artifact, and Blood Residue Analysis Investigation Other

Lerner, Kimi 2014-04-21T20:46:03Z 2014-04-21T20:46:03Z 2013-12-13 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/17449 Submitted to the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition: 2013-2014. 29 pages. Throughout history, the Northern Paiute people have continuously been subjected to both racism and prejudice. This prejudice came from both the arrival of Euro-American colonizers and other Native American tribes in the area. Since the 19th century, the dominant portrayal of the Paiute people has remained unchanged. From primary documents such as letters, to the work of early historians such as Bancroft, to recent accounts from modern authors, a negative image of the Northern Paiute has been passed down. Modern authors and historians use the same language as the early settlers, and call the Paiutes the “Snake Indians”, a derogatory term that is both insulting and unacceptable to the tribe. This unfair portrait of the Paiute people must be changed, and modern historians and authors may be unintentionally reporting a biased history. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. A History of Racism and Prejudice: The Untold Story of the Northern Paiute The Portrayal of the Past in the Present Other