Elizabeth Reagan’s and Aaron Stern’s poster, titled “Evaluating Others and the ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Effect,” examined how well those with high compared to low self-esteem integrated positive and negative perceptions of an important person in their life compared to an inanimate object (their computer) and found that subject participants with high self-esteem were able to rate a significant other more quickly than their computer. The findings suggest the procedure will be helpful to study patient populations with emotional disorders.

Elizabeth Reagan’s and Aaron Stern’s poster, titled “Evaluating Others and the ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Effect,” examined how well those with high compared to low self-esteem integrated positive and negative perceptions of an important person in their life compared to an inanimate object (their computer) and found that subject participants with high self-esteem were able to rate a significant other more quickly than their computer. The findings suggest the procedure will be helpful to study patient populations with emotional disorders.