Haley Lake, Caleb Yi and Isabella Pizzelanti
In the United States, 20% of children have obesity. In investigating the cognitive impacts of this disease, 76 children aged 8-10 years old completed the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) along with a body composition scan. Children with greater weight status had lower block design, but not matric reasoning subtest scores. This indicates diminished perceptual reasoning in children with elevated weight status when fine motor skills are required.
Major:
Psychology (B.S)
Exhibition Category:
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format:
Poster Presentation
Campus:
University Park
Faculty Sponsor:
Aliana Pearce
Poster Number:
155