Ista Zahn
Social-Personality, Ph.D. candidate
Entry Year: 2005-2006
Faculty Mentor(s): Andrew Elliot
Email: izahn@psych.rochester.edu
Phone: (585) 275-0754
Fax: (585) 273-1100
Office: Meliora 455
Research Interests
Both internally and externally imposed obstacles can impede goal progress. Externally imposed obstacles include deadlines, distractions, and negative expectations, while internally imposed obstacles may take the form of self-handicapping, limited self-regulatory resources, or an external locus of control, among others. My primary focus is on identifying the mechanisms by which such obstacles impede goal progress and identifying strategies to overcome them.
Presentations
- Zahn, I., and Tate, C. (2004, May). Students’ theories about math tests may moderate the stereotype threat effect. Paper presented at the 4th annual Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference (SUPC), Stanford, CA.
- Zahn, I., and Tate, C. (2005, January). Beliefs about math tests moderate the stereotype threat effect for women. Poster presented at the 6th annual meeting Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), New Orleans, LA. PDF
Additional Information
My mentors include Andrew Elliot (Approach-Avoidance motivation), Jennifer Freyd (trauma, memory, dissociation), Sara Hodges (attitudes and decision making), Jessica Kieras, Mary Rothbart (attention and temperament), and Chuck Tate (mental simulation, social categories)
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