The New Church:
Presenter Hometown
Powell County Ky
Major
Psychology
Department
Psychology
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Jonathan S. Gore
Mentor Department
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Creed, Amanda M., "The New Church:" (2017). University Presentation Showcase Event. 3.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2017/undergraduate/3
Abstract
In this study we examined what constitutes the remembrance of certain sermons. We hypothesized that people with individualistic values, will remember a sermon more accurately if it is framed from a quest perspective than if it were framed from an orthodox perspective (1). The opposite effect was predicted for people with collectivistic values (2). In this study undergrad students (n = 285) were randomly assigned to read a sermon transcript about 2 Peter 1: 20-21, either with a quest or an orthodox perspective. They then completed a true/false test to identify whether statements were in the sermon or not. Later participants completed an online survey asking them about their cultural values. A series of partial correlation analyses were conducted between cultural values and the number of items they got correct on the true/false test, controlling for negative emotions while reading the sermon. Support was found for hypothesis 2, but not for hypothesis 1. Implications for church planting in collectivistic regions are discussed.
Presentation format
Poster
Poster Number
096
The New Church:
In this study we examined what constitutes the remembrance of certain sermons. We hypothesized that people with individualistic values, will remember a sermon more accurately if it is framed from a quest perspective than if it were framed from an orthodox perspective (1). The opposite effect was predicted for people with collectivistic values (2). In this study undergrad students (n = 285) were randomly assigned to read a sermon transcript about 2 Peter 1: 20-21, either with a quest or an orthodox perspective. They then completed a true/false test to identify whether statements were in the sermon or not. Later participants completed an online survey asking them about their cultural values. A series of partial correlation analyses were conducted between cultural values and the number of items they got correct on the true/false test, controlling for negative emotions while reading the sermon. Support was found for hypothesis 2, but not for hypothesis 1. Implications for church planting in collectivistic regions are discussed.
