Oh Rats! Stress Got You Down: The Effects of Acute Stress on Rat's Optimism in Decision Making

Authors

• Mia Ma, Belmont UniversityFollow
• Audrey Laskey, Belmont University
• Estrella Gonzalez Castillo, Belmont University
• Kaitlyn Ziebell
• Bryan Coreas-Pineda, Belmont University
• Olivia Pokrifcsak
• Joseph Negrin, Belmont University

Publication Date

Spring 4-22-2026

College

College of Sciences & Mathematics

Department

Psychological Sciences and Neurosciences, Department of

Faculty Mentor

Timothy Schoenfeld

Metadata/Fulltext

Metadata ONLY

Presentation Type

Poster

Recommended Citation

Ma, Mia; Laskey, Audrey; Gonzalez Castillo, Estrella; Ziebell, Kaitlyn; Coreas-Pineda, Bryan; Pokrifcsak, Olivia; and Negrin, Joseph, "Oh Rats! Stress Got You Down: The Effects of Acute Stress on Rat's Optimism in Decision Making" (2026). SPARK Symposium Presentations. 625.
https://repository.belmont.edu/spark_presentations/625