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A Survey Of The Effectiveness Of Industrial Development Programs, Fred Philip Lauth

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Result Of Auditory Presentation During Sleep Of Meaningful Material, Donald J. Tyrell

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of School Desegregation: Self-Prediction Of Behavior And Correlates Of Self-Prediction, Wyman Loren Williams

Doctoral Dissertations

(From the Introduction)

On January 11, 1955, the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission directed the school system at Oak Ridge, Tennessee to desegregate beginning with the school year of 1955-1956. Although in general the school system officials felt that the community as a whole would be receptive to this procedure, research oriented toward the anticipation of problems that might arise as a result of the desegregation process was inaugurated by the Philosophy and Psychology Department at the University of Tennessee. The research that developed from this request is reported herein.

Factors Influencing The Operation Of Special Double-Number Dials, Ryoko Yafuso

Psychology ETDs

A concise definition of engineering psychology is: the study of human behavior in the man-machine relationship (3). In implementing this concept the engineering psychologist not only investigates the human factors involved in man-machine systems, but he also attempts to discover the best way to design a machine so that a human being can operate it most efficiently.

The Relationship Between Personality Factors And Musical Taste, Joe Dean Brower

Psychology ETDs

This study is an attempt to distinguish personality factors which may influence persons in their preferences for a particular kind of music.

It is not the purpose of this study to investigate the personality of individuals who happen to prefer a special type of music. Instead, the study is focused on personality differences which may be found among three groups of people who have indicated a preference for three different types of music.

A Comparative Study Of The Readability Of The King James Version Of The Bible And The New Standard Revision Of The Bible, Dwight Robert Miller

Student Work

For many years a difference of opinion has existed regarding the relative reading ease of different versions of the Bible, the majority of the arguments made by the various factions have been based upon limited observation, and in no instance has experimental evidence been presented to support the contentions of any group.

Activity And T-Maze Performance Of The White Rat As A Function Of Drive And Apparatus, Paschal Neilson Strong Jr.

Doctoral Dissertations

[From the Introduction]

In the usual psychological experiment certain operations are performed upon the organisms being studied and a certain portion of the total responses are measured. The operations performed upon the organism may be roughly divided into two classes, those which are systematically varied and define the various experi mental groups, and those which are held constant across groups. Certain lawful relationships are then determined between those operations which are varied and the responses measured. Those operations which are held constant are considered to be factors which may also affect the responses being measured. It is usually …

A Study Of Factors That Discriminate Between Different Degrees Of Religiousness In People, Stuart W. Omohundro

Master's Theses

The first question that will probably confront the reader of this paper will be, what is meant by religiousness, be measured or compared between personalities or groups? The same question has been asked of psychologists about other terms such as intelligence and emotion, either of which could be substituted in the title of this paper and still not make it any clearer. The answers to this question have varied except where operational definitions have been demanded, which, of course, boil down to emotional or intellectual behavior as measured by a given test in relationship to others taking the test. Religiousness …

Comparison Of The Utah State Agricultural College Mathematics Entrance Examination Computational Form Versus Multiple-Choice, Wilson Walker

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

It is the standard practice in colleges and universities to administer to all entering students a battery of tests which are designed to measure the aptitude and ability of students. Each institution uses in its test battery those tests which are best suited to its particular needs, but in the main they consist of measures of general mental ability, the ability to understand and use the English language and the ability to understand and to use mathematical symbols. These tests are available to the institution through companies which construct and standardize tests of all kinds. In addition to these tests, …

An Experimental Investigation Of Lashley And Wade's "The Pavlovian Theory Of Generalization", Allen B. Madans

Psychology ETDs

In the following paper, the term "stimulus generalization" will appear many times. As a matter of convenience it will be abbreviated to "SG".

The best type of definition to give for SG is an operational one. Although the operational definition loses its generality, it gains by providing at least one concrete illustration of the phenomenon with which this paper deals. The following illustration is taken from the experimental literature in most part, and it is the type of illustration that is recognized both by those for and those against SG as demonstrating the phenomenon of SG...Despite the great amount of …

A Study Of The Relationship Between Musical Preference And The Fourteen Factors Of The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, George W. Fenley

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study was to seek some possible relationships between personality characteristics and musical sophistication. Studies in this area are for the most part speculative, and those few which have been published indicate rather inconclusive findings.

The Contiguity Principle And The Skaggs-Robinson Hypothesis, Junius M. Rowe

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: Abbreviated

The laws governing acquisition and maintenance of behavior have occupied learning theorists in psychology for many years with the result that a great deal of data are available which demonstrate various factors influencing the acquisition of both simple and complex habits. Among the hundreds of factors now known to influence learning, similarity between original and interpolated material has received much attention in retroactive and proactive inhibition settings. The interference effects of these processes with varying degrees of similarity were first stated in 1920 by Woodworth and Poffenberger (23) and separately by Foucault (23) in 1928.

From the many …

The Influence Of Social Factors On Group Conformity In Normal And Abnormal Personalities : A Study Of Perception Of Unstable Stimuli And Attitude Formation, Salvatore Vincent Didato

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of The Responses Of Public And Parochial School Children Of Greek Parentage On The California Test Of Personality, Diamond Pappas

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study In The Validation Of Intelligence Tests For Cerebral Palsied Children, Elizabeth Richardson

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Performance Of Matched Mental Age Groups Of Mongoloid And Normal Children On The Revised Stanford-Binet Scale, Form L, And The Goodenough Draw A Man Test, Rosalia Asma

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Of Reading Ability To Performance On The Otis Quick-Scoring Mental Ability Test, Paris P. Choncholas

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study On Indecisiveness As A Proposed Criterion For Measuring Adjustment In Children, Charles George Lenderman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to test a possible method of assessing adjustment that could be used quickly and easily by teachers. The tool, to be effective, would (1) have to be administered to groups of children; (2) have clear and concise directions understandable to children in lower grades; (3) be easily scorable; and (4) have a definitive scale of scoring.

An Investigation Of The Mitchell-Brantley Choice Of Pictures Personality Inventory Items, John James Filipelli

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this investigation is (1) to determine whether o:r not the child's percept of the physical structure of each "COPPI" picture is congruent with that intended by the authors, and (2) to determine whether the degree of "meaning" the child finds in the pictures significantly corresponds to the categorization specified by the authors.

Ascendance-Submission As Related To Speed Of Visual Recognition Of Tachistiscopically Presented "Ascendant" And "Submissive" Words, Richard John Ferber

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Attitude Patterns Of The Foreman And The Worker, Richard Joseph Obrochta

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Effect Of Chronological Age On Reading Performance In The First, Second And Third Grades, Gale L. Fuller

Student Work

Reading, a complex psycho-physiological, thought-provoking process if concerned with the communication of ideas from writer to reader (16). In reading, one is not having first-hand experience with human events. Rather, he is having vicarious experiences by interpreting the written record of another person’s experience. Many skills and abilities; i.e., word recognition, drawing of inferences, the organization of ideas, comprehension of meaning, and a host of others, are involved in the reading process. However, reading does not involve these skills individually. They operate together in meaningful situations to serve one’s purpose.

Learning to read is a central concern of all children, …

Discrimination Of Manics And Depressives By The Projective Technique, Handwriting Analysis, Roscoe Sease Aull

Master's Theses

Graphology ia one of the oldest of psychological methods, but despite its long history it has not yet been established as an exact scientific technique. This existing situation is not so unique if we stop to consider that most other methods of personality analysis are not without flaws either. Perhaps when personality itself is better understood and consistently defined, graphology will be able to make more rapid advances. Conflict in the development of consistent graphological techniques is a main cause also in the struggle for scientific acceptance. Two major problems seem to face the graphologists today. The first is the …

Specific Factors Associated With Adjustment Of A Class Of Sixth Grade Students, Sonia Bogin Haas

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which certain specific factors are associated with adjustment of a class of sixth grade students. The Mental Health Analysis, a personality test, (32) was administered to a sixth grade class in a public school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. These students were then compared in the following factors: willingness to accept damaging statements about themselves, friendship status, leadership status as compiled from ratings made by the peer group, leadership status as rated by the teacher, adjustment rank as rated by the teacher, achievement test score, intelligence test score, age, height, …

The Use Of A Diagnostic Spelling Test In The Analysis Of Spelling Problems, Geraldine L. Whitted

Student Work

From the first attempt to standardize English spelling In the eighteenth century, to the present, the problem of spelling has caused much concern, comment, criticism, and discussion.

The absence of any practical diagnostic tool which would enable educators and clinicians to discover the type of disabilities of those with whom they come In professional contact and the causes for the spelling disabilities prompted this study.

A Study Of Reaction Time As A Test For Validity Of Personality Questionnaires, William Mccague Shearer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Certain Basic Concepts In The Educational Philosophy Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints 1830-1930, Wendell O. Rich

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study is an attempt to search out and define, where possible, certain basic concepts in the educational philosophy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints during its first century from 1830 to 1930. Commonly known as the Mormon Church, the membership numbered approximately one million two hundred thousand in 1954. While concentrated largely in the Western United States area, it has many congregations across the United States and scattered in countries throughout the world. Showing an active interest in education, the Church has sponsored a program both formal and informal in nature. This program, with its accompanying …

An Investigation Of Certain Personality Factors Of Two Groups Seperated On The Basis Of A Color Association Test, Paul Raymond Binner

Psychology ETDs

It would be of interest to explore, in greater detail, further possible differences between these two groups, the "high orange" and "low orange." Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to seek possible differences between the two groups with respect to certain more specific personality variables. The importance of such a study, in addition to shedding light upon the characteristics of groups separated by means of the color association test, is also seen in the fact that it might provide information bearing upon the understanding, prediction and control of behavior-problem cases.

A Preliminary Investigation Of A Measure Of Empathy And Its Relationships To The Mmpi Scales, Frank Peter Amedeo

Psychology ETDs

The present study is an attempt to obtain a measure empathic ability, and to investigate its relationship to an instrument of personality measurement, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. The immediate problem under study is whether or not there is some differentiation among the MMPI scales for persons who show wide differences in this empathic response.

Rorschach And Wechsler-Bellevue Changes Following Electric Shock Therapy In The Aged, James Joseph Flynn

Dissertations

No abstract provided.