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Psychology

1977

Western Michigan University

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A Study Of Stimulus Control Functions Following Discrimination Training Using A Drl Schedule Of Reinforcement, Kathleen M. Krafft Dec 1977

A Study Of Stimulus Control Functions Following Discrimination Training Using A Drl Schedule Of Reinforcement, Kathleen M. Krafft

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt To Use Zimmerman Technique With Children, Priscila R. Derdyk Dec 1977

Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt To Use Zimmerman Technique With Children, Priscila R. Derdyk

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Training And Generalization Of Restauranting Skills: Programming Primary Reinforcement For Community Travel, Richard Aart Van Den Pol Dec 1977

Training And Generalization Of Restauranting Skills: Programming Primary Reinforcement For Community Travel, Richard Aart Van Den Pol

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Some Effects Of Variable Duration Conditioned Stimuli In A Conditioned Suppression Procedure, Harvey E. Jacobs Dec 1977

Some Effects Of Variable Duration Conditioned Stimuli In A Conditioned Suppression Procedure, Harvey E. Jacobs

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Behavioral Systems Analysis Of Job Performance In A Food Co-Operative, Harry M. Kent Dec 1977

A Behavioral Systems Analysis Of Job Performance In A Food Co-Operative, Harry M. Kent

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Withdrawal From The Negative Cue On Learning A Simultaneous Discrimination, Carl Merle Johnson Dec 1977

The Effect Of Withdrawal From The Negative Cue On Learning A Simultaneous Discrimination, Carl Merle Johnson

Masters Theses

Three groups of rats learned a black-white discrimination in a Grice box. All subjects were reinforced with food pellets for correct choices. No-Retrace subjects were confined in the negative goal box after errors. Retrace subjects were allowed to withdraw after errors from the negative goal box to the choice point or start box. Take-Out subjects were manually removed from the goal box during errors immediately after inspecting the empty food dish. All subjects were trained to a criterion and then reversal training was instituted. Retrace subjects learned the original discrimination significantly slower than either No-Retrace or Take-Out subjects, which did …


An Analysis Of Overcorrection Movements: Topographic Relation And Re-Educative Function, Pamela Roberts Dec 1977

An Analysis Of Overcorrection Movements: Topographic Relation And Re-Educative Function, Pamela Roberts

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Prior Learning And Direct Reinforcement In Observational Learning And Vicarious Reinforcement, Larry D. Olsen Dec 1977

The Role Of Prior Learning And Direct Reinforcement In Observational Learning And Vicarious Reinforcement, Larry D. Olsen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Development And Application Of Computer Assisted Instruction For Mini-Computers, Thomas A. Burne Aug 1977

Development And Application Of Computer Assisted Instruction For Mini-Computers, Thomas A. Burne

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Elimination Of Disruptive Bus Riding Behavior Via Token Reinforcement, Sandra J. Ferrell Aug 1977

Elimination Of Disruptive Bus Riding Behavior Via Token Reinforcement, Sandra J. Ferrell

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Behavior Systems Analysis Of A Worker Managed Bakery, Marie Louise Greening Aug 1977

Behavior Systems Analysis Of A Worker Managed Bakery, Marie Louise Greening

Masters Theses

The present series of studies is a behavioral systems analysis of the problems of job performance, promptness at work, and cost control. Many studies surveyed in the business and industrial literature have methodological problems, and those employing good experimental control have not addressed the cost effectiveness of the procedures they evaluated (Pommer and Streedbeck, 1974; Hermann et. al., 1974). Those studies employing quasi-experimental designs generate inadequate data and also often fail to address the cost effectiveness of the procedures used (Brobst, 1976; Kent, 1974; Schnelle and Lee, 1974; Campbell and Stnley, 1966; Baer, Wolf and Risley, 1969). A major reason …


The Effect Of An Individualized Remediation Program On Comprehensive Final Examination Performance, Timothy N. Trainor Aug 1977

The Effect Of An Individualized Remediation Program On Comprehensive Final Examination Performance, Timothy N. Trainor

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Development And Increase Of Two Prosocial Behaviors As A Function Of Social And Peer Reinforcement With Preschool Children, Carol R. Solander Aug 1977

The Development And Increase Of Two Prosocial Behaviors As A Function Of Social And Peer Reinforcement With Preschool Children, Carol R. Solander

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Examination Of The Differential Effects Of Retesting And A Mastery Criterion On Student Performance In A Psi Course, Carol M. Sundberg Aug 1977

An Examination Of The Differential Effects Of Retesting And A Mastery Criterion On Student Performance In A Psi Course, Carol M. Sundberg

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Cardiac Change To An Auditory Signal And Exploratory Behavior In Normal And Developmentally Delayed Infants, Sharon Bradley Johnson Aug 1977

Cardiac Change To An Auditory Signal And Exploratory Behavior In Normal And Developmentally Delayed Infants, Sharon Bradley Johnson

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Two Correction Procedures Upon The Acquisition Of Three Line-Tilt Discriminations, Jane Stewart Howard Aug 1977

The Effects Of Two Correction Procedures Upon The Acquisition Of Three Line-Tilt Discriminations, Jane Stewart Howard

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Sucrose Concentration On Punishment Produced Suppression Of Licking Behavior In Rats, Okechukwu Igboanumma S. Ozuzu Aug 1977

The Effects Of Sucrose Concentration On Punishment Produced Suppression Of Licking Behavior In Rats, Okechukwu Igboanumma S. Ozuzu

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Sex Roles Orientation And Career Orientation On The Career Development Of Adolescent Females, Karen Fenske Kamischke Aug 1977

The Impact Of Sex Roles Orientation And Career Orientation On The Career Development Of Adolescent Females, Karen Fenske Kamischke

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Training Social Work Students In A Practicum Setting, Linda L. Maier Aug 1977

Training Social Work Students In A Practicum Setting, Linda L. Maier

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Response Variability As A Function Of Stimulus Change, Margaret E. Peterson Aug 1977

Response Variability As A Function Of Stimulus Change, Margaret E. Peterson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Two Job Satisfaction Measures, Marianne Osterkorn Aug 1977

A Comparison Of Two Job Satisfaction Measures, Marianne Osterkorn

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Treatment Package For Proctor Pre-Quiz Discussion In An Instructor-Paced Introductory Psychology Course, Benjamin Robert Ober Aug 1977

A Treatment Package For Proctor Pre-Quiz Discussion In An Instructor-Paced Introductory Psychology Course, Benjamin Robert Ober

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Variable Versus Fixed Immediacies Of Reinforcement For Responding And Non-Responding, Kenneth Ray Stephens Aug 1977

Variable Versus Fixed Immediacies Of Reinforcement For Responding And Non-Responding, Kenneth Ray Stephens

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Examination Of The Ecological Psychology Literature With Respect To School Size, Behavioral Psychology And Cultural Survival, Bruce E. Hesse Aug 1977

An Examination Of The Ecological Psychology Literature With Respect To School Size, Behavioral Psychology And Cultural Survival, Bruce E. Hesse

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Generalization Of An Academic Response Rate Under Self And Externally Determined Reinforcement, Samuel James Gitchel Aug 1977

Generalization Of An Academic Response Rate Under Self And Externally Determined Reinforcement, Samuel James Gitchel

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of Vicarious Reinforcement In A Basic Research Setting, Ted R. Ruggles Aug 1977

An Investigation Of Vicarious Reinforcement In A Basic Research Setting, Ted R. Ruggles

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Systems Analysis Of Laboratory Report Editing, Suanne A. Williams Aug 1977

A Systems Analysis Of Laboratory Report Editing, Suanne A. Williams

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Self-Management: A Comparison Of The Effects Of Self- And Experimenter-Imposed Schedules Of Reinforcement On An Academic Response Rate, Robert S. Leopold Aug 1977

Self-Management: A Comparison Of The Effects Of Self- And Experimenter-Imposed Schedules Of Reinforcement On An Academic Response Rate, Robert S. Leopold

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Role Imposed Academic Abilities On Group Induced Risk Shift With Choice Dilemma Questionnaire Items, Sang H. Han Aug 1977

Effect Of Role Imposed Academic Abilities On Group Induced Risk Shift With Choice Dilemma Questionnaire Items, Sang H. Han

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Behavioral Research-Supervising System For Masters Level Research, Michael J. Dillon Aug 1977

A Behavioral Research-Supervising System For Masters Level Research, Michael J. Dillon

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.