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UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

1997

Behavior

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Statistical Evaluation Of Motorist And Pedestrian Behavior At Signalized Intersections In Las Vegas, Sivashankar Subramani Jan 1997

Statistical Evaluation Of Motorist And Pedestrian Behavior At Signalized Intersections In Las Vegas, Sivashankar Subramani

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study examines the effect of a law enforcement program implemented to check illegal and unsafe motorist and pedestrian behavior. A case study involving eight selected intersections in Las Vegas (four control and four treatment) was carried out over a period of seven months in conjunction with the pedestrian law enforcement program conducted during March and April of 1996. Pedestrian and motorist behaviors were video taped in 120 minute segments. The tapes were then reviewed to count vehicle violations, pedestrian violations, conflicts, total vehicles and total pedestrians. Violations and conflict rates for pre and during enforcement, and pre and post …


Predictors Of Positive Reinforcement-Based School Refusal Behavior, Tami Lynn Roblek Jan 1997

Predictors Of Positive Reinforcement-Based School Refusal Behavior, Tami Lynn Roblek

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The present study empirically investigated child and family variables that differentiated attention-getting and positive tangible reinforcement dimensions of SRB. Age, gender, severity of SRB, level of generalized anxiety, type of diagnosis, level of fearfulness, level of somatic complaints, and type of familial environment were evaluated. Youngsters (n = 129) and their parents were administered various diagnostic, self-report, and family measures. Children who refused school for attention were younger and displayed more diagnoses of separation anxiety than children who refused school for positive tangible reinforcement. These differences were consistent across child-, parent-, and composite-derived functions. Children who refused school for attention …


Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Study In The Quick Service Industry, Lu Hou Tsai Jan 1997

Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Study In The Quick Service Industry, Lu Hou Tsai

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) is a class of job related behaviors which have been suggested as a fruitful addition to traditional conceptions of job performance. OCB is defined as those behaviors which are discretionary, are not formally recognized by the organizational reward system, and in the aggregate, promotes organizational effectiveness; There were several questions that were examined. The first question asked if OCB have a direct relationship with company task performance. The second question asked if OCB have a direct relationship with company conceptual performance, the third question examined if OCB had a direct relationship with additional service performance. The …