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The Effect Of Spatial Scale On The Variables Of Attention Of Eight- To Twelve-Year Old Children With Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Julie K. Nelson Dec 1995

The Effect Of Spatial Scale On The Variables Of Attention Of Eight- To Twelve-Year Old Children With Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Julie K. Nelson

Masters Theses

This study investigated the effects of scale-reduced environments on measures of attention for children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A theory of experimental space-time relativity proposes that small-scaled spaces alter one's temporal experience which can in turn improve the efficiency of that individual's information processing. The independent variable was a scale-reduced space. The dependent variable was the Test of Variables of Attention (T.O.V.A., Greenberg, 1987). The purpose of the study was to demonstrate that a simple, harmless, drug-free intervention could improve an ADHD child's ability to attend to information and perform by altering the child's temporal experience. It was hypothesized …


Lakeshore Mental Health Institute - The Chota Building Lobby: A Case Study Of Perceived Image, Patricia J. Milan May 1995

Lakeshore Mental Health Institute - The Chota Building Lobby: A Case Study Of Perceived Image, Patricia J. Milan

Masters Theses

The community Image of mental institutions has long been a negative one. Although many studies have examined the effect of the interior physical environment on patients m mental institutions, very little has been done to explore the effect of the interior environment of mental hospitals on public opinion. This case study was designed to determine if the physical environment plays a significant role m how various people of the community perceive Lakeshore Chota building lobby, and how their opinion may differ from viewing the existing lobby and then a 1" = 1 '0" scale model of the lobby renovated. The …


"Representations Of Domestic Space In Medieval Italian Painting" Paper Delivered At The Fordham Medieval Conference: The Family In The Middle Ages, Samuel D. Gruber Dr. Mar 1995

"Representations Of Domestic Space In Medieval Italian Painting" Paper Delivered At The Fordham Medieval Conference: The Family In The Middle Ages, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

This paper, presented at a conference in 1995, presents impressions about the interior spaces of medieval Italian urban houses based on architecture, literature and painting. The paper in its present state refers to many works of art but is not illustrated or annotated.