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Emotional Disturbances And Mental Retardation, Jeannie Willard Ervin
Emotional Disturbances And Mental Retardation, Jeannie Willard Ervin
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Employability Skills Training For Displaced Homemakers Measured Via The Practice Interview, Carolyne Grimm Mierswa
Employability Skills Training For Displaced Homemakers Measured Via The Practice Interview, Carolyne Grimm Mierswa
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
Two groups of females participated in a practice interview designed to measure the effectiveness of assertive communication taught during a two week program for Displaced Homemakers. The Experimental Group, selected according to CETA criteria, were interviewed after receiving training. The Control Group were women similar in all relevant respects with the exception of having worked for pay outside the home within the past three years. The structured interview was designed to incorporate the same areas for evaluation as would potential employers in a real selection process. Instructions to provide motivation, or demand characteristics, for both groups were contained in a …
The Effects Of Parent Effectiveness Training On Parents' Personal And Child Rearing Values, James Lee Witty
The Effects Of Parent Effectiveness Training On Parents' Personal And Child Rearing Values, James Lee Witty
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
There is growing evidence of a need for training parents to be more effective in child-rearing practices regarding values acquisition and clarification. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Parent Effectiveness Training, a parent education program, in changing the personal and child-rearing values of the participating parents.
Evaluation Of A Short-Term Training Program For Enhancing The Quality Of Life, Lynne Milne
Evaluation Of A Short-Term Training Program For Enhancing The Quality Of Life, Lynne Milne
Theses Digitization Project
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The Limits Of The Effects Of Machiavellianism On Bargaining Success In Triads, Harry M. Leith
The Limits Of The Effects Of Machiavellianism On Bargaining Success In Triads, Harry M. Leith
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
Understanding the processes of communication during mixed-motive bargaining in coalition depends to a great extent upon comprehension of the variables which affect it. Certainly one of the most important variables of such communication is the influence of personality effect upon the bargaining outcomes. One personality variable, Machiavellianism, is strongly related to manipulative behavior. This thesis examines both the effects of Machiavellianism on bargaining success in face-to-face triads, and explores the limits of those effects relative to task orientation and personality type disclosure. It was found that Machiavellians are more able bargainers only so long as the nature and identity of …
Memory For Crossed And Nested Classifications, John Ernest Garwood
Memory For Crossed And Nested Classifications, John Ernest Garwood
Dissertations and Theses
Memory for crossed and nested classifications was investigated. Two experimental groups were exposed to stimuli which could be organized by both a crossed and nested classification. The stimuli consisted of nine drawings in a 3 x 3 matrix. Each drawing is characterized by attributes on five dimensions. The nested classification requires four dimensions to organize the nine drawings, while the crossed classification requires two dimensions. Of the five dimensions, three are unique to the nested classification, one is unique to the crossed classification, and one is common to both classifications. Subjects were presented the stimuli so that either the crossed …