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Sex And Curriculum Differences In Conceptions Of The Teacher Role: A Role Theoretical Analysis, Steven Michael Koning Dec 1975

Sex And Curriculum Differences In Conceptions Of The Teacher Role: A Role Theoretical Analysis, Steven Michael Koning

Masters Theses

This study is concerned with factors which influence the way individuals conceptualize and define their social roles. Role theory suggests that role conceptions, which are individual orientations to a role, are affected by expectations associated with the role and personality characteristics that an individual brings to the role. These suggestions are tested by examining sex and curriculum differences in conceptions of the teacher role among education students at a midwestern university. Conceptions of teacher control and nurturance are assessed by two scales developed by the author. Results indicate that factors associated with a student's curriculum influence orientations toward teacher control …


The Letter Identification Training Requiring An Extra Motor Response, Ali Uzunoz Dec 1975

The Letter Identification Training Requiring An Extra Motor Response, Ali Uzunoz

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Positive Conditioned Suppression On Schedule-Induced Polydipsia, John Robert Crossen Dec 1975

The Effects Of Positive Conditioned Suppression On Schedule-Induced Polydipsia, John Robert Crossen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Factors Contributing To The Usage Or Non-Usage Of Mental Health Programs At The Comstock Community Center, John H. Bolton Dec 1975

Factors Contributing To The Usage Or Non-Usage Of Mental Health Programs At The Comstock Community Center, John H. Bolton

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Stimulus Repetition On Performance Of A Discrimination Task, Nancy A. Neef Dec 1975

The Effects Of Stimulus Repetition On Performance Of A Discrimination Task, Nancy A. Neef

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An A Priori Analysis Of The Internal Validity Of Interval Recording, Christopher R. Milar Dec 1975

An A Priori Analysis Of The Internal Validity Of Interval Recording, Christopher R. Milar

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Recovery Of Responsiveness Subsequent To Habituation, Lowell G. Smith Dec 1975

An Analysis Of The Recovery Of Responsiveness Subsequent To Habituation, Lowell G. Smith

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Response Effort Reduction, Instructions, Group And Individual Feedback, And Reinforcement On Staff Performance, Gerald Lyn Shook Dec 1975

The Effect Of Response Effort Reduction, Instructions, Group And Individual Feedback, And Reinforcement On Staff Performance, Gerald Lyn Shook

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Some Effects Of Changes In The Feeding Schedule And Weight Of Squirrel Monkeys In A Non-Contingent Electric Shock Situation, John Edward Bushong Aug 1975

Some Effects Of Changes In The Feeding Schedule And Weight Of Squirrel Monkeys In A Non-Contingent Electric Shock Situation, John Edward Bushong

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Modeling Vs. Instruction On On-Task Behavior, Noel Wehrung Aug 1975

The Effects Of Modeling Vs. Instruction On On-Task Behavior, Noel Wehrung

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effectiveness Of Verbal Instruction On Teaching Behavior Modification Skills To Nonprofessionals, Harvey J. Sepler Aug 1975

The Effectiveness Of Verbal Instruction On Teaching Behavior Modification Skills To Nonprofessionals, Harvey J. Sepler

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Status Of The Dominant Cognitive And Operant Theories Of Motivation In Industrial Psychology, Walter M. Baker Aug 1975

The Status Of The Dominant Cognitive And Operant Theories Of Motivation In Industrial Psychology, Walter M. Baker

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Behavior Modification Practices In Work Oriented Rehabilitation Facilities, Robert Bruce Verplank Aug 1975

A Study Of Behavior Modification Practices In Work Oriented Rehabilitation Facilities, Robert Bruce Verplank

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Traffic Speed Control By Speed Feedback, Sanford M. Reece Aug 1975

Traffic Speed Control By Speed Feedback, Sanford M. Reece

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Reduced Remediation In A Personalized System Of Instruction (Psi) Styled Psychology Course As A Function Of Prequiz Discussion Of Study Questions, Paul Hubert Selden Iii Aug 1975

Reduced Remediation In A Personalized System Of Instruction (Psi) Styled Psychology Course As A Function Of Prequiz Discussion Of Study Questions, Paul Hubert Selden Iii

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Pairing A Stimulus With Food On Pellet-Controlled Licking In The Rat, Wendell Stone Aug 1975

The Effect Of Pairing A Stimulus With Food On Pellet-Controlled Licking In The Rat, Wendell Stone

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Free Shocks On A Free Operant Two Lever Discriminated Avoidance Procedure, Glenda Denise Brown Aug 1975

The Effects Of Free Shocks On A Free Operant Two Lever Discriminated Avoidance Procedure, Glenda Denise Brown

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Conditionability Of Successively Presented Compound Stimulus Elements In A Conditioned Suppression Procedure, As A Function Of Prior Conditioning To One Of The Compound Elements, Michael Jay Schoenfeld Apr 1975

Conditionability Of Successively Presented Compound Stimulus Elements In A Conditioned Suppression Procedure, As A Function Of Prior Conditioning To One Of The Compound Elements, Michael Jay Schoenfeld

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Overcorrection On Self-Stimulatory Behaviors, Michael L. Vreeland Apr 1975

The Effects Of Overcorrection On Self-Stimulatory Behaviors, Michael L. Vreeland

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Acquisition Of Stimulus Control, Roger C. Lubeck Apr 1975

The Acquisition Of Stimulus Control, Roger C. Lubeck

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Concurrent Punishment Of Aggression And Nonpunishment Of Aggressive And Nonaggressive Responses, Kay L. Mueller Apr 1975

Concurrent Punishment Of Aggression And Nonpunishment Of Aggressive And Nonaggressive Responses, Kay L. Mueller

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Videotape Feedback On The Behavior Modification Skills Of Student Therapists Working In A School For Multiply Handicapped Children, Nancy L. Denniston Apr 1975

The Effects Of Videotape Feedback On The Behavior Modification Skills Of Student Therapists Working In A School For Multiply Handicapped Children, Nancy L. Denniston

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Stimulus-Reinforcer Relationships On Key Pecking During Response Independent Multiple Schedules, Philip G. Muller Apr 1975

The Effects Of Stimulus-Reinforcer Relationships On Key Pecking During Response Independent Multiple Schedules, Philip G. Muller

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Generalized Imitation: Review And New Perspectives, Lilia Irene Duran Gonzalez Apr 1975

Generalized Imitation: Review And New Perspectives, Lilia Irene Duran Gonzalez

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Differential Reinforcement Magnitude In The Autoshaping Experiment, Barbara J. Fulton Apr 1975

The Effects Of Differential Reinforcement Magnitude In The Autoshaping Experiment, Barbara J. Fulton

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Early Protein Malnutrition On The Passive Avoidance Behavior Of The Rat, Amy Astri Barmeier Apr 1975

The Effects Of Early Protein Malnutrition On The Passive Avoidance Behavior Of The Rat, Amy Astri Barmeier

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Variability Of Personality Traits In College Cross Country Runners, Richard William Bowman Jan 1975

Variability Of Personality Traits In College Cross Country Runners, Richard William Bowman

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


"Project Dial": An Early Childhood Screening Program, Lewis S. Sarff Jan 1975

"Project Dial": An Early Childhood Screening Program, Lewis S. Sarff

Masters Theses

This field study addressed the problem of "actively seeking" out and identifying children (ages 3 to 5 years) likely to develop late learning problems upon school enrollment. The procedures developed and reported in this paper deal with initial public relations, facilities, personnel, an evaluation instrument Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL), hearing and vision testing, and reporting of results to parents and school personnel.

The paper also includes means and standard deviations for DIAL subtest scores by one year age groups and by sex, as well as simple and multiple r's for each of the DIAL variables individually …


The Social History Questionnaire In Relation To Suicide Risk Potential, Edward Ward Jan 1975

The Social History Questionnaire In Relation To Suicide Risk Potential, Edward Ward

Masters Theses

The study of suicide is the study of individuals, each of whom can be considered a unique entity. However, in the course of studying suicide case histories, some demographic variables seem to repeat themselves as differentiating potential suicides from persons who will never attempt or commit suicide. The purpose of this paper is to determine which social history variables correlate significantly with subjects who have made a definite suicide attempt or gesture.

The basic question raised by this thesis was: What factors in a person's social history correlate significantly to an increased probability of having made a suicide attempt or …


A Comparison Of Police And Criminal Personality Characteristics As Measured By The Mmpi, Dale Ray Fuqua Jan 1975

A Comparison Of Police And Criminal Personality Characteristics As Measured By The Mmpi, Dale Ray Fuqua

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.