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A Study In The Psychology Of Sex Modesty And Shame, John J. Evoy

Dissertations

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Intelligence And Social Maturity Changes In Feebleminded Children, Marguerite Jean O'Brien

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Operational Investigation Into The Relationships Among Projection, Empathy, And Reality, Patricia Ainsworth

Psychology ETDs

There has long been an interest among psychologists regarding the inner processes of the personality, but it has been only In recent years that an effort has been made to define and delineate these processes experimentally. Early writers in the field have often spoken of these less easily observed aspects such as insight, self-perception, perception of others, projection, the self concept, empathy, realism, etc., but only In recent years have investigators attempted scientifically and experimentally to define these and to show the relationships among such intrinsic processes. The need is great to show these relationships and to delineate clearly these …

A Study Of The Factors Involved In The Liking And Disliking Of The Szondi Pictures, Edward J. Lambert

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study is (1) to find the independent, common factors underlying the "liking" and "disliking" of the Szondi pictures and (2) to determine if these factors can be identified by superficial aspects of the pictures.

New Methods Used To Study The Effects Of Acetylcholine In Conjunction With Forced Practice Upon The Transfer Of Handedness In Rats., Shephard Liverant

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study was to derive then experiment with various controls and techniques in an effort to avoid the faults found in previous methods used to study the effect or Ach upon the transfer of handedness in rats. The approach was to explore new possibilities, rather than adopt a specific design and then collect enough data either to verify or refute the hypothesis in question strictly within the limits of the specified experimental arrangement.

Group Effects On Reasoning Functions, Walter Joseph Smith

Dissertations

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A Study Of The Organization And Function Of The Coaches' Associations Of The United States, Alfred Carrier Larvick

Theses and Dissertations

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The Effects Of The Transfer Of Training In Teaching Algebra To A Ninth Grade Group, Mary Roserita Mcguire

Master's Theses

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A Survey Of The Problems Of Girls In Catholic High Schools, Rosemary Moody

Master's Theses

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The Effects Of Severe Electric Shocks On Learning, Harry James Caughren Jr.

Psychology ETDs

The following are the purposes of this study: (1) to measure the effects of distracting emotional conditions on maze learning under electric shock conditions and under non-shock conditions; (2) to obtain, by a questionnaire, subjects' reports of their emotional responses to shock and to compare such reports with observation of their performance; and (3) to show the relation between different methods of solving the Warden U-type relief finger maze.

Performance On English And Spanish Editions Of The Stanford-Binet By Spanish American Children, Carmina Jimenez

Psychology ETDs

This study was made to gather information which might indicate whether the bilingual children of Albuquerque, New Mexico should be given the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Tests in Spanish or in English in order to measure most fairly their intelligence. The hypothesis to be tested may be stated: Spanish-American children in Albuquerque, New Mexico should be tested for intelligence with a Spanish version of the Stanford-Binet test.

An Inquiry Into The Validity Of The Gregory Academic Interest Inventory, Richard A. Yocom

Psychology ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to make an inquiry into the general validity of the entire inventory, and to ascertain the apparent validity of the individual scales incorporated in the inventory by means of data gathered from 92 graduate students enrolled at the University of New Mexico.

An Investigation Concerning The Incidence Of Compulsitivity Among College Students, Reid I. Martin

Psychology ETDs

It is the purpose of the study to evaluate the following hypothesis: There exists among students now in college a certain incidence of compulsitivity as indicated by an experimentally devised ratios of compulsion neurosis to hysteria*; this incidence is greater among those now in college than those not in college.

It is also a purpose of this study to contribute experimental evidence to the frequently reported observation that compulsion neurosis occurs more frequently in men than women.

*The terms "compulsion neurosis" and "hysteria" are used loosely in this thesis, not to mean neurosis per se, but neurotic trends in …

A Study Of Personality And Interest Traits Of Successful And Unsuccessful Group Work Leaders Using Six Standardized Tests, Mary E. Flannigan

Student Work

No recreational or leisure-time program can rise above the level of its leadership. No matter how fine the objectives of the Board of Directors and the Executive, if they are not matched by competence of those who actually provide leadership, they fail.

From the standpoint of objectives and policies, nothing so directly determines the value and outcome of a Social Group Work Agency as the leaders in program activities. It is the Group Leaders, whether paid or volunteer, within an agency that reduce to a minimum the gap between the possible and actual effectiveness of the program.

An Experimental Investigation Of The Relationship Of Perceptual Speed To Motor Speed, Richard F. Wierman

Psychology ETDs

The main problems of this investigation were to discover;

1. What relationship, if any, exists between perceptual and motor speed and

2. Whether or not individuals who had scores on visual test which were above the mean and who had scores on motor tests below the mean present a history of fewer accidents when compared with persons whose scores on visual tests were below the mean and who were above the mean in motor test scores.

A Study Of Some Factors Affecting Parental Attitudes, Shirley Driggs

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine the possible association of such factors as amount of education, age, sex, broken homes, the number of children in the family, and foreign birth with parental attitudes. The parental attitudes of mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters are also compared with each other in order to determine whether different generations would have different parental attitudes.

A Study Of Reaction To Frustration In Stutterers, Leroi Madison

Speech and Hearing Sciences ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to compare the responses of a group of stutterers on the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study with the norms established for that study to determine whether, as a group, they show any significant differences in (1) the direction of aggression, and (2) the type of reaction to frustration.

Sound-Induced Seizures In Rats Reared On Diets With High Sugar Content, Lois L. Benedict

Psychology ETDs

The present study was not designed to investigate the controversy on carbohydrate metabolism. For experimental purposes, the second possibility mentioned above was assumed to be true, i.e., that, somehow, ingested galactose might possibly be transported through the circulatory system. As long as this theory remains tenable, experimentation based upon it is necessary.

Mmpi Personality Patterns For Several Academic Major Groups, Miriam Redlo

Psychology ETDs

The relationship between personality and vocation has raised many problems, which have not yet been adequately investigated, since this area of research is comparatively recent. Many investigators claim that there are specific occupational differences in personality in that individuals who choose particular fields of work have certain personality characteristics in common. In other words, those in a certain occupation who are successful and satisfied with the nature of their employment will show, as indicated by instruments of personality measurement, similar traits or patterns of temperament or personality which differentiate them from persons in other vocations, who are successful as well.

Influence Of Handedness Of The Application Of Acetylcholine And Glutamic Acid To The Motor Cortex Of The Albino Rat, Donald G. Doehring

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study was to repeat the experimental design used in Suess' study, i.e., the attempt to influence the handedness of ambidextrous rats by application of Ach and glumatic acid to the motor cortex. This study was a slight departure from that of Suess in that more post-operational reaches were taken.

The Adjustment Of Eighty Correspondence Club Members As Indicated By Two Adjustment Inventories, Maurice R. Seaquist

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It is the purpose of the present thesis to determine the adjustment of a sampling of correspondence club members. The hypothesis is that the social adjustment of these individuals is inferior to that of the individuals used in two personality inventories. In addition, answers to these questions are sought:

1. Is there a common need or problem that motivates these men and women to seek companionship through correspondence agencies?
2. What is their age, sex, cultural and geographical background?
3. What are the physical qualities and economic status of the members and what qualities and status are they seeking in the members they …

Correlations Between The Bernreuter Personality Inventory And The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory At The College Level, William Walter Farquhar

Student Work

The basic problem of the study was to determine the extent of relationship between the Bernreuter Personality Inventory and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory at the college level. Primarily this is a problem of method.

A Study Of The Psychology Of Perfume Advertising As Used In Five Popular Magazines, Raymond Albert Herwitz

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Throughout the history of physiology and psychology. much effort has been devoted to the study of the functions of the emotions and their subsequent effects on behavior. A systematic investigation of the powers have proved to be extremely fruitful for further understanding of how the emotional appeal can be used, within advertising limits, on individuals.

Transfer In Handedness In The Rat Induced By Acetylcholine And Forced Practice, Charles A. Baker

Psychology ETDs

This study was designed to discover the effects of local applications of acetylcholine to the cerebral cortex of the rat in conjunction with forced reaching on handedness.

Psychometric Problems Related To Cerebral Palsy, Dorothy Sievers

Psychology ETDs

Statistics have shown that there are about seven children who are born with or acquire cerebral palsy per year for every 100,000 population (7). This means that there are nearly 400,000 cerebral palsied persons under the age of 40 in the United States today (15). Cerebral palsy may be described as a disfunctioning of the nerves and muscles caused by damage to certain certain centers of the brain.

Rhythmic Methods Of Teaching Motor Skills, Jeannette Pruyn Reed

Psychology ETDs

It was the purpose of this study reported herein to evaluate three different methods of teaching motor skills in children: (1) the Laissez-Faire or minimum instruction method; (2) the addition of a rhythmic nursery song to minimum instruction; and (3) directive speech added in the form of song to concentrate attention and synchronize the action with words describing that action.

Personality Differences Of Acculturating Navaho Adolescent Girls As Revealed By The Rorschach Test, Marianne A. Fink

Psychology ETDs

The purposes of this study were; (1) to investigate and describe the group personality structure, by means of the Rorschach Test, of two groups of Navaho adolescent girls, differing primarily in amount of white school education; (2) to indicate differences between the two groups, and between each of the two groups and the data collected by others on adolescent girls in white society; (3) to offer interpretations for these differences.

An Analysis Of Academic Achievement In Psychology, Charles Spital

Master's Theses

Some kinds of educational tests have been in use for centuries, dating back to oral tests of Socrates. It was not until 1845, however, that the brilliant Horace Mann first pointed to the advantage of written essay examinations over oral. And even then he could not precipitate any great rush toward the use of written tests.

The Retention Curve Obtained From A Greco-Latin Square Experimental Design, Milton George Holmen

Psychology ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to determine the nature of the retention curve for human subjects when the differences in materials, practice effects, and individuals are controlled.

Possible Factors Influencing Music Preference, Isabella M. Pinto

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine factors influencing musical preference. The most important factor related to preference for classical music is thought by some to be the cultural background of the listener. According to Lazersfeld, "there is probably no question so sensitive to socialize differences as listening to serious music." This is consistent with the opinion of musicians and music critics who state that discriminating musical taste is a result of frequent listening to good music.