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A Parallel Group Experiment In Mental Hygiene With School Children, Ernest Herman Jackson Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Mr. Bullis seemed to have a direct answer to the problem that was concerning the experimenter. However, after using his book for several years and in different grade levels: sixth, seventh and eighth, it became apparent that no such single remedy would change the behavior or personality of children in a basic sense. The lessons seemed to work best for the experiment with eighth grade pupils, but still he was not confident in this own mind that they were as effective as they might be; that is, to help boys and girls get along better with one another, to understand …

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

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Male Alcoholics By Means Of The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Leonard J. Rothfeld

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Certain Aspects Of Human Figure Drawings As A Measure Of Sociability Of The Person, Vincent Boone Alig

Graduate Thesis Collection

For many years considerable interest has been shown in spontaneous drawing productions as related to personality study. However, little has been accomplished toward validating this measure as useful in the clinic, and even less has been done to demonstrate its usefulness with "normal" individuals. This study, therefore, is an attempt to determine whether or not certain aspects i.e., the manner in which the arms and hands are represented, in drawings of the human figure will objectively differentiate between social and non-social, "normal" individuals.

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 Study Of The Effect Of Five Variables On The Rate Of Reversal Of Reversible Figures., Clarence Howard Amster

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Many conflicting reports have been given in the literature concerning the effect of various factors on the rate of reversal of figure and ground in reversible perspective. Flugel (7, 8) suggested that changes in eye movement increased the number of reversals. He thought that fixation on one part of the figure could lead to S’s interpretation of this part as being "nearer” the observer and that changes in perspective were induced by changing the fixation point. Donahue (5) found that there was a rhythm in the reversals but the shift in the fixation point was not in rhythm with the …

The Relative Stimulus Value Of Voices And Faces As Measured By The Method Of Recognition, William Hill Doub

Master's Theses

When Ebbinghaus published the results of his experimental investigations of memory in 1885 his introductory chapter pointed out the "bare knowledge of the existence of memory and its effects." Historically in studies of memory our information came in large measure from the observation of the extreme and especially striking cases.The difficulties of scientific studies and the indefinite unspecialised knowledge of the nature of memory vas almost prohibitive in undertaking new investigations.

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.

An Analysis Of The Relationships Existing Between The Number And Kinds Of Problems Of Children And Their Degree Of Intelligence, Herbert L. Sachs

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Development Of The Blackfoot Clinical Rating Scale For Evaluating And Recording Personality Changes In Mentally Ill Patients, John R. Cochran

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The problem discussed in this thesis is the conception, development, and application of the Blackfoot Clinical Rating Scale, together with methods employed in establishing reliability and validity.

A Comparison Of Standard And Varied Forms Of Administering And Scoring The Revised Stanford-Binet, Form L, Jeanne Mcrae Mccarthy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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.

Some Personality Factors In Tuberculosis, Margery C. Peple

Master's Theses

In my capacity as Occupational Therapist and Rehabilitation Director at Pine Camp Hospital. I have become aware of the urgent need by the patients for constant understanding and encouragement. I became interested in learning more of the personalities of the tuberculous and how they might be helped through any knowledge gained from the administration of personality inventories.
In this study, I have given a brief resume of some of the literature written on the subject of emotions and tuberculosis and how the progress of the disease may be affected because of emotional disturbances. There follows some discussion of the data …

Racial Differences In Intelligence Between Whites And Negroes Of Similar Social And Economic Status In Saline And Graham Counties, William F. Kluge

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

It is the purpose of this paper to discover whether or not the intelligence of the Negro is equal to that of the whites when the two groups are placed on an equal social and economic status.

The Cowan Adolescent Adjustment Analyzer Used As An Instrument For The Evaluation Of Academic Functional Efficiency, Wilbert J. Mueller

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The development of The Cowan Adolescent Adjustment Analyzer, an Instrument of Clinical Psychology, was the product of more than twenty-five years of study by its original author, the late Dr. Edwina Abbott Cowan. This study is a further contribution to needed research to enhance an already accepted instrument of clinical psychology. The area of major emphasis in the present study is academic functional efficiency. To this has been added, however, some significant data relating to the comparison of the Analyzer scores to I. Q. scores and a comparison of the scores of students in early adolescence with those in middle …

The Role Of The Minister In Psychotherapy, Samuel Schwartz

Master's Theses

why should the minister intrude on the field of psychotherapy? Physicians will say that many a pastor who has come into the sick-room has done the patient more harm than good. The solemn appearance of the "man of God" and his mournful players have set back many a recovery, they will tell you.

A Study Of The 1947 American Council On Education Psychological Examination And Its Usefulness In Predicting The Grades Of Utah State Agricultural College Freshmen, Russell B. Bateson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Prediction of future performance is attempted in almost every field of endeavor. The accuracy varies in different lines of study, and perhaps none is as subject to variability as those attempted with human beings as subjects.

When an attempt is made to ascertain in advance the performance of college students in their schoolwork, a multiplicity of complicating problems are introduced. Whereas intelligence can be fairly well isolated, it is difficult to control or even enumerated all the other factors that come into the problem of predicting grades from scores received on an intelligence examination. Among the factors that are difficult …

An Analysis Of Vocabulary Variables At The College Level, Betty Ann Allen

Master's Theses

The strength and growth of vocabulary is one or the decisive factors in successful college work. Educators find it helpful to evaluate not only the general vocabulary ability of the college student, but also the more specialized directions which the development of the student 's vocabulary may take.

The author's interest in this problem grew out of the results obtained with fresh­men in the Westhampton College orientation program in September 1948. In working up the data from 119 freshmen 's scores on the Michigan Vocabulary Profile Test, results were such as to arouse interest in analysis of freshmen performance on …

The Factors Which Influence The Teacher's Mark In Arithmetic, Mary Francis Thinnes

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Study Of The Rehabilitation Service In Virginia, Mabel Leigh Rooke

Master's Theses

Since 1920 the Commonwealth 0£ Virginia bas had an organized Civilian Vocational Rehabilitation Program, having enacted the legislation creating the Service. a few weeks prior to the passage of the Federal Act in June of that year. A national consciousness of tho crippled and disabled had been awakened following World War I which culminated in the Veteran Rehabilitation Act. This was, actually, the forerunner of all later legislation meeting the popular demand tor a program available to all citizens, and which now reaches into all of the forty-eight states and the District of Columbia as well.as Alaska, Puerto Rico, and …

A Proposed Study Of The Effect Of Non-Directive Play Therapy Upon The Verbal And Performance I.Q.'S Of Mentally Deficient Boys., George C. Hall

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Effects Of A Coloured Episcotister On Brightness Matches With Grays, Lillian-Frances Bowden

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Analysis Of Four Types Of Psychotherapy Used With Children, Margaret P. Moore

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Psychotherapeutic work with children started in 1905, when Dr. Sigmund Freud undertook the first child analysis. The third decade of the twentieth century near the beginnings of the work of Melanie Klein and Anna Freud in Europe, and the growing strength of the child guidance movement in this country.

An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Racial Prejudice And Personality, Donald Edward Williams

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Speed Of Learning In Relation To The Amount Retained After Different Time Intervals Following Original Learning, George H. Zimny

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Factors Associated With The Adjustment Of One Hundred Delinquent Girls, Mabelle Hathaway Brooks

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Relationship Of School Background To Reading Ability Of One Hundred Disabled Readers, Mary Loretta Nolan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Practice With Digits Upon The Span Of Retention In Children, Kathleen E. O'Brien

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.