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The Projective Expression Of Need For Achievement In Women, Robert S. Gibson

Masters Theses

Introduction

Psychologists generally assume that the motive to achieve is one of the major determinants to striving to succeed. A theoretically consistent body of data exists which enables one to predict achievement behavior as a function of the strength of the achievement motive, when it applies to men (Atkinson, 1958; Bardwick, 1971; McClelland, Atkinson, Clark, & Lowell, 1953). However, when one attempts to find psychological data to predict achievement behavior in women, there is difficulty.

The few comparable studies of achievement motivation in females that have been made are neither consistent with the findings for males, not even consistent with …

The Effect Of Imposed Roles On The Direction And Magnitude Of Group Polarization Of Initially Dominant Responses (Risky Shift) In Small Discussion Groups, Neil W. Blahut

Masters Theses

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An Investigation Of Variables Affecting Self Modification Techniques, Patricia Ann Hartlep

Masters Theses

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A Behavioral-Analysis, Systems Approach In A University-Based, Food Co-Operative, Harry M. Kent

Masters Theses

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Schedule Induced Polydipsia: Effects Of Inter-Food Interval On Access To Water As A Reinforcer, Richard H. Weiss

Masters Theses

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The Development Of Generalized Imitation In An Autistic Boy, Andrew L. Reitz

Masters Theses

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Availability Of An Aggressive Response During Sidman Avoidance, Michael Albert Minervini

Masters Theses

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The Effects Of Three Different Mastery Criterion Levels On Undergraduate Test Performance, David R. Barkmeier

Masters Theses

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Response Duration In Acquisition, Discriminated Avoidance, And Extinction, Michael Oliver Duncan

Masters Theses

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A Psychophysiological Study Of Response To Fear Evoking Stimuli, Phyllis E. Fecher

Masters Theses

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The Positive Effects Of Study Objectives Generalize To Novel Probes, Joan Warmbold Boggs

Masters Theses

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A "Systems Analysis" Of An Applied Behavior Analysis Laboratory Course And An Experimental Analysis Of Attendance And Prompt Assignment Completion, Ansley Bacon

Masters Theses

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The Interaction Between Response-Independent Fixed-Time Tail Shock And Chronic Voluntary Alcohol Consumption In Squirrel Monkeys, J. Leonard Peebles

Masters Theses

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Recent Developments Of Phenomenological Psychology In The United States And Their Implications For Empirical Inquiry, D. Scott Leigh

Masters Theses

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The Effects Of Different Behavioral Definitions On Peer Recording And Observer Behavior, James T. Mecoli

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Cognitive Differentiation And Information Processing, Monica Brien

Student Work

Thirty-eight subjects selected on the basis of extreme REP test scores participated in a task requiring them to make ratings of comfort when presented with hypothetical persons with differing personality attributes. Attribute sets were composed of five bipolar construct dimensions determined individually for each subject by extracting constructs that were mutually unrelated (differentiated) or mutually related (undifferentiated). Subjects rated each of 32 different attribute combinations. It .was expected that the mutually related construct dimensions ot the undifferentiated group would increase the likelihood of cue inconsistency and result in ratings formed on the basis of a nonadditive model of information processing …

The Correlation Between Specific Curiosity And Intelligence In Adults, Charles R. Schwenk

Dissertations and Theses

Previous studies done on the correlation between specific curiosity and intelligence have been inconclusive. In the present study, a test of state specific curiosity and a test of intelligence were administered to 76 Ss from two introductory psychology courses. Three hypotheses were tested. These were, (a) that a significant specific curiosity-intelligence correlation would exist, (b) that the specific curiosity-verbal subscale correlation would be higher than the specific curiosity-abstraction sub-scale correlation, and (c) that there would be a sex difference in the specific curiosity-intelligence correlations. The data did not support hypothesis (a) or (b). However, they did support hypothesis (c). …

The Effect Of Bar Holding Training On Subsequent Shock Escape Behavior Under Different Shock Intensities In Rats With Septal Lesions, John W. Moore

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology in the Graduate School of Morehead State University by John W. Moore on July 23, 1974.

Transfer Of A Discrimination Along A Drug Stimulus Continuum., William Eugene Foote

Psychology ETDs

The experiment was designed to demonstrate the transfer of a discrimination along an interoceptive stimulus continuum associated with changes in dose of Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ 9-THC), the major active ingredient in marihuana.

Two groups of ten male albino rats were trained on a two-bar, simultaneous choice discrimination. The prior administration of a high or a low dose of Δ 9-thcc indicated reinforcement availability on the right or left bar respectively. All drug injections were given by the I. P. route two hours before the discrimination session. Each daily session began with a variable period of extinction followed by a period …

Effects Of Complexity, Incongruity And Content On Cartoon Humor Appreciation., Robert Goodkind

Psychology ETDs

Jerry M. Suls proposed an information processing model for the understanding of cartoon humor. The model describes two processes involved in humor appreciation: recognizing the incongruity (the "incongruity" variable), and finding a logical explanation or solution to the incongruity (the "complexity" variable). Suls states that there are no other operative variables in cartoon humor appreciation besides these two. The implication of this is that cartoon content should have no effect on humor c1ppreciation when incongruity arid complexity are controlled. The present study was a test of Suls' model. Cartoons previously rated for incongruity, complexity, hostile content and sexual content were …

The Effect Of Special Class Placement And Remediation On The Self-Concept Of The Learning Disabled Child, Marianne Seibert

Master's Theses

Results of this study do seem to indicate that learning disabled children enrolled in a heterogeneously grouped classroom develop appraisals of self in academic areas separate from a more general, overall perception of self. If this is the case, estimates of a global self-concept may cloud important differences in the individual components of self-concept.

A Variation Of Sternberg's Paradigm, Robert J. Smillie

Student Work

An investigation was carried out to test Sternberg’s stage theory using his additive-factor method. Three factors were proposed that would have additive effects on RT and two factors that would not. Ss were presented stimuli in the form of colors and sound frequencies under varying combinations of mode, stimulus quality, list length, and response type. Ss were also blocked according to sex. Results revealed only stimulus quality and list length to be additive. Response type interacted with list length. Males were faster than females but the sex factor was differentially influencing two of the proposed stages in Sternberg’s model. The …

Effects Of Evaluation On Creative Production, Dalia E. Katilius-Braun

Student Work

Despite considerable interest in the problem of creativity, both in psychology and in other fields, there is still no standard definition of the term. Guilford (1 9 6 7 ) defines creativity by making a distinction between convergent thinking and divergent thinking. In convergent thinking, according to Guilford, there is a single right answer or best answer to a problem, while in divergent thinking there is not. He uses the term divergent thinking interchangeably with creativity. Ilis research indicates that of the factors identified as making up divergent thinking, ideational fluency, which Guilford defines as fairly rapid generation of units …

Age And Sex Differences, Meaningfulness And Formal Similarity In A Verbal Discrimination Task, Aleen Burke Dempster

Master's Theses

The present investigation is concerned with learning in the aged. The task is a verbal discrimination one, in which the dimensions of meaningfulness and formal intrapair similarity are examined. The study is ontogenetic in the limited sense that the older sample, over 60 years of age, is compared to a sample of college age youth.

Impact Of College Speech Classes On Listening Skills Of Students, Candice Piazza

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of college speech classes upon developing improved listening skills. More specifically it sought to determine the extent to which the students who took Speech 100 or 111 have acquired listening skills.

There has been considerable theorizing concerning listening and auding with only a scattering of experimentation. According to existing data, listening would appear to be a complex human behavior that is only partially understood. There are, however definite listener functions, listening conditions and variables that affect listening. Aspects of attention are also important when considering the occurrence or unoccurrence of …

Temporal Compounds And Attention Theory, Bob Kosiba

Psychology ETDs

The major purpose of this experiment was to extend the experimental analysis of temporal compounds to differential operant conditioning, and to study a variety of tasks differing in their difficulty due to the presence of various components and the assignment of reinforcement contingencies. After initial bar-press training in a Skinner Box equipped with a response bar, food delivery cup, and the mechanics to present sound and light stimulation, 48 female albino rats were randomly assigned to 6 groups for discrimination training. All groups were counterbalanced for the assignment of reinforcement to the stimulus configurations. Single stimulus presentation consisted of 1/2 …

A Comparison Of The Intellectually Gifted, Average, And Below Average High School Subjects On The Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey, Lyda Parker

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between intellectual ability of 276 high school students and personality as measured by the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey (GZTS) factors. The 10 GZTS traits utilized were: General Activity, Restraint, Ascendance, Sociability, Emotional Stability, Objectivity, Friendliness, Thoughtfulness, Personal Relations and Masculinity. The study was designed to test for the relationship between three IQ groups (high, middle and low) and each of 10 GZTS personality factors. A multiple groups design was used, in which the three groups of subjects were blocked across intelligence. Ten one-way analyses of variance were performed to determine if …

The Effect Of Locus Of Control, Influence & Awareness On A Verbal Conditioning Task, James Chudy

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In a Taffel-tyne erbal conditioning task, the conditionabilitv of Internals (I's) and Externals (E's) was investigated under two types of influence (Hi vs. Lo) involving Ss who were either aware or unaware of the correct responsereinforcement contingency. A 2 X 2 X 2 X 7 repeated measures analysis of variance conducted on both the conditioning and extinction data revealed that aware Ss used the operant to a significantly greater degree during conditioning and significantly less during extinction. No significant differences in the rate of responding during conditioning and extinction were found for the main effects of locus of control or …

Stimulus Structure And Varied Constant Input In Recall Of Letter And Digit Sequences, Frederick J. Parente

Psychology ETDs

Three experiments investigated the coding strategies formed with Constant and variable input of letter and digit series. Recent research in memory indicates that varied presentations of perceptually-grouped letter sequences will lead to superior recall relative to conditions in which the same sequences are presented in a fixed or constant manner. The perceptual regrouping hypothesis advanced by Ellis et al. implicates stimulus structure as a principal factor contributing to the superiority in recall of variable stimulus training. The present experiments were designed as a test of this assumption, Ss were trained with stimuli varying in structure (meaningfulness and/or pronounceability) and presented …

Prescorbutic Vitamin C Deficiency And Escape, Avoidance, And Extinction Behavior In Guinea Pigs (Cavia Porcellus), Susan Goodwin

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Few studies in the area of psychodietetics have concentrated upon the relationship between a single dietary nutrient and behavior. However, some vitamins have been shown to be particularly important to central nervous system activity. Among these is Vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

Two experiments were done to determine the effects of ascorbic acid deficient diets on a learning task in which guinea pigs were subjects. Learning was defined as acquisition and extinction of shock-escape and shock-avoidance behavior.

In Experiment I, twelve adult guinea pigs were fed diets containing two different deficient amounts of ascorbic acid for six weeks. They were then …