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The Effectiveness Of Video Technology In Safety Training At An Industrial Site., Robert Steven Miller Jan 1983

The Effectiveness Of Video Technology In Safety Training At An Industrial Site., Robert Steven Miller

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Industry has long held to the belief that accidents are caused and they can be prevented. To support this belief, industry in the United States has allocated vast resources for accident prevention. The rationale for this allocation of resources rests on the concern for employees' well-being, federal and state regulations, and the profit incentive. In order to test the most feasible and effective program to generate safety awareness and teach specific safety skills, a system of daily reinforcement using an in-plant cable tablevision capability was conceptualized, designed, implemented and tested. This study presents the findings for the Safety Minutes program …

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The Vroom-Yetton Model Of Decision Making: An Empirical Evaluation In Applied Settings., Elizabeth Shoenfelt Erffmeyer Jan 1983

The Vroom-Yetton Model Of Decision Making: An Empirical Evaluation In Applied Settings., Elizabeth Shoenfelt Erffmeyer

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A test of the validity of the Vroom-Yetton model of decision making was conducted using four types of organizational leaders: nurses, university administrators, managers from business and industry, and fraternity and sorority presidents. The present study was designed to avoid some of the methodological deficiencies of previous attempts to validate the model. Specifically, the present research incorporated two important characteristics: the use of naturally occurring decisions that were currently being confronted by the leaders and the use of objective, independent measures of the decision method used and the effectiveness, quality, and acceptance of the decision. The forty-two leaders were each …

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The Mediational Role Of Social Influence In The Perception Of Exertion., Charles Jeffrey Hardy Jan 1983

The Mediational Role Of Social Influence In The Perception Of Exertion., Charles Jeffrey Hardy

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Two experiments are reported that investigate the mediational role of social influence in the self-perception of exertion. In Experiment 1, subjects performed three 15 min trials on a cycle ergometer at 25%, 50%, and 75% of VO(,2) max, both in the presence of another performer (a coactor) and alone. The results indicated that subjects reported lower RPEs when performing with another, particularly at the moderate (50%) intensity. In Experiment 2, subjects performed one 15 min trial at 50% of VO(,2) max, both alone and in the presence of another performer (coactor) exhibiting nonverbal "cues" that the work was either extremely …

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The Effects Of Acute Dehydration On The Anaerobic Threshold During Incremental Cycle Ergometer Exercise., Penelope England Jan 1983

The Effects Of Acute Dehydration On The Anaerobic Threshold During Incremental Cycle Ergometer Exercise., Penelope England

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Much of the previous research concerning dehydration and performance has centered around prolonged submaximal work while seemingly little attention has been focused upon short term incremental exercise. Numerous investigators have suggested that dehydration may alter carbohydrate metabolism in muscle. Theoretically, altered glycolytic flux in exercising muscle could result in a change in the rate of blood lactate (La) accumulation, and thus shift the anaerobic threshold. Anaerobic threshold (AT(,La)) has been formally defined as the oxygen uptake (V(,O(,2))) at which there is a systematic increase in blood La. Additionally, the AT(,La) has been estimated from a nonlinear increase in expired ventilation …

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Skin Temperature Feedback With Autogenic Training And Home Practice In The Treatment Of Childhood Migraine Headaches: A Controlled Group Outcome Study., Elise Elmire Labbe Jan 1983

Skin Temperature Feedback With Autogenic Training And Home Practice In The Treatment Of Childhood Migraine Headaches: A Controlled Group Outcome Study., Elise Elmire Labbe

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Childhood migraine is a prevalent disorder seen in pediatric practice. Preliminary uncontrolled reports evaluating skin temperature biofeedback with autogenic training have suggested that it may be a useful intervention for childhood migraine. The present study used a controlled group outcome design to further evaluate the effectiveness of skin temperature feedback with autogenic training and home practice. Subjects were 28 children, ages 7 to 16, 14 males and 14 females. After receiving a physician's diagnosis of migraine a second diagnosis of migraine was made by the experimenter. Children were matched by baseline headache intensity, sex and age and then randomly assigned …

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Impact Outcome At River Region Personal Growth Program., Mark Christopher Michael Jan 1983

Impact Outcome At River Region Personal Growth Program., Mark Christopher Michael

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The River Region Personal Growth Program is a preventive mental health organization. Through education, River Region attempts to assist individuals in crisis, to build competency to avoid future crises, increase personal growth, and to channel persons who are in need into other formal mental health care. This study proposed to investigate the impact River Region has upon its participants compared to waiting list controls. Individuals' utilization of formal mental health services following participation was charted, as well as their absence from work. In addition, the Profile of Mood States and four scales from the Vocational Preference Inventory were administered to …

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A Description Of The Ten Southeastern Conference Marching Band Programs., Harry Crozier Patzig Jan 1983

A Description Of The Ten Southeastern Conference Marching Band Programs., Harry Crozier Patzig

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Marching band programs and philosophies have changed considerably since the early part of the 1960s. The advent of contemporary marching band concepts (techniques/styles) has had a profound influence on the development, participation, and growth of marching band programs throughout the United States. The marching band continues to evolve into an art form closely associated with the American culture. The purpose of this study was to describe, in terms of organizational structures, marching concepts employed, and the addition of auxiliary units, the activities of the ten Southeastern Conference (SEC) marching band programs for the 1981 season. A questionnaire was developed and …

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The Effect Of Feedback Frequency On Performance In Applied Behavior Analysis: A Field Study., Jagdeep Singh Chhokar Jan 1983

The Effect Of Feedback Frequency On Performance In Applied Behavior Analysis: A Field Study., Jagdeep Singh Chhokar

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Occupational safety continues to be a major social concern in spite of the attention which it has received over the years. While unsafe acts and behaviors have been major contributors to accidents, the attention paid to increasing safety by changing human behavior has only been sporadic. This study used an applied behavior analysis package of training, goal setting, and feedback as a behavioral approach to improving safety in an industrial setting. In addition, the effects of changing the frequency of feedback on safe behavior performance were investigated. All the employees in a plant engaged in the manufacture and repair of …

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The Use Of The Grotesque In The Plays Of Edward Bond., Ann Marie Demling Jan 1983

The Use Of The Grotesque In The Plays Of Edward Bond., Ann Marie Demling

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A contemporary English dramatist, Edward Bond writes plays that have often been controversial because of their use of cruelty, violence, and other forms of bizarre behavior which can be considered grotesque. The grotesque is a concept originating in the fifteenth century as a term referring to primitive artwork combining various forms to create a fanciful design. The term broadened in the eighteenth century to include literature and drama. Possessing a negative connotation, it referred to elements which were ridiculous, incongruous, absurd, or deformed. The Romanticists of the nineteenth century favored the grotesque as a valid aesthetic element which acted as …

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Leadership Behavior Of Louisiana Superintendents In Terms Of Selected Variables., P. Edward Cancienne Jan 1983

Leadership Behavior Of Louisiana Superintendents In Terms Of Selected Variables., P. Edward Cancienne

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the leadership behavior of local public school superintendents in Louisiana by organizational characteristics. More specifically, this study proposed to determine how the leadership styles of Louisiana public school superintendents vary in terms of size of districts administered when the following variables were examined: (a) the educational administrative training of the superintendent; (b) the institution from which the superintendent attained his graduate degree; (c) the number of years employed as superintendent in his present position; (d) the total years employed by his present local school system; (e) the position held prior to becoming …

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Cenobium 1983, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College, School Of Veterinary Medicine, Mica Landry, Jerry M. Law Jan 1983

Cenobium 1983, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College, School Of Veterinary Medicine, Mica Landry, Jerry M. Law

Cenobium Yearbook

Cenobium began publication in 1977 and continued through 1990. Produced by students, the yearbooks are a chronicle of the daily life and the special events experienced by veterinary students at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.

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An Empirical Assessment Of The Mall Intercept As A Method Of Data Collection., Alan John Bush Jan 1983

An Empirical Assessment Of The Mall Intercept As A Method Of Data Collection., Alan John Bush

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Over the years, survey researchers have devoted significant effort toward conceptualizing and empirically investigating all facets of the survey research process. Recently, the mall intercept method of data collection has emerged as one of the most popular methods among market researchers. However, little progress has been made in the way of assessing the mall intercept method. Consequently, either data has been collected in these central locations without knowledge of its quality or market researchers have stayed away from this method entirely because of the possible biases associated with a nonprobability sample. Based on this scenario, this empirical investigation is an …

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A Taxonomy For Industrial Salesforce Job Activities., William C. Moncrief Iii Jan 1983

A Taxonomy For Industrial Salesforce Job Activities., William C. Moncrief Iii

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A taxonomy developed of specific selling activities of industrial salespeople was developed to differentiate "types" of salespeople. The taxonomy was developed based on the responses of 1393 salespeople from 51 companies to a survey of the frequency with which they performed activities, and the time spent to perform each activity. The first stage of the research was the compilation of an exhaustive list of sales activities. These activities were collected from a series of focus groups and personal interviews. The questionnaire was formulated based on the 121 sales activities collected from the focus groups. Two scales were designed and implemented …

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An Analysis Of The Psycho-Social Adjustment Patterns Of The Haitian "Boat People" In New Orleans, In 1981, Elisabeth Babette Wainwright May 1982

An Analysis Of The Psycho-Social Adjustment Patterns Of The Haitian "Boat People" In New Orleans, In 1981, Elisabeth Babette Wainwright

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to analyze the psycho-social adjustment of the recent Haitian refugees in the United States. Emphasis was placed on their social, political and economic attitudes, and on relevant cultural and socio demographic characteristics. For comparative purposes the study included a sample of Haitian refugees living in the Unites States and a matched sample of Haitians living in Haiti. In-depth, face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted in New Orleans, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and various provinces in Haiti. In addition, a creole translation of the Middletown Alienation Scale was administered to subjects in New Orleans and in Haiti. Findings indicate …

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The Effect Of Two Methods Of Instruction On Parent Child Interaction., Arlene Marie Zielanis Fulton Jan 1982

The Effect Of Two Methods Of Instruction On Parent Child Interaction., Arlene Marie Zielanis Fulton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to compare two methods of instruction in the teaching of parent-child interaction skills. By comparing a highly structured method and a less structured method of instruction, data were compiled in order to determine the manner in which interaction skills could be most effectively taught to parents of three- and four-year old children. The study was conducted in six parishes within Louisiana and all subjects in the study were volunteers. The first method of instruction involved a highly structured approach which utilized video taped demonstrations, written materials, role play, group discussion, toys, and nine weekly …

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Evaluation Of The Descriptive Validity Of Special Education Classification In Louisiana: Discriminant Analysis Of Pupil Appraisal Records., Janet Huiskamp Hansche Jan 1982

Evaluation Of The Descriptive Validity Of Special Education Classification In Louisiana: Discriminant Analysis Of Pupil Appraisal Records., Janet Huiskamp Hansche

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Records of 575 children evaluated for special education placement were analyzed to assess the descriptive validity of classification as practiced by Louisiana pupil appraisal teams. Classification categories, assigned by the assessment teams, included No Special Class, Learning Disability, Slow Learner, Mild Mentally Retarded, and Moderate Mentally Retarded. Results of discriminant analysis were evaluated in terms of the two attributes of descriptive validity, homogeneity and logical consistency of the categories. Clinical classification was judged satisfactory in homogeneity but unsatisfactory in logical consistency. within-groups homogeneity was demonstrated by significant differences among groups on seven variables summarized by the factors of Adaptive Behavior, …

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The Social Construction Of Reality In A Total Institution: An Ethnography Of A State Residential School For The Deaf., Abbie Donald Evans Jan 1982

The Social Construction Of Reality In A Total Institution: An Ethnography Of A State Residential School For The Deaf., Abbie Donald Evans

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Above all deafness constitutes a language and communication problem. A child born deaf experiences a form of double deprivation: symbolic deprivation and social interactional deprivation. Both the development of self and the construction of a world (human culture) are impeded by the lack of language. This first ethnography of a state residential school for the deaf (SSD) follows Glaser and Strauss (1967) by developing a theory from "data" systematically obtained on the field. The formulations of Goffman, Berger and Luckmann, Mead and Bernstein guided this inquiry and provided it a sense of reference. The central problem investigated in question form …

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Selected Factors Contributing To Depression Among Women., Barbara Marie Hardin Jan 1982

Selected Factors Contributing To Depression Among Women., Barbara Marie Hardin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

It has been a consistent epidemiological finding that women are more prone to develop symptoms of depression than men. The present investigation examines women's greater vulnerability to depression in terms of Beck's cognitive theory of depression. Sixty women were divided into a depressed group and a non-depressed group on the basis of criteria scores on Scale 2 of the MMPI and on the Beck Depression Inventory. The groups did not differ significantly in age, education or employment status. Each subject was administered the MMPI, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Hopelessness Scale, the Personal Attributes Questionaire (PAQ), and Levenson's Internal, …

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Class Structure And Ideology: An Empirical Analysis Of Neo-Marxist Class Theory And Political Attitudes And Beliefs., George Frank Lord Iii Jan 1982

Class Structure And Ideology: An Empirical Analysis Of Neo-Marxist Class Theory And Political Attitudes And Beliefs., George Frank Lord Iii

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examines the relationship between the infrastructure and the superstructure in the monopoly stage of capitalism. With the rise of monopoly capital a major issue of contention has been the development of a new class structure, the debate has centered around the nature and existence of the "middle class(es)". The three major issues are: a split in the working class due to the rise of an 'affluent worker'; a separation of mental and manual labor; and the development of a managerial class. The result has four Marxist alternative explanations of the middle class: contradictory locations, simple polarization, new petty …

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Headache Sufferers' Psychological And Physiological Reactions To Stress., J. Mark Pratt Jan 1982

Headache Sufferers' Psychological And Physiological Reactions To Stress., J. Mark Pratt

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Relationships between stress and psychophysiological aspects of headache have often been assumed but seldom systematically demonstrated. The present study examined response patterns of 30 subjects, equally representing groups of migraine, muscle contraction headache (MCH) and low-frequency headache controls. Psychological variables assessed included the Beck Depression Inventory, a life stress scale, the Multiple Affective Adjective Checklist (MAACL), Levenson's Locus of Control Scales, and two subjective units of distress (SUDS) ratings of traffic fatality slides associated with emotional stress manipulations. Eight physiological measures (frontalis and trapezius EMG, temporal artery pulse volume, respiration frequency and amplitude, skin resistance level and conductance response, and …

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A Curriculum For Training Extension Professionals In Energy Conservation Education., Daniel Fontenot Jr Jan 1982

A Curriculum For Training Extension Professionals In Energy Conservation Education., Daniel Fontenot Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Energy conservation is a relatively new educational program for the Cooperative Extension Service (CES). The shortage of training programs available to CES in energy education makes it difficult to properly prepare agents for energy conservation work. The purpose of this study was to develop a curriculum for in-service training of agents engaged in energy education. The procedure for achieving this purpose was used to identify the following: (1) Fundamental concepts necessary for energy conservation education. (2) Agents' knowledge level of these concepts. (3) Agents' perceived need for these concepts. (4) Agents' training requirements. Through a mail questionnaire selected agents from …

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A Comparison Of The Responses Of Children And Their Parents To The Preschool Personality Questionnaire., Robert Roy Allen Jan 1982

A Comparison Of The Responses Of Children And Their Parents To The Preschool Personality Questionnaire., Robert Roy Allen

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to establish criterion validity for the Preschool Personality Questionnaire (PSPQ). The PSPQ is a 200-item forced choice, self report inventory for four- through six-year-olds. One hundred and sixty of the items are scored on 14 factor analytically derived scales. The PSPQ is a downward extension of the Cattell-IPAT personality questionnaires. For the study, the PSPQ was administered to 107 children, and predictions of their responses were made by their parents and teachers. The proportion of agreement between parents and children on the individual items was calculated, and compared with the proportion of agreement between …

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A Study Of Cognitive And Attitude Change In Teacher Education Students Toward The Minority Child., Gisele Iren Pesti Friedrichs Jan 1982

A Study Of Cognitive And Attitude Change In Teacher Education Students Toward The Minority Child., Gisele Iren Pesti Friedrichs

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between knowledge change and attitude change in prospective teachers when presented information about minorities, in the form of a Multicultural Instructional Unit. The treatment text, Kleg and Rice: Race, Caste and Prejudice (1970), was accompanied by its achievement test, the Kleg-Puglisi: Cognitive Measuring Instrument which was used to measure cognitive change. A modified Bogardus Social Distance Scale, and a modified Kelly, Ferson, and Holtzman Desegregation Scale were the attitude change measuring instruments. Statistically significant differences were sought between experimental and control groups in cognition and attitudes, and attitude and cognition …

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An Evaluation Of Two Methods Of Teaching Business Letter-Writing Skills., Beverly Ann House Jan 1982

An Evaluation Of Two Methods Of Teaching Business Letter-Writing Skills., Beverly Ann House

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was conducted to determine what effect rewriting had on student achievement of positive message and negative message business letter-writing skills in a business communication course. It involved one hundred fourteen students at the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, during the fall semester of the 1981-82 academic year. The experimental-control group, pretest-posttest design was used and each of the two experimental groups completed two positive (A-Plan) and two negative (B-Plan) letter rewriting exercises. There were no rewriting assignments in the control group. All pretest and posttest letters were graded by five business communication instructors. Experimental Group I …

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Political Imagemaking: An Analysis Of The Television Commercials Aired During Louis Lambert's 1979 Gubernatorial Campaign., Thomas Joseph Karam Jan 1982

Political Imagemaking: An Analysis Of The Television Commercials Aired During Louis Lambert's 1979 Gubernatorial Campaign., Thomas Joseph Karam

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examines the televised political image-making of Louis Lambert during his unsuccessful 1979 Louisiana gubernatorial campaign. During the campaign, over $20 million was spent by the six major candidates for the office of governor. Lambert spent approximately $3.5 million, with the majority of this money being spent on televised advertisement. The study includes an overview of Lambert's campaign followed by an analysis of his campaign. The three different phases of the campaign and the three media consultants Lambert employed is analyzed. The study also examines the verbal and non-verbal aspects of Lambert's political commercials. The study revealed that political …

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New Deal Archaeology In The Southeast: Wpa, Tva, Nps, 1934-1942., Edwin Austin Lyon Ii Jan 1982

New Deal Archaeology In The Southeast: Wpa, Tva, Nps, 1934-1942., Edwin Austin Lyon Ii

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study is a history of New Deal archaeology in the Southeastern United States from the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) archaeological projects in the winter of 1933-1934 to the end of federal relief archaeology in 1942. The federal government selected archaeology as one of its relief programs to put to work some of the many unemployed Americans during the depression of the 1930s. This study focuses on the large Works Progress Administration (WPA) archaeological programs in Louisiana and Kentucky, the combined WPA and TVA programs in Alabama and Tennessee, and the WPA and National …

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The Effect Of Feedback Sensitivity On Learned Heart Rate Acceleration And Deceleration., John Edward Monguillot Jan 1982

The Effect Of Feedback Sensitivity On Learned Heart Rate Acceleration And Deceleration., John Edward Monguillot

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The effects of sensitivity of heart rate feedback on bidirectional heart rate control were examined by comparing two groups of 10 subjects who received feedback signals of either high or low sensitivity. Subjects in the high sensitivity condition received a feedback signal in which 1 cm of feedback meter needle movement was equivalent to an 8.57 beat-per-minute (BPM) change in momentary heart rate. The low sensitivity condition received a feedback signal which was one-half as sensitive, i.e. 1cm = 17.14 BPM change. All subjects received 8 sessions of training and each session included three within-session phases. The three within-session phases …

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Math Attitude In Terms Of Various Factors., Jerry Elizabeth Pinsel Jan 1982

Math Attitude In Terms Of Various Factors., Jerry Elizabeth Pinsel

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the degree to which math attitude relates to the mathematical training, major field of study and career choices of undergraduate males and females. The study took place in the Mathematics Department of Southeastern Louisiana University. Statement of the Problem. The following null hypothesis was tested using the .05 level of significance: no significant degree of relationship exists between math attitude and either the mathematical training, major field of study, or career choices of undergraduate male and female students. Procedure. Students who participated in the study were undergraduate students enrolled in mathematics during the Fall Semester of 1981. …

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The Effects Of Training, Goal Setting, And Knowledge Of Results On Safe Behavior: A Component Analysis., Robert Allen Reber Jan 1982

The Effects Of Training, Goal Setting, And Knowledge Of Results On Safe Behavior: A Component Analysis., Robert Allen Reber

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The present research investigated the effects of training, goal setting, and knowledge of results (KR) of safe behavior in a field setting. As a result, it addressed both a theoretical issue and a practical problem. Of theoretical importance is ascertaining the effects of KR when combined with goal setting. Of practical significance is assessing the utility of a behavioral approach to occupational safety. Eleven departments (n = 105 employees) of a farm machinery manufacturing plant were divided into three groups. A multiple-baseline, across-groups design was utilized for the four phases: (a) baseline, (b) Training Only, (c) Goal Setting and Training, …

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Schizophrenia And Creative Archetypes As Shown In Works By Thomas Bernhard., Karen Appaline Moseley Jan 1982

Schizophrenia And Creative Archetypes As Shown In Works By Thomas Bernhard., Karen Appaline Moseley

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Thomas Bernhard's work remains controversial after more than twenty years of critical acclaim. Attempts to interpret his work according to traditional literary standards have generated as many questions as answers. Anneliese Botond believes Bernhard's work cannot be understood only through literary analysis, and Gudrun Mauch proposes that Jungian archetypes are present in his autobiographical novels. Critics agree, however, that Bernhard portrays mad protagonists in a seemingly insane world. The present study analyzes schizophrenia, myth, and the creative process in Bernhard's work to propose purpose for his descriptions of madness. This study also addresses questions posed by J. de Cort, who …

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