Digital Commons Network^™

The Application Of The Science Of Creative Intelligence To Karate, Sarajane A. Peterson

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

An Interview With Grace Carlson, Vito Perrone

Journal of Teaching and Learning

Grace Carlson began teaching in Nelson County, North Dakota, in 1926. She has served as County Superintendent of Schools since 1951. I first met Grace in 1968 and was impressed by her knowledge of North Dakota and her deep commitments to education. During this past year, as part of a larger bicentennial activity, I interviewed Grace in order to preserve some of her experience for prospective teachers. Portions of the transcript follow.

What Do I Call You? What Do I Mean?, Phillip Lampe

Journal of Teaching and Learning

No abstract provided.

Relationships Among Personality, Empathy And Counselor Effectiveness, Brian Brewer, Robert Apostal

Journal of Teaching and Learning

No abstract provided.

Conservation Of Weight With The Learning Disabled, Beverly Brekke, D. L. Johnson, John Williams, Marcia Johnson

Journal of Teaching and Learning

No abstract provided.

Some Effects Of Model Status On The Reduction Of Anxiety, Barbara Jane Benner

Theses and Dissertations

Bandura and his colleagues have demonstrated that modeling techniques using fearless "mastery" models can be useful in helping clients overcome irrational fears (Bandura, Grusec and Menlove, 1967; Bandura and Menlove, 1968; Bandura, Blanchard and Ritter, 1969). Later, Meichenbaum (1971) found that initially fearful "coping" models who gradually overcome their fear are more effective than mastery models. However, research on the effects of model status has not investigated coping models. The present study attempted to discern how model status influences the effectiveness of coping models.

Thirty-two female Introduction to psychology students who reported themselves to be speech anxious were asked to …

Effects Of The Instructions, Modeling, And Practice Components Of Behavioral Rehearsal On Assertion Training With College Students, James K. Ochiltree

Theses and Dissertations

Procedure: The purposes of the present study were to: (1) determine the simple and interaction effects of the instructions, modeling, and practice components of behavioral rehearsal on the development of assertive refusal responses, and (2) assess the effectiveness of the modeling component as a function of the model characteristics. Data on the criterion variable of assertive refusal responses were gathered through a paper-and-pencil self-report measure, a behavioral r

Procedures: Volunteers participating in this study were sophomore, junior, and senior students enrolled in the College of Nursing at the University of North Dakota during the spring semester of 1976. Data from …

Affective Influences On Nonverbal Immediacy, Steven F. Dreyer

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation focused on compensatory relationships among the nonverbal "immediacy" behaviors—interpersonal distance, gaze, trunk lean, and body orientation--which are hypothesized to be important in the communication of interpersonal attitudes (Mehrabian, 1972; Patterson, 1973). Argyle and Dean (1965) have proposed that in social situations there are both approach and avoidance forces (e.g., affilia- tive needs, fear of intimacy) which eventually balance at some level of mutual comfort for the interactants. Once a comfortable intimacy-equilibrium has been established, any change in immediacy by one interactant requires a compensatory adjustment by the other. Since distance, gaze, trunk lean, and body orientation are assumed …

Judgment Analysis And Learning Disabilities: An Empirical Procedure For Construct Explication, Walter S. Mabee

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study is the exp1ic ion of the learning disability (LD; construct. Construct explication is a process whereby an abstract variable is made explicit in terms of concrete variables. The purpose of this construct explication is to provide a description as opposed to a cause of the phenomena of learning disabilities.

Research: This study was designed to answer the following research questions: 1. Does a relationship exist between the selected profile variables and each criterion? Which variables are most useful for prediction by this group of LD specialists? 2. Does a relationship exist between the three …

Distinctive Personality And Discipline Characteristics Of Child-Neglecting Mothers, Robert J. Loveland

Theses and Dissertations

The present study was designed to investigate distinctive personality and discipline characteristics of mothers who physically neglect but do not physically abuse their children. An attempt was made to acceptably define the concept, to meet the need for information regarding a representative sample of child-neglecting mothers, and to test hypotheses of a psychological nature suggested by the literature.

There were ten mothers in the neglect group and ten in the reference group. Each of the neglectful mothers had been accused of failing to provide basic physical care for their children, and the group consisted of the ten most recent referrals …

A Comparison Of The Effects Of Timeout, Punishment And Extinction On An Aggressive Behavior In Children, Diane M. Harder

Theses and Dissertations

Ulrich and Flavell (1970) note that although aggression is more a problem today than it has ever been, and although there have been centuries of concern, little has been done to develop effective controls. One conceptual framework for explaining the occurrence and control of aggressive behavior is social learning theory. Bandura (1973) suggests that aggressive behaviors that are reinforced will be strengthened. Several studies with children support this notion (Cowan & Walters, 1963; Davitz, 1952, & Lovaas, 1961). Those aggressive behaviors that are punished or unrewarded will be weakened or eliminated. Hawkins, Peterson, Schweid, and Bijou (1966) suggested that extinction …

Development And Implementation Of An Inquiry-Oriented Mapping Curriculum In The Intermediate Grades, William Whitney Janeway

Theses and Dissertations

The main purpose of this study was to produce an inquiry-oriented curriculum in map making and map interpretation for the intermediate grades. The curriculum was fully developed on the basis of field testing during a pilot study.

To accomplish this goal, eight classrooms were selected to participate in an inquiry-oriented course in mapping. This pilot study involved nearly 200 students in two one-hour sessions per week for eight weeks. The experimenter conducted all of the teaching activities and kept a detailed journal of observations, updated immediately after each session. Evaluation and modification of activities took place throughout the study. This …

Effects Of Psychodrama On Self-Actualization And Perceived Locus Of Control, Stanley W. Rosenthal

Theses and Dissertations

Despite psychodrama’s popularity as a clinical procedure, few adequately controlled outcome studies have been reported. The purpose of this study was to determine whether participants in short-term psycho drama groups, relative to controls would show greater change in selfactualization, locus-of-control, and positive "back-home" behavior reported by significant others. Since protagonists emerged spontaneously from their groups, it was also possible to: (a) determine whether protagonists gained more from the psychodrama experience than less active group members, and (b) identify personality and demographic characteristics associated with participants’ willingness to assume the protagonist role.

Forty-four volunteers from a university community were randomly assigned …

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Occupational Noise And Hearing Loss In Firefighters, Jane Callahan Rackl

Theses and Dissertations

The present study was designed to measure the noise levels to which professional firefighters are exposed during the process of responding to emergency calls and to investigate the effects of these noise levels upon the auditory sensitivity of the professional firefighters .

Subjects for this study consisted of two groups of firefighters at the Minneapolis Fire Department who were less than 35 years of age. Group A consisted of 17 firefighters with six months to two years of continuous paid firefighting experience. Group B consisted of 17 firefighters with eight to eleven years of continuous paid firefighting experience. An air …

Verbal And Imaginal Mediation In Cognitive-Behavior Modification, Steven L. Shearer

Theses and Dissertations

There has been a recent proliferation of outcorie research on cognitive-behavioral treatment packages; however, little attention has been directed toward investigating the active ingredients of such conglomerate packages. The present study was designed to investigate the relative contributions of verbal and imaginal cognitive mediators in reducing publicspeaking anxiety with other treatment factors held constant.

Therapists' manuals were constructed for the two tynes of intervention so that they were identical except for the focus on either verbal or imaginal mediation. The treatments drev/ from techniques suggested by Meichenbaum (1974a), Goldfried (1971), and Suinn (1975a; 1975b), but the parallel format of the …

Expectancy And Apparatus Placebo Effects In An Emg Feedback Task, Ryan Douglas Jagim

Theses and Dissertations

Although both theoretical and clinical issues are being investigated in the area of biofeedback, the need for the delineation of the potent variables is evident. Research must be designed to separate out the nonspecific placebo factors which are involved in biofeedback procedures. The present study incorporates a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design to investigate the effects of two placebo variables--"expectancy of gain" and an apparatus placebo--on an electromyogram (EMG) feedback task.

Each of the forty-eight male undergraduate subjects had baseline EMG frontalis levels recorded. Two baseline periods were utilized to assess the before and after effe cts of …

The Effects Upon Specific Nonverbal Behaviors Of Focusing Student Clinician's Attention On These Behaviors Through Videotape Feedback And Instruction, Pamela Hagen Gudmundson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if a systematic approach to the study of nonverbal movements through the use of videotape playback and instruction provides a useful procedure for teaching nonverbal patterns and actions to student clinicians.

Thirty female student clinicians who had completed between ten and 400 hours of clinical practice were divided into three groups and matched according to the number of practicum hours completed by each student.

Group I received a one-hour training session which involved viewing of their videotapes accompanied by verbal instructions to attend to specific, defined, nonverbal behaviors. Group II received a …

The Effects Of A Family Designed Learning Program Upon Selected School Related Student Attitudes, Scott J. Norsted

Theses and Dissertations

The Problem: This study had as its purpose the investigation of the relationship between changes in selected school related student attitudes and participation in an experimental educational program, Family Designed Learning. The objective of Family Designed Learning was the individualization of learning through a goal-referenced model giving students, their parents and school faculty the opportunity to cooperate in the planning of the student's academic program.

Sample: Students at Edina East Secondary Schools, Edina, Minnesota, participating in Family Designed Learning did so voluntarily. These students registered on a one semester or one full academic year basis for one or more courses …

A Comparison Of Nonverbal Behaviors Of Beginning Student Clinicians And Advanced Student Clinicians, Carol A. Stevens

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between advanced and beginning student clinicians in the observed frequency of each of eleven selected nonverbal behaviors. A beginning clinician was defined as a student enrolled in clinical practicum with not less than five clock hours of clinical case contact experience and not more than tx^elve hours of clinical case contact at the onset of this study. An advanced clinician was defined as a student enrolled in clinical practicum with not less than twenty-five hours of clinical case contact experience and not more than fifty hours of clinical case contact …

Experiential Learning: Theory And Postulates As Reflected In John Dewey's Theories Of Learning And Experience, Gary Gus Wegner

Theses and Dissertations

There is a need to integrate the experiences that take place through in-school activities and the exper snces that take place elsewhere in orde' to make the si nts1 learning more educative. This can be accomplished through the velopment and implementation of experiential learning programs within the school setting.

This study was undertaken to develop a philosophical and theoretical foundation for experiential learning programs and to present postulates for the development and implementation of experiential learning programs in school settings. The philosophical and theoretical foundation has been developed in the theories of learning and experience of John Dewey. The postxilates …

Nonverbal Immediacy In Dyads As A Function Of Degree Of Acquaintance And Locus Of Control, Bryan D. Bartels

Theses and Dissertations

Mehrabian (1971) has summarized evidence that nonverbal "immediacy" behaviors such as interpersonal distance, gaze, and shoulder orientation are important in communicating interpersonal attraction. Several authors (Duke & Nowicki, 1972; Efran, 1968; Efran & Broughton, 1966) have conceptualized nonverbal immediacy differences between friends and strangers within the context of Social Learning Theory (SLT). Duke and Nowicki, for example, proposed that interpersonal distancing is mediated by specific expectancies in interactions among friends, but by generalized expectancies, such as locus of control (Rotter, 1972), when interactions involve strangers. Some support for this hypothesis is provided by a study showing that locus of control …

The Behavioral Aspects Of Managerial Accounting, Duane Dunn

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Professional Schools Of Accountancy, Judith G. Mclean

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Changes In Self Concept As A Result Of Alcoholism Treatment, Janiece Overland Bauerle

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

The Measurement And Reporting Of Human Resources - Its Feasibility And Utility, Wesley J. Simonson

Theses and Dissertations

Financial accounting is dynamic. It's generally accepted accounting principles are the result of an evolutionary process that can be expected to continue. Accounting is not an art which is an end in itself, rather it is an activity with a purpose. It is an information system whose principles change in response to changes in economic and social conditions, to new knowledge, and to demands of users for more serviceable financial information. Human Resource Accounting (H.R.A.) is a part of this evolutionary process. It is a response to a need for information in an area previously considered to be outside the …

The Onlooker: May 10-24, 1976, Mike Jacobs, Suezette Bieri

North Dakota Politics - Publications

May 10-24, 1976, issue of "The Onlooker," a news magazine focused on North Dakota and the issues that impacted the state

Volume 2, Number 9

13 pages

Spring Commencement: May 9, 1976, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Spring Commencement Program from May 9, 1976.

Notes On The Life Of Jason Roberts By C.E. Oldenhauer, Steven Hinrichs

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

May 6, 1976, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the May 6, 1976, meeting of the University Senate. 70 pages

Relationship Between Student Participation In A Secondary School Reading Program And Selected School Performance Variables, Marylin Jean (Walter) Guy

Theses and Dissertations

Problem: The purpose of this study is to investigate four questions: 1. Are Students' reading achievement gains that are attained through participation in a remedial reading program during the sophomore year retained thoughout high school? 2. Does participation in a secondary remedial reading program affect students' general school-related behavior? 3. What benefits do students perceive from participating in a remedial reading program? 4. What recommendations can be made to improve the existing remedial reading program at Red River High School in Grand Forks, North Dakota?

Identified from reading achievement and nonverbal IQ scores and selected from the 1973-74 sophomore class, …