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Teacher Use Of Stimulus Discrimination And Response Cost As Techniques For Reducing Socially Maladaptive Student Behaviors In A Secondary Classroom, Thomas J. Doland Apr 1972

Teacher Use Of Stimulus Discrimination And Response Cost As Techniques For Reducing Socially Maladaptive Student Behaviors In A Secondary Classroom, Thomas J. Doland

Master's Theses

The present study was designed to evaluate the use of two behavior modification techniques in modifying three inappropriate student behaviors in a secondary classroom. T'he two behavior modification techniques employed were 1) response cost, and 2) the teacher 's use of students' names as discriminative stimuli. The subjects were a D-section Junior English class consisting of fourteen boys and five girls of average intelligence, but who were under­ achieving academically. The contingencies were applied to all students, utilizing a multiple baseline design. In experimental condition I, the teacher informed the class that ten minutes of free time would be available …


Memory Facilitation As A Function Of Category Cues And Stimulus List Construction, Janet Sanford Graves Apr 1972

Memory Facilitation As A Function Of Category Cues And Stimulus List Construction, Janet Sanford Graves

Master's Theses

The capacity to effectively reorganize material to be recalled is perhaps the most essential element in the complex retention process (Deese, 1958). A known type of reorganizational procedure which was shown to exist by Boufield (1953) in his investigation of the retention of a randomized word list is the grouping or clustering of associated words. The results of his study clearly indicated that upon immediate recall of a randomized list, related items, that is, items belonging to the same category, are listed together in clusters.


A Partial Analysis Of A Religious Missionary Community As An Agency Of Directed Culture Change, Jennifer Sister Johnson S.Sp.S. Jan 1972

A Partial Analysis Of A Religious Missionary Community As An Agency Of Directed Culture Change, Jennifer Sister Johnson S.Sp.S.

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between The Mmpi Scales Of Ego-Strength, Defensiveness, And Obsessive-Compulsiveness And Self, Peer, And Trainer Ratings Of Fulfillment Of Specified Contract Behavior, August J. Crivolio Jan 1972

The Relationship Between The Mmpi Scales Of Ego-Strength, Defensiveness, And Obsessive-Compulsiveness And Self, Peer, And Trainer Ratings Of Fulfillment Of Specified Contract Behavior, August J. Crivolio

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Self-Actualization And Adjustment Among American Catholic Priests, Thomas John Murphy Jan 1972

The Relationship Between Self-Actualization And Adjustment Among American Catholic Priests, Thomas John Murphy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Speed Of Conflict Resolution As Related To The Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, Jeffrey Carter Fracher Jan 1972

Speed Of Conflict Resolution As Related To The Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, Jeffrey Carter Fracher

Master's Theses

The topic of conflict resolution is one which has received relatively little attention in psychological research even though individuals encounter, and must re­solve, numerous conflicts in their daily lives. The present paper will attempt to shed some light on several facets of this area of interest.


Recognition And Recall As Measures Of Retention On A Paired Associate Task, David F. Prim Jan 1972

Recognition And Recall As Measures Of Retention On A Paired Associate Task, David F. Prim

Master's Theses

Widely disparate findings concerning recognition and recall as indicants of retention have been reported by several independent researchers. To clarify the problem a list of 8 items, composed of letter-number pairs, was presented 5 times by the study-test method to 160 college undergraduates. The list was learned by either recognition or recall and then tested by either a recognition or recall test after 24 hour and 72 hour intervals. Ss were placed in 1 of 5 categories dependent upon the trial the S achieved 100% criterion. A 4 factor ANOV showed recognition scores to be significantly higher at the .05 …


The Effects Of The Female Sex Hormones On Food And Water Intake And On Body Weight After Hypertonic Stress In The Female Rat, John Kibler Jan 1972

The Effects Of The Female Sex Hormones On Food And Water Intake And On Body Weight After Hypertonic Stress In The Female Rat, John Kibler

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Validation Of The Psychologist's Narrative Report In Predicting "Successful" Bank Managers, Peter Stephen Horos Jan 1972

A Validation Of The Psychologist's Narrative Report In Predicting "Successful" Bank Managers, Peter Stephen Horos

Master's Theses

Although company selection procedures for managerial personnel vary widely, they frequently contract a psychological consulting firm to assess the applicant's potential. It was generally assumed then, that this professional information would significantly enhance the selection procedures and consequently improve the quality of the organization's managerial population. However, this assumption was made contingent upon the validity of the psychologist's predictions, with which there has been little research to date.


Development Of An Instrument To Measure Student Attitudes Toward God Using Semantic Differential, Joyce A. Morse Jan 1972

Development Of An Instrument To Measure Student Attitudes Toward God Using Semantic Differential, Joyce A. Morse

Master's Theses

The study had two objectives

(1) to construct an instrument, which would, measure students' attitudes toward God, and

(2) to use the instrument in a small pilot study to test its usefulness.

The instrument was patterned after the format of Osgood's Semantic Differential and each subject was asked to make judgments on five different concepts about God. Each concept was judged by pairs of bipolar adjectives on a rating scale of one to five, with five, being the most-positive.. The thirteen bipolar adjective pairs used in the. final .instrument were used only after two item analyses proved them to be …


The Effect Of Kindergarten Attendance On Later School Experiences, Janice Louise Trevan Jan 1972

The Effect Of Kindergarten Attendance On Later School Experiences, Janice Louise Trevan

Master's Theses

Problem

It is estimated that about one-half of our nation's six-year-olds receive their initial formal education when entering first grade. Many authorities in the field of education feel that an early childhood educational experience may be a causative factor in a child's later academic and social adjustment in school.

The purpose of this study was to: (1) compare the academic achievement and social adjustment of first-grade children who have had kindergarten experience and first grade children who have not had kindergarten experience; and (2) compare the academic achievement and social adjustment of fourth grade children who have had kindergarten experience …


The Relationship Between Athletic Success And Scholastic Achievement, Norman Bruce Province Jan 1972

The Relationship Between Athletic Success And Scholastic Achievement, Norman Bruce Province

Master's Theses

Recently the Berrien Springs Senior High School Board members voted to transfer from one interscholastic athletic league to another, since the high school's football and basketball teams had been having very poor athletic success. The faculty and administration felt that always losing was having a demoralizing effect on the entire school body, which was carrying over into their academic success.

This study covered a twenty year period running from 1953 to 1972 at the Berrien Springs Senior High School. The purpose was to see if the interscholastic athletic success in varsity and junior varsity football and basketball during this period …


The Relationship Between The Self-Concept And School Achievement In The Disadvantaged Child, Aneesi B. Nakhle Jan 1972

The Relationship Between The Self-Concept And School Achievement In The Disadvantaged Child, Aneesi B. Nakhle

Master's Theses

PURPOSE

The purpose of the study was to determine the extent of the relationship between the self-concept and the academic achievement of the disadvantaged child.

METHOD AND PROCEDURES

The subjects studied were randomly selected from an inner city elementary school. The sample consisted of 97 black and 8 white children of ages 9 to 13, in a nongraded school. The pupils were administered the California Achievement Test Level 3 Form B, and the California Test of Personality, Level 2, Form AA. Both tests were administered during the month of April 1972. The statistical treatment of the data consisted of obtaining …


A Comparison Of Values In Black And White Children In The Upper, Middle And Lower Social Classes, Emmanuel Ola Atolagbe Jan 1972

A Comparison Of Values In Black And White Children In The Upper, Middle And Lower Social Classes, Emmanuel Ola Atolagbe

Master's Theses

Purpose of the Study

The purpose of the study was to (1) discover if the value system of blacks is different from the value system of whites, and (2) to determine if social class is a significant influencing factor in the shaping of values.

Methods and Procedures

Many studies have been conducted in which the values of blacks and whites of both sexes in the lower, middle and upper classes were examined. Schuster (1968) conducted a study in which the values of blacks and whites of both sexes in the upper social class were examined. Lott and Lott (1963) examined …


The Ecology Of Insanity, Dominic F. Burke Jan 1972

The Ecology Of Insanity, Dominic F. Burke

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Impulsivity And Intelligence In Young Children, Allan Norbert Kaczala Jan 1972

Impulsivity And Intelligence In Young Children, Allan Norbert Kaczala

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Development Of A Test For The Measurement Of Drug Information Gained From Practical Experience By Undergraduate Students In Pharmacy, Henri R. Manasse Jan 1972

The Development Of A Test For The Measurement Of Drug Information Gained From Practical Experience By Undergraduate Students In Pharmacy, Henri R. Manasse

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A History Of Education In Tamil Nadu, India, Savarimuthu Savarimuthu Jan 1972

A History Of Education In Tamil Nadu, India, Savarimuthu Savarimuthu

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Certainty As Regards The Existence Of Physical Objects In The Later Philosophy Of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Robert Mishlove Jan 1972

Certainty As Regards The Existence Of Physical Objects In The Later Philosophy Of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Robert Mishlove

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Changes In Masticatory Performance Before And During Early Orthodontic Treatment, Philip Sheldon Markin Jan 1972

Changes In Masticatory Performance Before And During Early Orthodontic Treatment, Philip Sheldon Markin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Edward Austin Sheldon And The Oswego Movement: A Model Of Innovative Administration, Mary W. Boyle Jan 1972

Edward Austin Sheldon And The Oswego Movement: A Model Of Innovative Administration, Mary W. Boyle

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Level Of Contractual Behavior And Subjects' Evaluation Of Their Experience In A Contract Sensitivity Group, Harvey Hilbert Honig Jan 1972

The Relationship Between Level Of Contractual Behavior And Subjects' Evaluation Of Their Experience In A Contract Sensitivity Group, Harvey Hilbert Honig

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Some Linguistic Correlations In The Demographic Distributions Of The Italians In The Near West Side Community Of Chicago, Sandra Louise Lazarz Jan 1972

Some Linguistic Correlations In The Demographic Distributions Of The Italians In The Near West Side Community Of Chicago, Sandra Louise Lazarz

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Clinical Versus Statistical Judgment Of Asocial Psychopathy, Ernest John Lenz Jan 1972

A Comparison Of Clinical Versus Statistical Judgment Of Asocial Psychopathy, Ernest John Lenz

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Consequences Of Commitment And The Relevance Of Cognitively Bonded Values On Initial Attitude And Resistance To Attitude Change, Kenneth A. Marciniak Jan 1972

Consequences Of Commitment And The Relevance Of Cognitively Bonded Values On Initial Attitude And Resistance To Attitude Change, Kenneth A. Marciniak

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Masker Duration On The Detectability Of Pulsed Diotic And Dichotic Tonal Signals, Theodore H. Miller Jan 1972

Effect Of Masker Duration On The Detectability Of Pulsed Diotic And Dichotic Tonal Signals, Theodore H. Miller

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Description And Analysis Of The Structural Symbolism Of A Buddhist Ritual, Benedict Perrino Jan 1972

Description And Analysis Of The Structural Symbolism Of A Buddhist Ritual, Benedict Perrino

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Attitude Change As A Function Of Media Presentation: An Inquiry Into The Effects Of Source Monitoring, Thomas Arthur Watkins Jan 1972

Attitude Change As A Function Of Media Presentation: An Inquiry Into The Effects Of Source Monitoring, Thomas Arthur Watkins

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Changed List 2 Functional Stimuli On Retroactive Inhibition In The A-B, A-D Paradigm, Martin J. Doherty Jan 1972

The Effect Of Changed List 2 Functional Stimuli On Retroactive Inhibition In The A-B, A-D Paradigm, Martin J. Doherty

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Preliminary Investigation Of Negative Emotion And Insight Function In The Counseling Process, Robert C. Kramer Jan 1972

Preliminary Investigation Of Negative Emotion And Insight Function In The Counseling Process, Robert C. Kramer

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.