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The Black Migrant: An Analysis Of Family Dependency Within The Migration Process, Edward J. Peklo

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Response Attributes And Anxiety (Drive) In Paired-Associate Learning, Sue Van Oosten Petzel

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Cultural Background Factors And Cultural Influences Within Intelligence Tests, William Ernest Nordbrock

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Exploratory Study Of Black Americans' (In Chicago) Perception Of African Culture, Emman Ejidike Nwoko Egorugwu

Master's Theses

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The Reaction To Enclosure In Tudor Policy And Thought, Kenneth Michael Kines

Master's Theses

The original idea for this thesis in British Agrarian History evolved when it was discovered how much attention has been given to interpreting primary source material, and how little attention has been given to the primary sources themselves The student in Britain must find the task of research somewhat simple, for within the bounds of London can be found most of the necessary records, letters and statutes. The student confined to the United States must rely heavily upon printed sources. This paper is intended to serve as a guide to and study of major enclosure writings, speeches and policies that …

The Symbolist And Decadent Elements In The Lyrical Dramas Of Oscar Wilde, Nancy G. Nuckols

Master's Theses

The terms decadence, aestheticism, art for art's sake have been used interchangeably to describe the movement in literature that flowered during the 1890's in England. Despite the fact that the English aesthetics and decadents were a relatively small group, they were vocal and colorful. Many contributed to the numerous aesthetic and semi-aesthetic periodicals with such titles as The Chamelion, The Butter, The Rose Leaf, and The Hobby Horse. In this way the decadents presented the new trends in art and literature to the general public. In London during the 1890's the literacy taverns were full of these decadent artists who …

A Follow-Up Study Of The Vocational Choices Of Three Hundred Twenty-Four Eigth Grade Pupils To Determine The Validity Of Their Vocational Choices Ten Years Later, Jean Lankford Fountain

Master's Theses

The purpose of the investigation was as follows:

1. To determine whether there is a significant difference in the current vocations of three hundred pupils and the vocations chosen on the eighth grade level.

2. If there is a change, to determine some of the factors affecting it.

3. To determine whether it is relevant for pupils to make vocational choices at the eighth grade level.

Mrs. Gaskell's Industrial Novels: Mary Barton And North And South, Yvette D. Marambaud

Master's Theses

Since 1910, when Mrs. Gaskell's centenary was celebrated, few articles have been written about her. Except for her Life of Charlotte Bronte, she is not really well known in America. Few people read her tales or her short stories, and her novels are quite neglected. Yet her industrial novels, Mary Barton (1848) and North and South (1855), were very successful when they were first published. Mary Barton was an immediate success - perhaps in part because of the controversies it aroused.

The Selection Of Bank Management Trainees: A Validation Study, James G. Overton

Master's Theses

Twelve studies of psychometric prediction using cognitive ability tests with upper level managerial samples are summarized. Of these, only two yield essentially positive results. Meyer (1956) found·a correlation of .27 between Wonderlic scores and overall ratings of 142 supervisors. However, since the raters were free to examine predictor-scores while making their ratings, there is strong evidence that the criterion was contaminated. In an unpublished study, Laurent (1962) correlated ratings of managers with Miller Analogies Test and non-verbal abiliti test scores. With over 200 persons in each sample, he found correlations ranging from .18 to .29, all significant. The majority of …

An Investigation Of Differential Reinforcement Effectiveness As A Function Of Type Of Task, Jeffrey W. Erickson

Master's Theses

Two tasks and four reinforcers were used to determine whether or not reinforcer effectiveness is in part dependent upon the type of task involved. An equal number (40) fifth and sixth grade children performed under each task condition

for 20 trials (arithmetic and sequential processing) and received one of four possible reinforcers (candy , "good ", grad e A, no­ reinforcer). The two dependent variables measured were time to complete either task and the number of errors mad e while performing upon one or the other task. A significant F was not obtained for either time or error scores at …

The Contributions And Effects Of The Drama On Paradise Lost, Robert Elliott Bayliss

Master's Theses

Upon reading John Milton's Paradise Lost, one cannot help but notice that its tone, its moving scenes and confrontations, and its moments of psychological and cathartic impact all help to shape what one might call the poem's total effect -- the impressions it leaves with the reader. Upon close examination it becomes obvious that Milton was consummately adept in his adaptation of the dramatic element in his great epic. What is generally unrecognized, yet surprisingly evident, is that the dramatic element plays a unique and singularly important role in building the poem's grandeur. This dramatic element, more than any of …

Reason, Time, And Redemption In Joseph Heller's Catch-22, Diane S. Bonds

Master's Theses

When Joseph Heller 's Catch-22 appeared in 1961, it met with extreme reactions from reviewers. Those who attacked the novel did so with fervor. An anonymous reviewer in Daedalus summed up many unfavorable criticisms of the book by charging that Catch-22 wa s not "written"; that it had no story or real characters; that it was repetitive and formless; finally, that it was an example of the most "destructive and immoral" kind of literature--a novel which spat "in-discrimimitely at business and the professions, at respectability, at ideals, at all visible tokens of superiority." Favorable reviews focused mainly on the brilliance …

Husserl's Idea Of Phenomenology, Richard Allan Berg

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Loyola Sentence Completion Blank For Clergymen: Construction And Validation, Mary Sheehan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Investigation Of The Relationship Between Algebra Grades And Differential Aptitude Test Subtests To Geometry Grades, Barbara Jean Southall

Master's Theses

THE PROBLEM AND OBJECTIVES

Counselors and teachers have long wanted a system to predict a student's probable level of achievement in the next higher course. This has been especially true in the academic areas such as English and mathematics. To do so involves many factors and the attempt has not yet proven successful.

THE PROBLEM

After three years of teaching both Algebra II and Trigonometry, and Fused Geometry, the author has become aware of the need for predicting a student's probable level of achievement in the next higher mathematics course. This is particularly true when colleges may be more selective …

Influence Of Vicarious Reinforcement On An Observer's Speed Of Conflict Resolution, Nola R. Powell

Master's Theses

Conflict, expressed parsimoniously yet meaningfully, result from "competition between incompatible responses" (miller 1944). Conflict identified in this manner must be distinguished from a psychoanalytic definition invoking internal dynamic states and forces as explanatory concepts. In the interest of working with behaviors that are more readily observable and measurable, this paper will focus on conflict as defined in the first sense.

Lewin (1931), in particular, was instrumental in launching a concept of conflict based psychological field forces. Field forces, which were considered to be acquired, were said to have valences which had a point of application, strength, and direction. Valences could …

Proactive Transfer And Acoustic Similarity In Short-Term Paired-Assoicate Learning, Richard James Pittman

Master's Theses

Interference is the most prominent explanation of forgetting in verbal long-term memory (LTM). Interference theory generally holds that forgetting is due to the competition of associations learned during the retention interval rather than to the decay of memory traces. Proactive interference results when the competing associations are learned prior to the criterion associations, and retroactive interference results when the competing associations are learned after the criterion associations. Further explanation of retroactive inhibition (RI) and proactive inhibition (PI) in paired-associate (P-A) learning is found in the extinction hypothesis of interference theory. According to the hypothesis, interference is due to unlearning or …

The Role Of Defense Spending In Recent Economic Growth Of The San Francisco Bay Area, James Calhoun Williams

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Label Uptake In Maternal And Fetal A/Jax Mouse Tissues After Maternal Injections Of Tritiated Cortisol: A Liquid Scintillation Study, Gilbert E. Dodds

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Physiologic Study Of The Anxiety And Apprehension Of Children In The Dental Situation, Wayne E. Milos

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Man's Transcendence In The Wisdom Of The Sands By Antoine De Saint-Exupery, William F. Briel

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Attitudes Toward The Policeman Among First Grade Children, Rose Mary Zacharia Finnegan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Occlusal Force Discrimination By Denture Wearers, Fred James Pacer

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Determination Of Reduction And Enhancement Of The Apparent Contrast Of Grid Patterns As A Function Of Brief Adaptation Durations, John Paul Bisaha.

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Some Sociological Factors Influencing Interdenominational Switching In The Protestant Ministry, Elizabeth Q. Bulatao

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of "Personal Influence" On Learning, Motivation, And Commitment To Voluntary Action, Daryl E. Chubin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Socio-Political Interests And Activities Of Sensitivity Group Participants, Susan Williams Cunningham

Master's Theses

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An Examination Of The Self-Concept And Education Of The Culturally Disadvantaged Black Student: Some Administrative Implications, Mckinley Dillingham

Master's Theses

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An Investigation Of The Effects Of Externally And Intrapsychically Induced Stress On Projective Drawings, Robert L. Duncan

Master's Theses

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A Survey Of The Rogers Park-West Ridge Area Showing The Relationship Of Perceived Mental Health Needs, Attitudes Toward Mental Illness And Selected Demographic Variables, Barbara J. Dydyk

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.