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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 Beau Ideal Of A Soldier" : Brigadier General Charles Dimmock, Eugene M. Sanchez-Saavedra

Master's Theses

Charles Dimmock (1800-1863), the subject of this biography, played "many parts" in his lifetime; Soldier, Educator, Hero, Businessman, Engineer, Promoter, Family man and Civil Servant. A northerner by birth, Dimmock adopted the state of Virginia as his mistress and place of residence and he devoted the last twenty years of his life to the state's military and civil development.

With Richmond, Virginia, in the 1840's and 50's, as his stage, Dimmock, who was certainly the hero of his own biography, worked with an astonishing variety of supporting players, ranging from the top civil and military leaders in America to the …

Symbol And Mood In Tennyson's Nature Poetry, Margery Moore Taylor

Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper is to show Tennyson's preoccupation with nature in his poetry, his use of her as a projector of moods and symbolism, the interrelation of landscape with depth of feeling and narrative or even simple picturesqueness. Widely celebrated as the supreme English poet and often called the Victorian Oracle, Tennyson may well be considered the best exemplar of the nineteenth century. T.S. Eliot acclaimed his poetic greatness because of his "abundance, variety, and complete competence." In addition to these positive attributes he displayed elements typical of the Victorian Age, dignity, seriousness, industrious application. More importantly, Tennyson …

The Comic Vision Of Samuel Beckett, James Ambrose Walsh

Master's Theses

The twin poles of eating and excreting which he mentions point up Beckett's preoccupation with the physical over the spiritual, an interest which stands as a clue to tho understanding of his comic vision, the one element which remains constant and at the heart of his writing throughout bis career. At the center of this interest is a theory of comedy best investigated through his relationship to Henri Bergson, the French philosopher and author of Laughter, a theory of the comic. Though there is no concrete evidence of any direct influence on Beckett from Bergson, the incredible similarities in their …

Sherwood Anderson : An Experiment In Journalism, Carol Senell Ware

Master's Theses

James Schevill in his Sherwood Anderson His Life and Work describes Anderson's plunge into journalism as "an episode unique in American newspaper history, the first time a mature writer of important stature had been completely responsible for the contents of two country papers." Although it ha s bee n generally acknowledged that Anderson's journalistic experiments are unique and make a significant contribution to the history of American journalism, these areas have never been analyzed in any detail by students of his work. This thesis will explore in depth the nature of Anderson's journalistic experiments and evaluate his achievement in the …

Caesar In Spain : An Economic Policy?, Robert O. Turek

Master's Theses

The question we set out to investigate was whether Caesar exhibited an organized policy toward the economy of the Spanish provinces. Two distinct aspects have been considered: that of Spain itself and its economic growth and that of Caesar personally and his policies.

During the first century B.C. the Spanish peninsula was exhibiting signs of the economic growth which reached its height during the first two centuries of Imperial times. Mining, industry and commerce were flourishing. Agriculture was becoming ore diverse and profitable. Italian immigration, both of money and manpower, was providing an impetus to spur the growth which had …

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

Master's Theses

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Organizational Size And Administrative Ratio: A Structural Analysis Of The Task Units Of Catholic Religious Professionals, Paul R. Zelus

Master's Theses

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

Master's Theses

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

Master's Theses

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Some Physical Properties Of Cements Employed In The Cementation Of Orthodontic Bands, Jay R. Schauer

Master's Theses

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

Master's Theses

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

Master's Theses

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The Villagers Of Hemmingford Abbotts: 1278-1339, Elaine Gravelle Clark

Master's Theses

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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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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

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The Development In The Concept Of Counseling Of Dean Edmund Griffith Williamson From 1937 To 1969, Herbert J. Farias

Master's Theses

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The Implications Of The Foreign Studies Apostolate For American Jesuit Higher Education In The 1970'S, John Felice

Master's Theses

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The Philosophy Of Education In Selected Ancient And Contemporary Judaic Sources In Relation To Main Values In Four Secular Philosophies, Elliott Finkel

Master's Theses

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Beliefs About Death And Immortality Observed By Opinion Scaling In Students At Two Midwestern Catholic Medical Schools, Jean Frances Gagan

Master's Theses

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The Mental Health Needs Of Different Age Groups Within An Urban Community As Perceived By Service Providers And Service Recipients Within That Community, Joel Laskin

Master's Theses

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A Follow-Up Study Of Interest Scores And Personality Traits Of Persevering And Non-Persevering High School Minor Seminarians Nine Years Later , William Lawrence O'Neill

Master's Theses

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An Anaysis Of Existing Guidance And Counseling Services In Diploma Schools Of Nursing, Rose Marie Seifried

Master's Theses

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Introduction And Operation Of Videoplayers For Religious Instruction In The Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Steve Joannou

Master's Theses

Purpose of the Study

The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility of introducing and operating video players in the Seventh-day Adventist Church for religious instruction.

Importance of the Study

The first two waves of the electronic appliance age have left an indelible mark on mankind. In some countries there are more radio receivers than people and more television sets than bathtubs. Now the third wave, the video player, is about to break upon us, and it could transform as dramatically as the first two the cultural habits of the world. Even skeptics are now willing to concede …

Tunnels And Residential Growth In San Francisco, 1910-1930, Vincent D. Ring

Master's Theses

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An Appraisal Of The Physical Education Facilities And Equipment In The Public Elementary Schools Of Virginia, Craig Paul Organ

Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to examine the physical education facilities and equipment as they existed in the public elementary schools in Virginia in light of their adequacy as reported by principals and as compared with the standards recommended by the Virginia State Department of Education for an adequate physical education program.

The Status Of Career Development In The Elementary School As Viewed By Elementary School Counselors Of Virginia, Regina N. Smith

Master's Theses

Although 1970 has been proclaimed the contennial year of the founding of the public school system in Virginia,¹ organized guidance in the elementary schools had its beginning only five years ago.² During the ensuing years, there has been increased interest in offering more and improved guidance services in the elementary schools of the state. An additional emphasis has been placed on the developmental aspect of guidance, specially trained persons have been employed in some of the elementary schools in Virginia.

One of the this developmental aspect of guidance in which there is great concern is career development. Because …

Characteristics Of Successful Teaches Of The Disadvantaged (As Identified By School Principals), Lubomyr Zapar

Master's Theses

It was the problem of this study to identify basic characteristics, which teachers of the disadvantaged should possess in order to achieve maximum effectiveness in their teaching. Also, the study attempted to discover and reveal factual data on the disparity, which exists between the characteristics, which teachers presently working in this capacity possess, and those characteristics which are preferred.

Case Relations Of The Two Part Verb In English, Lester Gould Woody

Master's Theses

This paper attempts to explore one relatively small phenomenon of language. Linguistics is what might be thought of as a discipline in its infancy. Men have studied language for thousands of years: Dionysius Thrax of Alexandria codified the grammar of Greek in the second century B.C. But it has been only in the last thirty to forty years that scholars have studied language as it is spoken, as the living tool for symbolization that more than anything else distinguishes man from the lower animals. Linguists try to describe and to explain language, not to prescribe how it should be used. …