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A Comparison Between Self-Paced And Instructor-Paced Instructional Systems, Laura Lee Winter

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Two college level systems of instruction derived from basic behavioral principals were compared. Community college students enrolled in two sections of an introductory psychology course served as subjects. Students in one section experienced a self-paced system of instruction. Students in the second section went through the course under an instructor-paced system of instruction. Students in the self-paced section received higher course grades and performed better on unit quizzes. However, the final examination performance for the two groups was about the same. Suggestions for further research are given.

Pyramidal Instruction: The Use Of Elementary Students As Instructors Of Infants, Walter C. Williams

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The Combined And Differential Effects Of Two Types Of Preparatory Quizzes On College Student Behaviors, Randy Lee Williams

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An Analysis Of The Effects Of Time And Competing Responses On Data Reliability, Paul B. Williams

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My Internship Experience At The Western Michigan University Counseling Center, Bruce Vern Weller

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The Effects Of Negative Reinforcement On The Aggressive Response Of The Squirrel Monkey, Darwin Dwain Stier

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The Reduction Of Long Latency Verbal Responding In A Multiplihandicapped Adolescent Utilizing An Avoidance-Positive Reinforcement Procedure, Steven H. Spiro

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Teaching Higher-Order Concepts In Philosophy Using Siegfried Engelmann's Concept Analysis, Jonathan E. Spiegel

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Political Verbal Behavior, Paul Richard Shukovsky

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The Calhoun Area Vocational Center: An Internship And Project, Gerald D. Lutz

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Organizational Traits Affecting Change In The Michigan Division Of Vocational Rehabilitation, Mary Jo Deegan

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An Acquisition Of New Administrative Skills With Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Jerry B. Van Leeuwen

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The Effects Of Types Of Music On Worker Productivity In A Sheltered Workshop, Wayne D. Veneklasen

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The Shaping Of Verbal Imitation And Multiple Effects Of Aversive Schedules For Controlling Inattention In An Infant, Leta Hunt Secker

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A six-month-old infant was conditioned to imitate four verbal cues presented by an adult experimenter by using food as a reinforcer. Aversive schedules (escape-avoidance of, or punishment with a loud buzzer) were then introduced to suppress inattentive behavior. Inattention defined as looking away from the investigator, crying, rate of vocalizations, and accuracy of imitations were measured. Three conclusions of the experiment were: 1) verbal imitation can be shaped and maintained through positive reinforcement; 2) the use of aversive schedules is not necessarily beneficial for the performance of the imitative task, or for the general well-being of the child.

The Mental Patient As Machiavellian: An Exploratory Study, Louise B. Leader

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A basic question in the study of mental illness has been whether mental patients were victims of society or manipulators of their own careers. Four hypotheses were developed to investigate the manipulative aspect of this question. Patients were selected from three different mental institutions: a state hospital, a Veteran's Administration Hospital, and a private church-related hospital. The patients' records and a group-administered battery of test instruments provided the data used to test the hypotheses. Only one of the hypotheses was supported and the basic question remained unanswered. Lack of support for the remaining three hypotheses was not seen as conclusive …

Perspectives For Industrial Arts Administrators, Peter G. Burke

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Conditioned Suppression In Humans As A Function Of Task Complexity, Henry H. James

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An Exploration Of Numerous Customer Characteristics Associated With Impulse Purchasing Behavior, Ira J. Jager

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Introduction

The term "impulse buying behavior" evokes different connotations to different researchers. It is for this reason that it is difficult to formulate a universal definition for all research in the field. Engel, Kollat, and Blackwell (1968) list some of the definitions given to impulse purchasing by those who have done research in this field:

(1) "An impulse purchase is an unplanned spur of the moment decision to purchase a product."

(2) "An impulse purchase is a logical and efficient way of making purchase decisions since by waiting until one is in the store to finalize purchase intentions, a more …

Schedule Effects On Individual And Paired Escape Behavior Of Albino Rats, Anton P. Colasacco

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In Experiment I, the effects of low fixed ratios on individual escape behavior of rats was studied. When FR sessions were compared to CRF sessions, measures related to shock delivery showed highest percentage increases, especially at FR-5.

Animals were then paired. Two schedules were analyzed as alternatives to individual escape. In Experiment II, shock was terminated when a specified FR was completed, either by the responses of one animal or by the total responses of both animals. Escape as a function of both animals responding was not maintained. In Experiment III, shock was terminated individually as before, or when both …

The Effects Of Age, Sex, And Educational Level On Ideal Therapist Choice, Bruce J. Cannon

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Operant And Classical Conditioning Of Single Units In Area 18a Of The Rat’S Cortex, Francis E. Butler

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The effect of the previous history of a single unit on its present firing pattern was studied using classical and operant conditioning. The units were in area 18a of the rat's cortex. It was found that there are polymodal units in that area. The firing pattern can be changed using classical conditioning. The rate of firing can be increased one standard deviation above the mean rate by reinforcing with brain stimulation. The rate can also be changed one standard deviation below the mean rate. This occurs when the trials come at a fixed time and when the trials come at …

Successive Discrimination Reversal Learning In The Rat Offspring As A Function Of Maternal Stress During Gestation, Miles A. Kowall

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This paper itself with the effect of prenatal stress on the learning ability of the offspring, parental emotionality on learning ability, and how these two factors interact. Female animals were categorized as either high or low emotional by measures in the open field and then further divided into shock or no-shock groups. This provided the stress condition. All females were stressed during pregnancy. Cross fostering and fostering techniques were used to provide more stringent control measures so as to be able to extrapolate prenatal influence from post natal artifacts. This resulted in a 2X2X3 analysis of variance matrix with error …

The Use Of Multiple Auditory Cues In A Visual Search Task, Howard C. Silver

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An Internship To Develop A Screening Process To Determine Probable Pilot Training Success, Ronald Dean Quisling

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The internship with the Department of Transportation Technology at Western Michigan University enabled the investigator to develop a screening method for the department to use in its pilot training program. It provided an opportunity to study the many and varied skills needed in order to successfully complete the pilot training course and to learn the various techniques used in pilot training. After choosing a screening method, it was given to those students enrolled in flight instruction during the 1972 Fall semester. It was the first time any type of research was begun at Western Michigan University in the aviation curriculum …

A Study To Determine The Effectiveness Of An Interest Grouping Classification For Primary Grade Children, Dianne T. Mcafee Williams

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The purpose was to determine if a subject arrangement of easy fiction books, based on the interests of primary-grade children, and denoted by picture symbols, would make the students more satisfied with, and independent in, their book selections, as compared to an author arrangement of easy fiction books.

The study was divided into two parts, the former dealing with the author arrangement and the latter dealing with the subject arrangement. Tally sheets of student subject requests were kept by the librarian in a comparison of the two arrangements. Followup included questionnaires to primary grade teachers and librarian, and interviews with …

Landscapes Unique: Manuscripts To Paranoics, Mark Alan Trumper

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The Development Of A Severity Rating Scale For Evaluating Harsh Voice Quality, Sandra Kay Slater

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Aspects Of The Extent And Effectiveness Of Career Guidance And Career Education In Illinois Public Schools, Grades 1-12, Kenneth G. Prillaman

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Between Two Worlds Become Much Like Each Other: Man In And Out Of Time In The Four Quartets, James Thomas Jones

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An Analysis Of The Treatment Of Platonic Love In Ford's Nondramatic Works And Independent Tragedies, Kathryn M. Jackson

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