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The Effectiveness Of Rational-Emotive Therapy In The Reduction Of Trait Anxiety Of College Undergraduate Students, Thomas Stanley Golabek

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) in reducing levels of trait anxiety in undergraduates who enrolled in anxiety reduction workshops. S's were 44 volunteer male and female students from the University of the Pacific who enrolled in either an independent study or a mini-course series of 8 sessions, and were assigned to one of the three randomly designated groups: Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET), Attention Placebo (AP), or No-Treatment (NT). The AP procedure consisted of exposure to various nutritional aspects of physical fitness which focused on vitamin and mineral intake. Two self-report measures, the …

Generalization Of Learned Helplessness : A Test Of The Attribution Theory Models, Jean Griffin

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the relationship between global/specific and stable/unstable dimensions of attributions and the generalization of helplessness across tasks and situations. Four groups of subjects were given instructions suggesting that their performance on a Venn diagram task could be attributed to (a) global or specific and (b) staple or unstable factors. Then, during performance of this task, these subjects were given noncontingent correctness feedback on their responses. A control group given the same task received no attribution instructions or feedback on their performance. Generalization of helplessness was assessed by examining the magnitude of performance deficits displayed on an anagram task …

Self-Instructional Training To Increase Independent Work Skills In Preschoolers, Lorrie E. Aubert

Student Work

The effects of cognitive self-instructional training on performance of independent work skills in three impulsive, disruptive preschool children was investigated using a multiple-baseline design across subjects. Behavioral observations of the children in the classroom indicated that, after the introduction of self-instructional training, there was an increase in on-task behavior and work completion for the subjects and an increase in accuracy of work for all three children. A second self-instructional training input had little effect on the children's classroom behavior; however, subsequent introduction of a mild incentive procedure directly into the classroom resulted in further improvement in two subjects rates of …

Industrial Incentive Testing: The Effects Of Pilot Programs On The Performance Of Non-Pilot Groups, Thomas E. Kranda

Student Work

The question of central interest in this study was, "do incentive testing pilot programs adversely affect the performace of non-pilot groups?" The current managerial practice of testing new motivational techniques on small subgroups within an organization provides employees with a recognizable discrepancy between the effort to reward payoffs among co-workers. Independent variables manipulated in this study were: (a) differing levels of preferential treatment, and (b) membership versus non-membership in a bonus testing pilot group. Dependent variables included task quantity, task quality, subject's estimates of productivity had they been in each of four treatment conditions, and treatment group attractiveness rating. Planned …

Complexity Of Distraction And Message/Task As They Relate To Persuasion And Intellectual Task Performance, Patrick Don Jerome

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Newsletter, Volume 24, Number 03, May - June 1979, William Au Phd, T.C. Hsu Phd, Betty Pfefferbaum Phd, Richard H. Lucas Phd

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas Archives

• John Higginson Discusses Future of Cancer Research
• Clastogenic Effects of Biological Stains and Dyes
• Systemic Hyperthermia at MDAH
• Pioneer in Maxillofacial Prothetics Dies
• Psychological Considerations in Pediatric Oncology
• Chairman Reappointed to Texas Board of Health
• Addendum to MDAH Referral Guide

Methods For Increasing Children's Comprehension Of Prosocial Values As Transmitted Through Television Programs, Lissette E. Villanueva

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the effect of intervening commentary and generalization discussions upon the generalization of prosocial values as transmitted through a commercially broadcast prosocial television program. The subjects participating were 50 first graders and 50 third graders. They were randomly assigned to one of five treatment conditions (control, film only, film with commentary, film with generalization, and film with commentary and generalization). Contrary to predications, the intervening commentary used as a means of directing attention to the critical points in the story, did not have an effect upon the comprehension of the values implied in the program. It is suggested …

On Tapp (And Levine), Michael J. Saks

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Law, Justice, and the Individual in Society: Psychological and Legal Issues edited by June Louin Tapp and Felice J. Levine

The Effects Of Manning Levels On Maintenance Mechanisms And Rejection Of A Deviate, David Willis Arnold

Student Work

"Psychology has been so busy selecting from, imposing upon, and rearranging the behavior of its subjects that it has until very recently neglected to note behavior's clear structure whe n it is not molested by i tests, experiments, questionnaires, and interviews" (Barker, 1963, p. 2 4). This relatively lucid scrutinization of behavior has been the major concern of what is referred to as behavior setting or undermanning theory. The original theory was derived from Barker (1960) and his extensive observations of the behavior settings within two towns. According to Barker (1968), a behavior setting is an ecobehavioral unit which is …

Ariel - Volume 9 Number 5, John Welch, George Coar, John W. Smith, Ii, Richard Yelovich, Mark Rubin, Roslyn Taylor, Steve Levine, John Radomski, Robert L. Brent, Vincent Viscomi, Jon Adams, Joyce Freidel, Mark Repka

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California Institute Of Asian Studies -- Catalog 1979-1980, Ciis

CIIS Catalogs Archive

This is the 1979-1980 catalog of courses, staff and faculty for the California Institute of Asian Studies (CIIS).

Psychology Gone Awry: An Analysis Of Psychological World Views, Mark P. Cosgrove

Books by Taylor faculty, staff, and administrators

Demonstrating that each of the three major psychological world views—naturalistic, humanistic, and transpersonal—has Its own singular weakness. Mark P. Cosgrove suggests an alternative: Christian theism. "A world view based on Christian beliefs." says Cosgrove. "adequately copes with the weaknesses of modern psychological world views and provides a suitable framework for the study of man and the development of solutions to human problems."

Personality And Behavioral Characteristics Of Physically Abused Children., James Alexander Duncan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Characteristics Of Dream Recall: The Dreamer And His Dreams., April Hogue Newlin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Rorschach Study Of Internalized Object Relations With Borderline Personalities And Neurotics., Sandra Kaye Pitts

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Sex, Status, And Solidarity: Attributions For Interpersonal Touching, Gayle Frances Scroggs

Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Multivariate Contribution To The Measurement And Construct Validity Of Generalized Social Attraction, David Mikle Leuser

Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Individual Differences And Rule Training On Prismatically Induced Transfer Effects, Michael Edward Tirrell

Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Inhibitory Dimensional Control In The Pigeon: The Effects Of Discriminative Autoshaping And Negative Automaintenance Procedures, Peter Erben Jenkins

Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of A Crime's Consequences On Verdict: Type Ii Errors And Information Distortion, Brian Jay Perlman

Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Chinese And Western Man: A Challenge To The Assumption Of An Inherent Nature To Human Beings, Joseph John Mirabito

Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Joint Custody, Carolyn S. Bratt

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

Shared custody has traditionally been looked upon with disfavor by the courts. Similarly, some professionals in the field of child development oppose the concept of shared custody. There are, however, several advantages to shared custody. The legal system benefits, as judges escape the unenviable task of playing Solomon. The child benefits because both parents continue to have a voice in the child’s upbringing, and the child continues to enjoy the love, advice, and companionship of both parents. In addition, because both parents share the responsibility of child raising, neither is faced with the loss of self-esteem which results from being …

Psychological Androgyny And Autobiographical Forecast Of One's Future., Anne-Marie Meehan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Procrastination: The Personality And Situational Correlates Of Procrastination Behavior For Achievement Tasks., Robert Roy Taylor

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Self-Disclosure And Various Aspects Of Mental Health As A Function Of The Interpersonal Situation In Which Disclosure Occurs., Wesley Joseph Brockhoeft

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Mothers' And Fathers' Speech To Young Children., Thomas J. Lipscomb

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between An Individual's Responses To Modern Paintings And His "Psychological Type."., John Wiley Pickering

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Attitudes And Personality Traits Of Parents Of Gifted Children., Ann Hendrickson Goodrich

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Members In A Large Black Southern University., Murelle Guidry Harrison

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Male/Female Conceptualization Differences In Children Of Single Fathers And Dual Parent Families, Patricia A. Riley

Honors Theses

Fifteen single fathers and their children and fifteen presently married fathers and their children were Ss in this study to investigate differences in male/female conceptualizations between the children of the two different family structures as well as the influence of the fathers' self-reported sex-role on the children. The BEM Sex-Role Inventory was administered to the fathers and the Kagen Symbolic Conceptualization Test was given to the children. Analysis results indicate no sex-role differences among both groups of fathers. Children's responses were significant when 1) scores of children of married fathers and children of single fathers were compared on the feminine …