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Educational Psychology

1981

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A Comparison Of The Effects Of Open-Ended And Consensus Seeking Group Discussion Processes On The Moral Judgment Of Dental Hygiene Students, Lindsay Lorimer Rettie Jan 1981

A Comparison Of The Effects Of Open-Ended And Consensus Seeking Group Discussion Processes On The Moral Judgment Of Dental Hygiene Students, Lindsay Lorimer Rettie

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The professional duties of dental hygienists are broadening and with this expansion comes new responsibilities for patient care. The future role of the dental hygienist will include new opportunities as well as new obligations which will require proficiency in dental hygiene skills and judgment. It is incumbent upon dental hygiene educators, therefore, to provide the educational experiences necessary to prepare the professionals of the future for clinical as well as moral decision making. The conceptual framework upon which this dissertation was based was the cognitive-developmental theory developed by John Dewey, Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg. This investigation combined the cognitive …


The Differences Of Individuals With Type A And Type B Behavior Patterns And The Women's Awareness Seminar On Self-Actualization And Flexibility, Carolyn A. Glass Jan 1981

The Differences Of Individuals With Type A And Type B Behavior Patterns And The Women's Awareness Seminar On Self-Actualization And Flexibility, Carolyn A. Glass

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The relationship between psychological traits and the incidence of some diseases has captured the attention of researchers in medicine as well as psychology, education, and society. Rosenman and Friedman were pioneers in the discovery that a certain pattern of behaviors may be associated with the risk of heart disease. They designated these psychological factors as Type A behavior pattern and the absence of these factors as Type B behavior pattern.;Several behavioral techniques have been used to modify the Type A behavior pattern. It has been suggested that Type A individuals may need different types of intervention due to the educational, …