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1985

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A Tribute To Charles W. Raker, Robert R. Marshak Oct 1985

A Tribute To Charles W. Raker, Robert R. Marshak

Charles W. Raker (1920 - 2014)

A tribute to Charles W. Raker on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1985 by his colleague Robert R. Marshak.

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Social Facilitation Of Young Children's Dynamic Balance Performance.Pdf, Mary Jo Maccracken, Robert E. Stadulis May 1985

Social Facilitation Of Young Children's Dynamic Balance Performance.Pdf, Mary Jo Maccracken, Robert E. Stadulis

Dr. Mary J. MacCracken

Dynamic balance performance of young children (ages 4, 6, and 8) was assessed in
three social situations: alone (only with tester present); coaction (one other child performing
at the same time); and spectators (five other observer children present). Within each age
and gender, children (N = 120) were classified as of higher or lower comparative skill.
Each balance task performed (walking forward and backward on a line, a narrow beam
or a wide beam) was classified as representing easier or more difficult tasks for each
child individually. Findings (p < .05) indicated that the facilitation effects of social
situations strengthened …

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The Subsiding Sizzle: Shifting Strategies In Print Advertising, 1900-1980, Richard W. Pollay Jan 1985

The Subsiding Sizzle: Shifting Strategies In Print Advertising, 1900-1980, Richard W. Pollay

Richard W. Pollay

No abstract provided.

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Predictors Of Health In Middle Adulthood, Sandra Thomas Jan 1985

Predictors Of Health In Middle Adulthood, Sandra Thomas

Sandra Thomas

There is increasing acceptance of the premise that growth and development continue throughout adult life and, as life expectancy has lengthened, there is a much expanded mid-life period. Yet, middle adulthood has been neglected as an area of theoretical and empirical examination. Adults (N=251) in middle adulthood (age 35-55) completed instruments measuring current health status, health locus of control, health value, health habits, self-management effectiveness, stressful life events, social support, genetic predisposition, gender, level of education, and income. The results indicated that internal locus of control was positively related to total self-management, health self-management, and health habits, while chance locus …

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