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The Status Of The Dominant Cognitive And Operant Theories Of Motivation In Industrial Psychology, Walter M. Baker Aug 1975

The Status Of The Dominant Cognitive And Operant Theories Of Motivation In Industrial Psychology, Walter M. Baker

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Development Of Attitudes Toward Work Through "Career Education", Lonnie Fred Mcdonough Wheeler Jul 1975

The Development Of Attitudes Toward Work Through "Career Education", Lonnie Fred Mcdonough Wheeler

Dissertations and Theses

Attitude measurement problems are discussed within the context of a contemporary movement in the field of education. A restricted definition of the alienation construct is suggested as a theoretical framework within which research in this area could be conducted. Construction and validation data on an instrument designed to measure attitudes toward work are reported. Pre and posttest scores (using the above measure as well as the Rotter I-E Scale) of two high school Career Education programs were compared. Neither program produced significant mean attitude change in terms of these measures. However, change detected by increase in the variance on the …


An Application Of Operant Conditioning To Absenteeism In A Hospital Setting, Tedd Andrew Stephens Jan 1975

An Application Of Operant Conditioning To Absenteeism In A Hospital Setting, Tedd Andrew Stephens

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Mmpi: An Attempt To Fake Profiles Of Policemen, Odie M. Swift Jan 1975

Mmpi: An Attempt To Fake Profiles Of Policemen, Odie M. Swift

Masters Theses

Personality, uses of personality tests, and problems associated with reliability of personality tests are briefly discussed. The Kroger and Turnbull (1975) study dealing with "role-faking" is discussed. The review of the literature discusses the occupation of policeman under three categories: 1) assessment of policemen, 2) MMPI and police assessment, and 3) MMPI studies. The MMPI was given to 18 policemen, 43 male college students, and 40 female college students. The students were assigned to a control condition and an experimental condition. Subjects in the experimental group answered MMPI questions the way they thought policemen would answer the questions. An analysis …


A Comparison Of Police And Criminal Personality Characteristics As Measured By The Mmpi, Dale Ray Fuqua Jan 1975

A Comparison Of Police And Criminal Personality Characteristics As Measured By The Mmpi, Dale Ray Fuqua

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.