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Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Western Michigan University

Theses/Dissertations

1971

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Managerial Success And Personality Traits Of Self-Actualization, Louis H. Ballenger Dec 1971

Managerial Success And Personality Traits Of Self-Actualization, Louis H. Ballenger

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Prediction Of Job Success In A Plastics Company, Gerald Allen Poole Aug 1971

The Prediction Of Job Success In A Plastics Company, Gerald Allen Poole

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Analysis Of Training Methods Used For The Development Of Clerical Checking Skills, Tyrone Daniels Aug 1971

A Comparative Analysis Of Training Methods Used For The Development Of Clerical Checking Skills, Tyrone Daniels

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Short Term Retention Of A Positioning Movement Under Three Levels Of Interfering Task Conditions, Mark E. Conklin Apr 1971

Short Term Retention Of A Positioning Movement Under Three Levels Of Interfering Task Conditions, Mark E. Conklin

Masters Theses

This study is concerned with the short term memory of a simple arm-hand motor response. The response is studied under three task conditions: (1) visual kinesthetic interference (’2 ) kinesthetic interference and (3 ) a rest condition generating no sensory interference. Five movement amplitudes (2, 6 , 12, 18 and 24 cm) and four intervals (0, 20, 40 and 60 seconds) are compared in this study. A total of thirty-six right-handed subjects were used; twelve subjects were tested under each of the three task conditions.

The findings do not support an interference theory of forgetting which has been theorized to …