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A Survey Of Perceived Control And Domestic Environment Aspects Of Early Adolescent Boys With And Without Identified Externalizing Behavior Problems, Gary W. Mauk
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Two demographically congruous groups of early adolescent boys, one group with identified externalizing behavior problems (ESP) and one group enrolled in regular education (RED), were surveyed using anonymous self-report questionnaires that assessed academic, social, and general domains of perceived control and aspects of familial experiences. Data from EBP and RED boys' extant scholastic archival records were also collected. Also, using anonymous self-report questionnaires, the parents of EBP and RED boys were surveyed regarding their levels of satisfaction regarding aspects of parenting.
This study found that EBP boys had statistically significantly lower reading, math, and language achievement scores and grade point …
Lack Of Control As A Predictive Factor For Stress-Related Symptoms In Rape Victims, Chad Sombke
Lack Of Control As A Predictive Factor For Stress-Related Symptoms In Rape Victims, Chad Sombke
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Researchers have agreed that most rape victims experience stress-related symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder. There have also been numerous studies that have tried to predict the severity of those stress-related symptoms, but the literature is inconclusive. Lack of perceived control is consistently mentioned in the rape research literature as being present in rape victims, but no study has empirically examined the relationship between perceived control and a rape victim's stress-related symptoms.
The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the relationship between perceived control and stress-related symptoms in rape victims. This was accomplished by comparing a group of …
Development And Control Of Licking Behavior In The Guinea Pig (Cavia Porcellus), Jack R. Alvord
Development And Control Of Licking Behavior In The Guinea Pig (Cavia Porcellus), Jack R. Alvord
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Four non-licking guinea pigs were reinforced with water for successive approximations to licking an operandum feeder. Once all subjects had obtained their total liquid intake for a three-week period by licking, an optimum deprivation schedule was determined.
Fixed ratio and variable interval schedules were found to affect licking behavior of the guinea pig in a similar way as with the rat, mean lick rate of guinea pigs being slightly lower than that of the rat. Precise control over the onset and offset of licking was demonstrated through discrimination training.