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The Effect Of Instructions On Problem Solving Efficiency, Douglas Allen Webb

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A Comparison Of Authentic And Simulated Mmpi Profiles, Gaylis D. Brown

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An Exploratory Study Of The Effect Of Aggressive Feelings And Their Relation To Humor Preference, J. Edward Chase

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Sensory Interaction: Employing The Forced Choice Psychophysical Method To Study The Effect Auditory Stimulation Has On Visual Sensitivity, Reuben Kamper

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Personality Differences Between Two Fundamental Religious Samples And A Sample Of The General Population, Ross O. Ward

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Manipulation Of The Magnitude Of Incentive Variable And Runway Performance, David Mason Wildasin

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The purpose of the present study was an attempt to replicate the findings of Wolfe and Kaplon (1941) using rats and somewhat more precise measurements of the dependent variables. Both the former study and Dyal's work indicate that specification of the amount of reward in terms of the weight of the food is insufficient. Specifically, the effect of presenting the same amount of food in one unit as against presenting it in five units was investigated.

U.S. Foreign Aid Policy: Its Impact On Public Opinion, Jane L. Olson

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Introduction

An analysis of the relationships between public policy and public opinion is vital to gaining an understanding and appreciation of the political process in the United States. According to democratic theory, citizens are to be free to express their views on issues and policy decisions. In a representative democracy the elected officials are supposed to carry out the wishes of their constituents. This study is directed toward analyzing the relationships between foreign aid policy and public opinion toward ten selected policy changes which have taken place since World War II. It focuses on the formal foreign aid program; and, …

Father Charles E. Coughlin And The Formation Of The Union Party 1936, Michael H. Parsons

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Preface

On October 17, 1926, a young Irish-Catholic priest stood before the altar of his church in Royal Oak, Michigan and delivered a radio sermon. Within a decade, his voice, transmitted by thousands of radios, would be familiar to millions of Americans. Father Charles E. Coughlin had begun a stormy career that would earn him the title "radio priest" and make him one of the most controversial figures to appear on the American political scene in the depression-ridden 1930's.

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In this study, I trace the development of Coughlin's disillusionment with the Roosevelt administration, analyze his contribution to the formation …

Examiner Influence On The Holtzman Inkblot Technique, Robert G. Hamilton

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The Effects Of Prior Success Or Failure And Subsequent Deviant Verbal Behavior On Group Puzzle Completion, James L. Bowditch

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of experimentally controlled working conditions upon task performance and attitudes of small work groups. In one condition, initial group experience in the form of success or failure is manipulated in order to study its effects upon subsequent group task performance and attitude. In another condition, the effects of disruption on group performance and attitude is investigated using stooges as the disrupters.

The Effect Of Interlist Similarities On Verbal Transfer In Paired-Associate Learning, Marylyn Morrell

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The Private Session In Michigan Council-Manager City Government, Dale H. Poel

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Introduction

Norton Long has stated that "...under the deceptive uniformity of an apparently similar legal structure, a wide range of actual variance appears in the 'constitutions' of our local government."¹ The concern of this study is one part of that wide range of variance: the private and/or informal sessions held by councils in Michigan council-manager cities. These sessions are part of that variance which, if not understood, must lead to tentativeness and uncertainty in generalizations on the local government process. They would include any meetings of the council and manager other than the formal public meeting. Instances in which …

The Effects Of Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Upon Temporally Spaced Responding, Stephen M. Bean

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An Exploratory Study Of Deferred Gratification Patterns Of Junior High School And Senior High School Drop-Outs And Part-Time Attenders, Charles T. Woods

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Introduction

The concept of Deferred Gratification refers to the practice of postponing immediate satisfactions so that future goals may be gained. Today's activities are view-example, renouncing emotional impulses will permit eventual emotional satisfaction. Education is viewed as an investment in the future prospects. Saving money is done for future satisfactions. Putting off marriage until one has a good job is perceived as the means to greater mobility.

The utility of Deferred Gratification Patterns (DGP) is in its relationship to social class and social mobility. This is seen in that some realize that social mobility, upward or downward, is a probability …

An Exploratory Investigation Of The Indifferent Pattern Of Accommodation To Work-Related Organizations, John E. Blissick

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Introduction

In recent years there has been growing interest in the nature of workers' attitudes, values, and behavior.¹ One area of special concern has been a particular behavior pattern frequently observed among blue collar workers called indifference, and it generally refers to a lack of identification with one's work and work organization. Indifference is a phenomenon which occurs among almost all major groups of workers to some degree, but it has been observed most often and in its most intense forms among blue collar workers. In various forms it has been called apathy, noninvolvement, and un-affectedness. It has been …

A Study Of The Relationship Of The Verb-Adjective Ratio In Linguistic Construction To Induced Stress, Bruce A. Schurman

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Social Distance Attitudes Of College Students Toward Three Minority Groups, Dennison W. Nichols

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Introduction

This study is an endeavor to add to the already existing scientific information in regard to man's social relations with his fellow men. More exactly, the purposes of this research are: (1) to gain a better understanding of prejudice among college students toward both stereotype images and "real" described persons belonging to the Jewish minority, the Negro minority and the homosexual minority, (2) to explore the possibility of their being a relationship between social-distance attitudes of these students toward these minorities and the personal, economic and certain other factors influencing these students, and (3) to consider the significance of …

The Effect Of Changes In The Requirements Of Fixed Ratio Schedules On Post-Reinforcement Pauses And Rate Of Response, Mark Irving Felton

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A Study Of School-Age Children For Whom Service Was Terminated With The Chattanooga Psychiatric Clinic Between July 1, 1961, And June 30, 1963, John Paul Baggett

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This study was designed to investigate the following hypotheses:

1. Referrals of children to the Clinic will tend to cluster around two time points--school entrance and the shifts from elementary to junior high school.
2. Proportionately, more school referrals than those referred by other sources will be of children in the lower socio-economic class.
3. Children referred by schools will terminate service earlier in the clinic process than those referred by other sources.
4. Proportionately, more children from one-parent families will be referred by other sources than by schools.
5. There will be more referrals of children who are the oldest child in the family …

A Study Of Factors Affecting Discontinuance Among Patients Attending The Chattanooga Psychiatric Clinic, Nancy Louella Alverson

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Land Utilization In The Allegan State Forest: A Historical Geography, Martin Lemerand

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Introduction

In Allegan County, Michigan, there exists an area of land known as the Allegan State Forest (Figs. 1 and 2). The Forest compromises 35,755 acres of land and is located just west of the city of Allegan.¹ It is an area primarily noted for its forestry, wildfire conservation, and recreational facilities. Before becoming a state forest and prior to the 1930's, this land passed through sequential occupance by Indians, pioneers, lumberman, and farmers. When the forest area was first settled, the land was abundantly covered with trees. The trees soon became the victims of the lumbermen's axe, and …

Kalamazoo, Michigan, And The Formation Of The Republican Party Of Michigan, James M. Rigterink

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Introduction

When Judge Levi Baxter rapped for order in the afternoon of July 6, 1854, at Jackson, Michigan, his gavel echoed the discontent gripping the Old Northwest. "Fellow citizens of Michigan...," he said, "let us bow our heads and pray for success in the great enterprise which has brought us here."¹ In the oak grove the heads of 4,000 people of conviction bowed in agreement.² By evening of that day the Republican party of Michigan was an accomplished fact.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the background of the Jackson convention of July 6, 1854, with …

A Study Of Stereotype Perceptions Of Northern And Southern College Students, G. Lance Gilbert

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The Resource Base For Water-Oriented Recreational Areas In Coles And Cumberland Counties, Roger J. Barry

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The History Of Basketball Of The Effingham High School, Don Deterding

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Time Effects Of Subthreshold Stimuli Upon Supraliminal Stimuli, Martin Resnick

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The Effects Of Word Affectivity And Mode Of Presentation On Retention, Lawrence W. Lezotte

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The Effects Of Sensory Deprivation On Projection, Bryan R. Ellis

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Dairying In Spring Point Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, Robert G. Ferren

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A Comparison Of Two Methods Of Leading Off Second Base In Baseball, Dennis L. Mattix

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