Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

The Effect Of Social Context & Group Decision Making Formats On An Evaluative Task, Joyce Bowers

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A review of the literature on decision making indicated a lack of research attention given to the effects of the dynamics of the social context surrounding participation on decision outcomes. The present study examined the relationship between social context and group decision making formats, and its implications for the effective implementation of group participation in decision making The effectiveness of three decision -making formats, the nominal technique, the interacting technique, and the consensus technique, were compared under conditions of cooperation and competition on the three decision effectiveness dimensions of quality, acceptance, and synergy.

Two-hundred and forty-eight undergraduate students, working in …

Sex Role Orientation And Self-Esteem Of Female Varsity Athletes, Recreational Athletes And Nonathletes, Jo Ann Utley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The relationship between athletic participation, sex role orientation and self-esteem has received little attention from researchers and the relationship of these variables among females has not received as much attention as it has among males. It has been theorized that participation in sports, particularly team sports, may effect an increase in self-esteem due to increased positive body image and tend to “masculinize” women and/or attract females who possess or value more masculine traits and behaviors.

To address these issues, a comparison of sex role orientation and level of self-esteem was made with female varsity athletes, recreational athletes and nonathletes at …

Ua11/2 Press Release - Four Finalists In Search For Wku's Eighth President, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Press release regarding four finalists in WKU presidential search. They were Thomas Bond, Martha Layne Collins, George Frederickson and Thomas Meredith.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding photocopying, teaching evaluation, retreat, student information system, Junior Black Faculty Educational Program, affirmative action, academic advising and summer school.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding institutional development, institutional effectiveness, budget, academic advising, faculty governance, affirmative action, desegregation, minority recruitment and summer school.

Ua66/6/2 Bionews From The Hill, Wku Biology

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Biology department highlighting students, faculty and alumni activities.

Effect Of Parent Training On Parents' Level Of Depression & Sense Of Competence As Measured By The Psi, G. Lamar Roth

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate how parent training reduced the level of depression and increased the level of sense of competence experienced by parents who perceive their child to have at least one behavior problem. Twenty-five mothers participated in 3 training groups. Two of the groups served as experimental groups and the third group served as a control group. The materials presented to the experimental group were a combination of behavioral and humanistic/Adlerian approaches to parenting (Clark, 1985). The participants were administered the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) (Abidin, 1986) before and after treatment. The data for the …

Ua68/13/5 Pr Perspectives, Kelly Thompson Chapter, Public Relations Student Society Of America

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by the WKU Kelly Thompson Chapter of PRSSA regarding members, activities and alumni.

Ua77/1 Western, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of Western newsletter highlighting the Kern Alexander administration.

Ua3/8/4 Presidential Search Clippings, Wku President's Office - Meredith

WKU Administration Documents

Entire folder of clippings regarding the WKU presidential search from July to August 1988.

• McQueen, Tracy. New WKU Chief Welcomed, PCDN, 8/16/1988
• Meredith Takes Office in Kentucky, Hattiesburg American, 8/14/1988
• New President at Western Has Strong Kentucky Ties, Kentucky Post, 8/9/1988
• Pack, Todd. List of Candidates for WKU Presidency Cut to 4 by Regents, Lexington Herald-Leader, 7/26/1988
• Pack, Todd. Regents to Announce 4 Finalists for WKU Job, Lexington Herald-Leader, 7/29/1988
• President Collins? LCJ, 8/3/1988
• Press Conference Agenda, 8/16/1988
• Roberts, Tim. Collins Among Four Finalists for Western Presidency, LCJ, 7/30/1988
• Roberts, Tim. Two Candidates for WKU Presidency Share Their Views with …

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Vol. 5, No. 1, Wku Journalism

WKU Administration Documents

Newspaper created by students participating in the Minority Journalism Workshop hosted by the WKU Journalism Department.

• Berry, Erica. Officials Face Court Order to Equalize State's Education
• Stewart, Nikita. Blacks Gaining Slowly n Newsrooms
• Oldham, Frank. Reporters Document Rights March
• Lynk, Rewa. Junk Dealer Helped Force City Schools to Integrate - Henry Alexander
• Chatman, Shirl. Car Deals Bring Success to Minority Businessman - Cornelius Martin
• McDonald, Robbie. Top Priority Has Become Recruiting
• Stewart, Nikita. Reminders of Slavery Stir Reporter
• Dixon, Adra. Student Sells for Future - Paul Boards
• Wright, Lisa. Writer Combines Love for Sports, Ministry - Bruce Branch
• Wright, Lisa. …

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: In A Different Light, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1988 Talisman yearbook with the following articles:

• McIntyre, Michelle. In a Class by Itself – Niteclass
• Crouch, Donna. Springing into Spring Fever
• Summers, Jason. They’re Way Down Under – Green River Grotto
• Schilling, Stephanie. They’re Left Out – Left-Handed Students
• Garrett, Angela. Worldly Daze
• Marshall, Kim Get Artsy – Student Art Competition
• Blakeman, Mark. Sweating It Out – Health Clubs
• Welch, Jeff. Home Sweet Home?? – Residence Hall
• Fullen, Rebecca. For the Love of Life – Blood Drives
• McCracken, Rob. Down on the Farm – Agriculture
• Welch, Jeff. A Free Ride – Big Red Shuttle
• Williams, Philip. Sold on Western …

Ua12/2/7 Wku Sorority System Annual Report, Kimberly Logan

WKU Administration Documents

Annual Panhellenic Council report regarding the 1987-88 school year.

Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Mania Ivanov Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 13 May 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.

Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Mania Ivanov Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 10 May 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.

Interview With John Arthur Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with John Arthur Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 11 May 1988. From folk studies student project concerning his wife Mania Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.

Ua66/4/2 Ceremony Of Capping & Pinning, Wku Dental Hygiene

WKU Administration Documents

Program from capping & pinning ceremony.

Ua51/1/4 Libraries Update Vol. 1, No. 6, Wku Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Libraries as a communication device to relay information to faculty and staff in the Division of Library Services regarding the Kentucky Museum, Helm-Cravens, the Science Library, the Kentucky Library, the Law Library and the Educational Resources Center.

Misattribution Of Interpersonal Attraction: A Case Of Mistaken Chemistry Or Cognition, William John Bowman Ii

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Prior research endorsed two theories of misattribution of interpersonal attraction. Both the two-component theory and the excitation transfer theory demonstrate misattribution and, in combination, enhance the probability of misattribution. However, which theory provides the primary source of misattribution has not been distinguished. The present study asked 60 undergraduate males to rate their interpersonal attraction toward a female in a video recording engaging in self disclosure. A manipulation of different levels of environmental saliency and physiological arousal was used to determine which condition or combination of conditions is most likely to elicit misattribution of interpersonal attraction. An analysis of variance followed …

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. X, No. 2, Wku Latin American Studies

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies program regarding science, politics and economic advances in Latin America as well as cooperative projects between WKU and universities across Latin America. The newsletter is written in both English and Spanish.

Effects Of Gender & Body Size On Ratings Of Physically Demanding Task Performance, Carolyn Hill

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of gender and body size on ratings of physical performance and effort. Participants (N=250) viewed the videotaped performance of one of four actors (large man, small man, large woman, and small woman) lifting, moving, and stacking 25 pound bags of feed. However, instead of containing feed, the bags contained a light weight (three pound) packing material. Participants rated the actor's performance either immediately or one week after viewing the videotape. Although the actual performances were identical, a 2 (Gender) x 2 (Body Size) x 2 (Time of Rating) ANOVA revealed …

Using Risk Factors To Predict Drug Use In A College Population, Gregory Leopold

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to provide evidence for the model that the greater number of risk factors experienced by an individual, the greater the drug use. A series of questionnaires including a parental nurturance scale, the PRIDE College Drug Use Prevalence Questionnaire, a delinquency scale, the Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scale, a modification of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, and the Johns Hopkins Symptom Checklist were administered to 235 college students. The series of questionnaires measured ten risk factors used in the study that included high perceived distance from parents, early tobacco use, low religiosity, low academic motivation, sensation …

The Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale-Abbreviated: A Validity Study, Beverly Moore

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of a 25-item abbreviated version of the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (Richardson & Suinn, 1972). Convergent and discriminant properties of the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale -Abbreviated (Alexander, Cobb, & Martray, 1986), as well as its sensitivity to individual differences were examined.

Convergent validity was examined by studying the correlation between the two math anxiety scales, the MARS -A and the Fennema-Sherman Math Anxiety scale (FSMA). Discriminant validity was examined by studying the correlations between: (a) the MARS-A and a test anxiety scale (TAI), and (b) between the MARS -A and …

Factors Affecting Tolerance Of Abuse In Abused & Non-Abused Women, Karen Wright

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A review of theory and research on spouse abuse identified sex-role socialization and past experiences with abuse as possible factors contributing to women's tolerance of abusive relationships. The current study of 151 college women attempted to identify factors predictive of tolerance of abuse which could identify women at risk of becoming abused. It was hypothesized that significantly more abused than non-abused women would be classified as feminine on the Bern Sex Role Inventory (Bern, 1974) and that previous experiences with abuse would be related to greater tolerance of abuse as measured by the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS); (Straus, 1979). Neither …

Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Poore, Chris. The Jovial Judge – District Court Judge Tom Lewis
• White, Douglas. Dealing with Death
• White, Douglas. Hospice Eases Death Crisis
• Albrecht, Dana. Friends Forever – short story

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 63, No. 58, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Richards, Toya. Kern Alexander Calls Job Personally Rewarding
• Poore, Chris. Blind Worker Gibb Cassady Hears What Others Miss
• Jessie, Lisa. Faculty Say Money Isn’t Main Motivation, But It Helps
• Underwood, Jennifer. Faculty Say Presidential Search Time Short
• Albrecht, Dana. Some Faculty Hit the Road to Teach
• Former Governor Bert Combs to Speak at Graduation
• Bowling Green Woman Charged in 5-Car Accident Tuesday
• The 1988 Marsupial Awards
• Denney, Mike. George Vourvopoulos Proposes Way to Scan Coal Contents
• August New Opening Time for Non-Alcoholic Club
• Laswell, H. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 63, No. 57, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Klausnitzer, Dorren. Bruce Cambron Made Some False Claims – Student Government Association
• Summers, Jason. Group Snakes Through Tunnels Beneath Mall – Bowling Green Grotto Club
• Fullen, Rebecca. Handicap Awareness Day Makes Understanding More Accessible
• Jessie, Lisa. Western Considers Ways to Help Teachers Improve Skills
• Sophomore Cary White Badly Injured at Kenlake – Cary White
• Wallace Wilkinson Won’t Visit Campus This Week
• Students Can Register Cars for Fall
• Seniors to Have Celebration Thursday – Alumni Association
• Carter, Darla. Room Houses Robert Penn Warren Mementos
• New Ideas …

Interview With Edward And Lena Neal (Fa 387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 63, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Carter, Darla. Dancer Jeffrey Mildenstein Makes Western Debut as Choreographer
• Richards, Toya & Jennifer Underwood. National Search for President Begins
• Jessie, Lisa. Teaching Gets Good Marks, but Methods Need Work
• Underwood, Jennifer. Kern Alexander’s Projects to Continue
• Robert Penn Warren Center to be Dedicated
• Crouch, Donna. Co-Op Center Budget Not to be Cut
• Housing Surveys Shows Dorms Noisy
• Presidential Search May Sacrifice Quality for Convenience
• Editorial Cartoon – Presidential Search
• Goff, Brian. An Economics Teacher Proposes Paying College Athletes
• Carlton, Chad. Best Newspaper – College …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 63, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Turner, Todd. Regents May Be Added
• Stevenson, Cindy. United Campuses to Prevent Nuclear War Protests GE Corporation – UCAM
• Crowning Around – Michelle Bachelor, Miss Black Western
• Pack, Todd. President Kern Alexander Often Failed to Inform Others in State About Proposals
• Albrecht, Dana. Best Move Was To Challenge the University to Move Forward – Kern Alexander
• Albrecht, Dana. Faculty Want to Help in Search – Faculty Senate
• Hudgins, Anastasia. Roles of Women to be Studied – Women’s Studies
• Master’s in Health Administration Approved
• Open Forum …