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Political Verbal Behavior, Paul Richard Shukovsky Aug 1973

Political Verbal Behavior, Paul Richard Shukovsky

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Depositional History And Tool Industries At The Winter Site: A Lake Forest Middle Woodland Cultural Manifestation, Jeffrey J. Richner Aug 1973

Depositional History And Tool Industries At The Winter Site: A Lake Forest Middle Woodland Cultural Manifestation, Jeffrey J. Richner

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Systems Approach To Complex Social Behavior: The Formulation Of A Methodology And Its Application To The Peasant Village Of Tzintzuntzan, William Earl Reynolds Aug 1973

A Systems Approach To Complex Social Behavior: The Formulation Of A Methodology And Its Application To The Peasant Village Of Tzintzuntzan, William Earl Reynolds

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Instructions With And Without Contingencies On Parent’S Attending Behavior, Betty Lou Fry Aug 1973

The Effects Of Instructions With And Without Contingencies On Parent’S Attending Behavior, Betty Lou Fry

Masters Theses

Mother attending to appropriate child behavior and accompaning changes in appropriate child behavior were measured to assess the effects of various instructional conditions. Several appropriate behaviors for a group of child subjects were measured con currently under various stimulus conditions using interval recording procedures. A multiple baseline design was used with instructional conditions of (a) no instructions to mother, (b) instructions to mother to attend to all appropriate behaviors and only to appropriate behaviors, (c) instructions to mother to attend to specific behaviors as defined by one-word definitions, (d) instructions to mother to attend to the same specific behaviors as …


Conflicting Perspectives And Policies: An Analysis Of The Failure Of The United Nations Capital Development Fund, Marjon Vashti Kamara Aug 1973

Conflicting Perspectives And Policies: An Analysis Of The Failure Of The United Nations Capital Development Fund, Marjon Vashti Kamara

Masters Theses

The United Nations Capital Development Fund was established by the U. N. General Assembly under Resolution 2168 (XXI) of 13 December 1966. Its expressed purpose was to assist developing countries in the development of their economies by supplementing existing sources of capital assistance by means of grants and loans, particularly long-term loans made free of interest or at low interest rates.

More than its actual or potential role, the Fund has a symbolic meaning for the developing nations. To them, it represents the best hope of overcoming their problem of capital shortage. It symbolizes also the expected role of the …


Seating Patterns In The College Classroom: The Relationship Between Spatial Location And Selected Role, Personality, And Status Variables, Dolores Burchell Jones Aug 1973

Seating Patterns In The College Classroom: The Relationship Between Spatial Location And Selected Role, Personality, And Status Variables, Dolores Burchell Jones

Masters Theses

Purpose and Theory

The Problem

Studies dealing with the use of space have been concerned primarily with territoriality, the way man perceives space through his senses, and with the manner by which culture affects the location of persons in space. This study, like others, falls under the rubric of spatial ecology in that it deals with the occupation of space. This study focuses on the college classroom in an attempt to determine if the occupation of space is systematically patterned, that is, whether particular areas of the classroom are occupied by students with specifiable characteristics. In this context, the particular …


Dimensionality And Internal Composition Of The Twenty-Two Item Mental Health Inventory, John William Fox Aug 1973

Dimensionality And Internal Composition Of The Twenty-Two Item Mental Health Inventory, John William Fox

Masters Theses

Chapter I

Introduction

Social scientists have long been concerned with the relationships between mental disorder and various sociocultural factors, such as, social economic status, ethnic background, sex, age, and marital status. Until quite recently, the majority of studies that have investigated these relationships have defined cases of mental disorder solely in terms of whether or not an individual was in psychiatric treatment (see Faris and Dunham, 1939; Rose and Stub, 1955; Hollingshead and Redlich, 1958).

The utilization of psychiatric treatment as the only criterion of mental disorder, however, has been criticized by a number of researchers. Felix and Bowers (1948), …


Contrast Modulated Schedule-Induced Polydipsia, Thomas L. Fisher Aug 1973

Contrast Modulated Schedule-Induced Polydipsia, Thomas L. Fisher

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Token Punishers And Delayed Timeout With Emotionally Disturbed Children, Joel C. Frost Aug 1973

The Use Of Token Punishers And Delayed Timeout With Emotionally Disturbed Children, Joel C. Frost

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Single Session Design To Assess Schedule Interactions, Thomas J. Edwards Aug 1973

A Single Session Design To Assess Schedule Interactions, Thomas J. Edwards

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Racial Integration And Educational Policy In Kenya, Suhashni Datta Aug 1973

Racial Integration And Educational Policy In Kenya, Suhashni Datta

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Blinding The Medusa's Eye: Prolegomena To A Social Hermeneutics, David Boyer Aug 1973

Blinding The Medusa's Eye: Prolegomena To A Social Hermeneutics, David Boyer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Concept Acquisition As A Function Of Two Verbal Training Sequences: Nonvocal-Vocal And Vocal-Nonvocal, Kim Thomas Pisor Aug 1973

Concept Acquisition As A Function Of Two Verbal Training Sequences: Nonvocal-Vocal And Vocal-Nonvocal, Kim Thomas Pisor

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Between Self-Paced And Instructor-Paced Instructional Systems, Laura Lee Winter Aug 1973

A Comparison Between Self-Paced And Instructor-Paced Instructional Systems, Laura Lee Winter

Masters Theses

Two college level systems of instruction derived from basic behavioral principals were compared. Community college students enrolled in two sections of an introductory psychology course served as subjects. Students in one section experienced a self-paced system of instruction. Students in the second section went through the course under an instructor-paced system of instruction. Students in the self-paced section received higher course grades and performed better on unit quizzes. However, the final examination performance for the two groups was about the same. Suggestions for further research are given.


Behavioral Comparison Of Septal Lesioned And Anosmic Rats, Sharon Kay Suppes Aug 1973

Behavioral Comparison Of Septal Lesioned And Anosmic Rats, Sharon Kay Suppes

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Combined And Differential Effects Of Two Types Of Preparatory Quizzes On College Student Behaviors, Randy Lee Williams Aug 1973

The Combined And Differential Effects Of Two Types Of Preparatory Quizzes On College Student Behaviors, Randy Lee Williams

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Assessment Of Remedial Activities In An Instructor-Paced Course, Edward James Barton Aug 1973

The Assessment Of Remedial Activities In An Instructor-Paced Course, Edward James Barton

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Replicability Of Behavioral Definitions: Implicit Vs Explicit Definitions, Robert W. Dobes Aug 1973

The Replicability Of Behavioral Definitions: Implicit Vs Explicit Definitions, Robert W. Dobes

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Examination Of Countervailing Forces In Canadian Foreign Policy, James F. Hettinger Aug 1973

An Examination Of Countervailing Forces In Canadian Foreign Policy, James F. Hettinger

Masters Theses

Preface

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau pointed out in 1968 that some seventy percent of Canadian foreign policy is directly affected by the relationship of Canada and the United States. Trudeau expressed hope that ways could be found to derive maximum independence from the remaining thirty percent. At the same time, Trudeau pointed out the need to decrease the presence of the United States in Canada's foreign policy. One of the ways Trudeau proposed to meet these objectives was the expanded use of countervailing forces. Since the time of this statement, Trudeau has turned words to actions, seeking a wider diversification …


Observer Reliability As A Function Of The Number Of Behaviors Being Simultaneously Recorded, Response Rate, And Definition Adequacy, Roger Frame Aug 1973

Observer Reliability As A Function Of The Number Of Behaviors Being Simultaneously Recorded, Response Rate, And Definition Adequacy, Roger Frame

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Measure Of The Differential Effects Of Two Language Training Sequences: Expressive-Receptive And Receptive-Expressive, Melbourne Frank Hovell Aug 1973

A Measure Of The Differential Effects Of Two Language Training Sequences: Expressive-Receptive And Receptive-Expressive, Melbourne Frank Hovell

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Effects Of Time And Competing Responses On Data Reliability, Paul B. Williams Aug 1973

An Analysis Of The Effects Of Time And Competing Responses On Data Reliability, Paul B. Williams

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Utility And Validity Of Earnings Forecasts, Michael P. Howell Aug 1973

A Study Of The Utility And Validity Of Earnings Forecasts, Michael P. Howell

Honors Theses

According to William J. Casey, the past Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and recently appointed Under Secretary of State and Economic Affairs, forecasting should be the first and most important priority of all areas of management and public accounting. Only large institutional investment corporations have had access to such "useful" information when needed. Consequently, large investors are able to make more objective and intelligent investment decisions. A recent study determined that few investment corporations veritably have access to pertinent internal forecasting models. In fact, when interviewed, many executives claimed that even if they could procure such information, they …


Deafness As An Identity In Relation To Future Educational And Occupational Plans Among Deaf High School Students, Robert Greg Emerton Aug 1973

Deafness As An Identity In Relation To Future Educational And Occupational Plans Among Deaf High School Students, Robert Greg Emerton

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Family Structure, Child Mental Patients And Length Of Hospitalization, Martha Bullock Lamberts Aug 1973

Family Structure, Child Mental Patients And Length Of Hospitalization, Martha Bullock Lamberts

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Socialist Evolvement Of The Cuban Revolution 1948-1960, Ross E. Chapman May 1973

The Socialist Evolvement Of The Cuban Revolution 1948-1960, Ross E. Chapman

Honors Theses

Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba after a surprisingly powerless Batista fled the country during the early morning hours of January 1, 1959. Joyous celebration swept the country as Castro made his triumphant journey across the island, leaving his hideout of two years in the Sierra Maestra for Havana. The revolution had succeeded in over throwing the hated Batista, for whom almost all elements of Cuban society felt disdain. The people were rejoicing at his overthrow* let most had little conception of what was to come. Fidel Castro, outside of being a popular hero, was a little known commodity …


The Socializer, May 9, 1973, Department Of Sociology May 1973

The Socializer, May 9, 1973, Department Of Sociology

The Socializer

Volume 1, Number 9 of the Socializer, published May 9, 1973.


Conditioned Suppression In Humans As A Function Of Task Complexity, Henry H. James Apr 1973

Conditioned Suppression In Humans As A Function Of Task Complexity, Henry H. James

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Family Value-Patterns And Student Demands For Student Power, Paul Alan Dorsey Apr 1973

Family Value-Patterns And Student Demands For Student Power, Paul Alan Dorsey

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Exploration Of Numerous Customer Characteristics Associated With Impulse Purchasing Behavior, Ira J. Jager Apr 1973

An Exploration Of Numerous Customer Characteristics Associated With Impulse Purchasing Behavior, Ira J. Jager

Masters Theses

Introduction

The term "impulse buying behavior" evokes different connotations to different researchers. It is for this reason that it is difficult to formulate a universal definition for all research in the field. Engel, Kollat, and Blackwell (1968) list some of the definitions given to impulse purchasing by those who have done research in this field:

(1) "An impulse purchase is an unplanned spur of the moment decision to purchase a product."

(2) "An impulse purchase is a logical and efficient way of making purchase decisions since by waiting until one is in the store to finalize purchase intentions, a more …