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Operant And Classical Conditioning Of Single Units In Area 18a Of The Rat’S Cortex, Francis E. Butler

Masters Theses

The effect of the previous history of a single unit on its present firing pattern was studied using classical and operant conditioning. The units were in area 18a of the rat's cortex. It was found that there are polymodal units in that area. The firing pattern can be changed using classical conditioning. The rate of firing can be increased one standard deviation above the mean rate by reinforcing with brain stimulation. The rate can also be changed one standard deviation below the mean rate. This occurs when the trials come at a fixed time and when the trials come at …

The Effects Of Types Of Music On Worker Productivity In A Sheltered Workshop, Wayne D. Veneklasen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Multiple Auditory Cues In A Visual Search Task, Howard C. Silver

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Shaping Of Verbal Imitation And Multiple Effects Of Aversive Schedules For Controlling Inattention In An Infant, Leta Hunt Secker

Masters Theses

A six-month-old infant was conditioned to imitate four verbal cues presented by an adult experimenter by using food as a reinforcer. Aversive schedules (escape-avoidance of, or punishment with a loud buzzer) were then introduced to suppress inattentive behavior. Inattention defined as looking away from the investigator, crying, rate of vocalizations, and accuracy of imitations were measured. Three conclusions of the experiment were: 1) verbal imitation can be shaped and maintained through positive reinforcement; 2) the use of aversive schedules is not necessarily beneficial for the performance of the imitative task, or for the general well-being of the child.

Organizational Traits Affecting Change In The Michigan Division Of Vocational Rehabilitation, Mary Jo Deegan

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Mental Patient As Machiavellian: An Exploratory Study, Louise B. Leader

Masters Theses

A basic question in the study of mental illness has been whether mental patients were victims of society or manipulators of their own careers. Four hypotheses were developed to investigate the manipulative aspect of this question. Patients were selected from three different mental institutions: a state hospital, a Veteran's Administration Hospital, and a private church-related hospital. The patients' records and a group-administered battery of test instruments provided the data used to test the hypotheses. Only one of the hypotheses was supported and the basic question remained unanswered. Lack of support for the remaining three hypotheses was not seen as conclusive …

Schedule Effects On Individual And Paired Escape Behavior Of Albino Rats, Anton P. Colasacco

Masters Theses

In Experiment I, the effects of low fixed ratios on individual escape behavior of rats was studied. When FR sessions were compared to CRF sessions, measures related to shock delivery showed highest percentage increases, especially at FR-5.

Animals were then paired. Two schedules were analyzed as alternatives to individual escape. In Experiment II, shock was terminated when a specified FR was completed, either by the responses of one animal or by the total responses of both animals. Escape as a function of both animals responding was not maintained. In Experiment III, shock was terminated individually as before, or when both …

A Study To Determine The Effectiveness Of An Interest Grouping Classification For Primary Grade Children, Dianne T. Mcafee Williams

Masters Theses

The purpose was to determine if a subject arrangement of easy fiction books, based on the interests of primary-grade children, and denoted by picture symbols, would make the students more satisfied with, and independent in, their book selections, as compared to an author arrangement of easy fiction books.

The study was divided into two parts, the former dealing with the author arrangement and the latter dealing with the subject arrangement. Tally sheets of student subject requests were kept by the librarian in a comparison of the two arrangements. Followup included questionnaires to primary grade teachers and librarian, and interviews with …

An Empirical Investigation Of Variation In Students' Premarital Sex Standards And Behavior, Robert L. Horton

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Conflict Theory: Concepts, Techniques, And Stages, Thomas Kramer

Honors Theses

The social worker of today is being placed in situations which call for him to devise new tools and strategies of intervention which are relevant to present day problems. It is recognized that many of our current social problems are inherent in some of our institutions and that only by changing these institutions can real results be achieved. Problems arise due to the fact that these institutions often stringently resist change and conventional methods employed by professional practitioners have often only been able to solve or ease individual difficulties or maladustments. There have been a growing number of social workers …

Toward The Development Of A Substantive, Sociological Theory Of Teacher, Teacher-Aide Relationships, John H. Natzke

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Using The Construct Of Instructor Credibility To Forecast Student Decision- Making Behaviors, Robert David Mendelsohn

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Informant Volume V, Number 2, Western Michigan University

Informant (1968-1981)

Volume V, Number 2

March 1973

• Trouble with Translation
• Major-Minor Notes
• Faculty-Staff Notes
• Department Notes
• Linguistic Department Alumpersons

The Socializer, February 22, 1973, Department Of Sociology

The Socializer

Volume 1, Number 9 of the Socializer, published February 22,1973.

The Socializer, December 1, 1972, Department Of Sociology

The Socializer

Volume 1, Number 8 of the Socializer, published December 1, 1972.

The Identification Of Potential Predictors Of Collegiate Success Of Black Students Enrolled In A Program For Disadvantaged Minorities, As Measured By Six Separate Success Criteria, Kerry Alan Bunker

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Reading A Report Of Racial Conflict And Non Racial Conflict On Baseline Hostility Levels, Michael D. Mcclenic

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Memory Training Procedure For Learning The Ordering Of Machine Set Up Instructions, Douglas Stephen Johnson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Humanistic Aspect Of The Women's Liberation And Other Movements, John L. Longman

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of The Labor Movements And Legislation In The United States And South Korea, Ki Yop Lim

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Frequency Coding Theory Of Olfaction, William B. Stewart

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Imitation: Some Theoretical Issues, Charles Richard Spates

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Two Periods Of Light Deprivation On Bar Pressing In Rats, Edward R. Lyon

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Conceptual Analysis Of The Two Models Of Power Distribution, Thomas E. Kolassa

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Adventitious Reinforcement And Conditioned Reinforcement In Auto-Maintenance, Dennis H. Passe

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The United States House Of Representatives And The Military: A Study Of Congressional Behavior In National Security Matters, Robert Wilford Boylan

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Powerlessness And Support For Student Protest, Edmund Y. S. Tong

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Human Visual Observation As A Function Of Stimulus Change, Richard L. Crandall

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Operant Aspects Of Auto-Maintenance: Conditioned Reinforcement And Superstitious Behavior, Michael B. Granat

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Extinguishing Or Modifying Smoking Behavior: A Comparison Of Four Therapeutic Techniques, Alcid M. Pelletier

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.