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An Investigation Of The Horizontal-Vertical Illusion, Frederick J. Boersma

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Experimenters have used the inverted "T" to illustrate the horizontal-vertical illusion for many years. This illusion is characterized by the subject perceiving the horizontal line as shorter than the vertical line.

Credit is usually given to Fick (1851) for being first to call attention to the discrepancy between horizontal and vertical estimates. He demonstrated this by visually noticing that a bright square on a dark background looks like an oblong object. Hicks (1906) stated that Oppel was the first person to actually investigate the horizontal-vertical illusion.

The classical theory generally states that an equal length vertical line in a "T" …

The Extinction Of An Instrumental Response As A Function Of The Size Of The Reward And The Number Of Acquisition Trials, Venan E. Thompson

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No abstract provided.

Beliefs And Attitudes Of Recent High School Graduates On The Subject Of Beverage Alcohol, Francis E. Chape

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Introduction

During recent years, many investigations concerning the teen-ager and beverage alcohol have been carried out. A survey of the available literature on this subject revealed that most of the studies have been made to determine the attitudes toward drinking and the drinking behavior of this age group. These studies, Maddox¹ states, provide "The basis for generalizations about drinking in high school which are more substantial than impressionistic guesses."

Generalizations, however, have not been limited to drinking behavior alone. Alcohol education programs, required by law in every state in the union,² have received much criticism in recent times. …

Children's Associations To The Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Designs, Margaret J. Garvey

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Latvian Exile-Immigrant Group In Kalamazoo, Henry George Halla

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Chapter I

Introduction

Statement of the Problem

The general purpose of this study is to determine whether such families in the Latvian population of Kalamazoo as insist upon considering themselves exiles and refuse to accept their immigrant status are less acculturated and assimilated than are such families that accept their immigrant status regardless of the fact that their original emigration from Latvia was a departure into exile. Also this study proposes to determine what social, cultural, economic and other variables are associated with each of the two types of families.

An Attempt To Demonstrate A Learned Drive Based On Saline Induced Thirst, David G. Born

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The Relationship Of Union Attitude To Work Performance, Donald Leo Wass

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Present-day management is aware of the high work-output characteristic of some “rugged individualists" who have "anti- union" sentiments. Studies concerning individuals classified as "ratebusters” have been made by Dalton (4) and by Roethlisberger and Dickson (5). The higher production efficiency of the “ratebuster" is discussed along with the increased personnel problems related to these workers. Because of anti-union sentiments, the “ratebuster” can have a disruptive effect on the labor force as a whole.

The worker with strong pro- union sentiments has received very little attention in the literature. It is probable that present-day management classifies this worker as an undesirable …

Discrimination As A Function Of Sex And Meaning Of Stimuli, Thomas Joseph Schmitz

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The Status Of Upward Communication In Area Industry, John Clinton Schweitzer

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An Analysis Of Newspaper Coverage Of Congressional Campaign In Fourth Congressional District, Richard Earl Marshall

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Chapter I

The Fourth Congressional District, located in the south-western part of the state of Michigan, is composed of the following six counties: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, and Van Buren. This district is largely rural in its composition. The county with the greatest population is Berrien. The population of the district by counties and the rural-urban characteristics of those counties is shown in Table I.

The Effect Of The Free Throw On The Outcome Of Basketball Games, Leo Paul Boller

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No abstract provided.

Relationships Of Football Injuries To Weather And Field Conditions, Clayton H. Borgman

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Techniques For Teaching Swimming To Seventh Graders, Ernest L. Mary

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The Training And Experience Of High School Football Coaches In Minnesota, Roy G. Walters

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The Role Of The Myrtle Heege Community Center In The Recreation Program Of Kalamazoo, Fletcher S. Cooper

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of Reaction Time As A Test For Validity Of Personality Questionnaires, William Mccague Shearer

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Programs Of Intra-Mural Sports In Class B High Schools In Michigan, Robert J, Prudon

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A Study Of The Summer Recreation Programs In Small Michigan Communities, Walter A. Gillett

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Examination Of The Underlying Trends In Village And Rural Recreation With Application In The Three Oaks School District, Alfred Pfliger

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A Proposed Program For The Veterans’ Institute At Dowagiac, Michigan, Harold E. Telfer

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Chapter I

Introduction

The close of World War II and the return to civilian life of its large number of young men and women veterans has been a period of rapid adjustments. A large number of these adjustments have been facilitated, or at least affected, by the legislative provisions of the national government. These provisions, in turn, have been affected by the applications made of them by local communities and their agencies. One example of the local application of the aims of the veterans' benefit laws is the Veterans' Institute jointly sponsored in Dowagiac, Michigan, by the Cass Country Veterans' …