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An Investigation Of The Horizontal-Vertical Illusion, Frederick J. Boersma May 1961

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

Masters Theses

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" …


A Rhetorical Analysis Of Jane Addams' Speech Of July 9, 1915, Delvenia Gail Shadwell Jan 1961

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Jane Addams' Speech Of July 9, 1915, Delvenia Gail Shadwell

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No abstract provided.


A Proposal For A Preventive Play Therapy Program For Kindergarten Through Third Grade, Donna R. Ricchiardi Jan 1961

A Proposal For A Preventive Play Therapy Program For Kindergarten Through Third Grade, Donna R. Ricchiardi

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No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Drinking Practices And Problems Among Male Undergraduates At A Midwestern University, Ronald Charles Vanderkooi Jan 1961

An Analysis Of Drinking Practices And Problems Among Male Undergraduates At A Midwestern University, Ronald Charles Vanderkooi

Masters Theses

The purpose of this research was to study the patterns and problems of drinking among men at a Midwestern university. The primary method used in the study was a questionnaire given to a cross-section of the male student body. The study was designed to determine the extent of drinking at the university. Such factors as the frequency and locality of drinking were investigated. Attitudes concerning college drinking were also explored. Finally, the study was concerned with problems associated with the use of alcohol by students.


Beliefs And Attitudes Of Recent High School Graduates On The Subject Of Beverage Alcohol, Francis E. Chape Jun 1960

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. …


The Extinction Of An Instrumental Response As A Function Of The Size Of The Reward And The Number Of Acquisition Trials, Venan E. Thompson Jun 1960

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.


Children's Associations To The Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Designs, Margaret J. Garvey Feb 1960

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

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No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Negro Attitudes Toward Race Relations In A Medium Size Midwestern City, David L. Fields Jan 1960

A Survey Of Negro Attitudes Toward Race Relations In A Medium Size Midwestern City, David L. Fields

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No abstract provided.


Water Resources Development -- An Analysis Of Economic Justification Practices Of The Corps Of Engineers, Kerwood W. Barrand Jan 1960

Water Resources Development -- An Analysis Of Economic Justification Practices Of The Corps Of Engineers, Kerwood W. Barrand

Masters Theses

"Presented herein is a brief analysis of the economic justification practices of the Corps of Engineers as commonly implemented in proposals concerning water resources projects. Where applicable, recommended methods are compared to similar methods advocated for, and accepted by, private engineering firms in similar situations.

The major problem exists in the lack of a profit motive in programs undertaken with the use of public funds. However, a profit can be said to have been realized in public works programs if the total benefits of the programs to all the people exceed the costs of these programs and, further, if the …


A Study Of The Simplicity Of Language In Selected Public Addresses Of Abraham Lincoln, Barbara Vanault Wallace Jan 1960

A Study Of The Simplicity Of Language In Selected Public Addresses Of Abraham Lincoln, Barbara Vanault Wallace

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No abstract provided.


Recent Trends Of The Redtop Crop In The Agricultural Economy Of Illinois, Dwight Leroy Huddlestun Jan 1960

Recent Trends Of The Redtop Crop In The Agricultural Economy Of Illinois, Dwight Leroy Huddlestun

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No abstract provided by author.


High School Journalism, Robert Ernest Stuckey Jan 1960

High School Journalism, Robert Ernest Stuckey

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No abstract provided.


An Attempt To Demonstrate A Learned Drive Based On Saline Induced Thirst, David G. Born Jul 1959

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

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Latvian Exile-Immigrant Group In Kalamazoo, Henry George Halla Jul 1959

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

Masters Theses

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.


Lincoln's Search For A Winning General, John C. Gibson Jan 1959

Lincoln's Search For A Winning General, John C. Gibson

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No abstract provided by author.


The Relationship Of Union Attitude To Work Performance, Donald Leo Wass Jan 1959

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

Masters Theses

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 …


A Study Of The Development Of The Tri-Cities, Pasco, Kennewick, And Richland, Washington, Delbert W. Meyer Jan 1959

A Study Of The Development Of The Tri-Cities, Pasco, Kennewick, And Richland, Washington, Delbert W. Meyer

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No abstract provided.


Discrimination As A Function Of Sex And Meaning Of Stimuli, Thomas Joseph Schmitz Aug 1958

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

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No abstract provided.


The Status Of Upward Communication In Area Industry, John Clinton Schweitzer Jul 1958

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

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No abstract provided.


Fifteen Years With Clement L. Vallandigham, Terry H. Allen Jan 1958

Fifteen Years With Clement L. Vallandigham, Terry H. Allen

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No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Newspaper Coverage Of Congressional Campaign In Fourth Congressional District, Richard Earl Marshall Jan 1958

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

Masters Theses

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 Jan 1958

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

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No abstract provided.


Music And The High School Library, Neva Buckley Jan 1958

Music And The High School Library, Neva Buckley

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No abstract provided.


Characteristics Of A Sound Program Of School Public Relations, Dennis Cougill Jan 1957

Characteristics Of A Sound Program Of School Public Relations, Dennis Cougill

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No abstract provided.


Application Of The Principles Of Mental Hygiene To The Social Development Of Primary Children, Olive Holsapple Jan 1957

Application Of The Principles Of Mental Hygiene To The Social Development Of Primary Children, Olive Holsapple

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No abstract provided.


Visual Perception In Reading Readiness, Reva Cougill Jan 1957

Visual Perception In Reading Readiness, Reva Cougill

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No abstract provided.


A Review Of The Transactional Approach To Perception With Implications For Audio-Visual Instruction, Floyd A. Landsaw Jan 1957

A Review Of The Transactional Approach To Perception With Implications For Audio-Visual Instruction, Floyd A. Landsaw

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No abstract provided.


Relationships Of Football Injuries To Weather And Field Conditions, Clayton H. Borgman Apr 1956

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

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No abstract provided.


Public Appreciation Of The Distributive Education Program, Arthur B. Schottman Jan 1956

Public Appreciation Of The Distributive Education Program, Arthur B. Schottman

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No abstract provided.


Indians Of East Central Illinois, Maurine Moore Field Jan 1956

Indians Of East Central Illinois, Maurine Moore Field

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.