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One-Trial Versus Incremental Learning : A Re-Evaluation Employing Signal Detection Theory, James William Hyams

Master's Theses

The purpose of the present study was to lend support to either the one-trial or incremental theory of learning by examining the probability of correct responses as a function of prior stimulus exposure. Signal detection theory was employed as the method of analysis. Two experiments tested the theories in a verbal learning task and a psychomotor task. On each of three trials a list of 6 AB pairs or 6 AB distances was presented once, then one of these 6 pairs or distances was tested for recognition. On the recognition test either AB (a previously viewed pair or distance) or …

Selected Aspects Of Interstate 295 : The Interstate Highway System Of Virginia, Gilray Moyes Anderson

Master's Theses

This paper has hopefully given the reader a better understanding of the Interstate Highway System in the United States and Virginia through a general history , with related planning and process of a particular road­ way, I-295. Using 1295, this thesis has attempted to correlate the connection of one planned interstate road­ way in Virginia with others in the Virginia system.

The interstate highway system in Virginia is the accumulation of the history of roads in the State from the first Indian trails and paths. Based on what the present has given us the future will bring larger, safer and …

Memory Facilitation As A Function Of Category Cues And Stimulus List Construction, Janet Sanford Graves

Master's Theses

The capacity to effectively reorganize material to be recalled is perhaps the most essential element in the complex retention process (Deese, 1958). A known type of reorganizational procedure which was shown to exist by Boufield (1953) in his investigation of the retention of a randomized word list is the grouping or clustering of associated words. The results of his study clearly indicated that upon immediate recall of a randomized list, related items, that is, items belonging to the same category, are listed together in clusters.

Teacher Use Of Stimulus Discrimination And Response Cost As Techniques For Reducing Socially Maladaptive Student Behaviors In A Secondary Classroom, Thomas J. Doland

Master's Theses

The present study was designed to evaluate the use of two behavior modification techniques in modifying three inappropriate student behaviors in a secondary classroom. T'he two behavior modification techniques employed were 1) response cost, and 2) the teacher 's use of students' names as discriminative stimuli. The subjects were a D-section Junior English class consisting of fourteen boys and five girls of average intelligence, but who were under­ achieving academically. The contingencies were applied to all students, utilizing a multiple baseline design. In experimental condition I, the teacher informed the class that ten minutes of free time would be available …

Linwood Holton's Long Quest For The Governorship Of Virginia And Its Impact On The Growth Of The Republican Party, Jack R. Hunter

Master's Theses

When the history of Virginia in the 20th Century is written, the emergence of the Republican Party as a force in its political affairs will surely rank among the more important events of the time. It is my purpose to examine this event , chiefly in terms of the role played by Abner Linwood Holton, Jr., in his long and successful effort to win election as Governor of Virginia. It is not my intention to say that Holton alone was responsible for the growth of Republicanism in Virginia in the 1960's, nor to suggest that it would not have come …

The Relationship Between The Mmpi Scales Of Ego-Strength, Defensiveness, And Obsessive-Compulsiveness And Self, Peer, And Trainer Ratings Of Fulfillment Of Specified Contract Behavior, August J. Crivolio

Master's Theses

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The Relationship Between Level Of Contractual Behavior And Subjects' Evaluation Of Their Experience In A Contract Sensitivity Group, Harvey Hilbert Honig

Master's Theses

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Politicalization Of The Student At A Catholic University, Phyllis J. Handelman

Master's Theses

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Some Linguistic Correlations In The Demographic Distributions Of The Italians In The Near West Side Community Of Chicago, Sandra Louise Lazarz

Master's Theses

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Effect Of Masker Duration On The Detectability Of Pulsed Diotic And Dichotic Tonal Signals, Theodore H. Miller

Master's Theses

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Impulsivity And Intelligence In Young Children, Allan Norbert Kaczala

Master's Theses

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Consequences Of Commitment And The Relevance Of Cognitively Bonded Values On Initial Attitude And Resistance To Attitude Change, Kenneth A. Marciniak

Master's Theses

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A Comparison Of Clinical Versus Statistical Judgment Of Asocial Psychopathy, Ernest John Lenz

Master's Theses

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Description And Analysis Of The Structural Symbolism Of A Buddhist Ritual, Benedict Perrino

Master's Theses

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Attitude Change As A Function Of Media Presentation: An Inquiry Into The Effects Of Source Monitoring, Thomas Arthur Watkins

Master's Theses

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Prophet -- A Symbol Of Protest A Study Of The Leaders Of Cargo Cults In Papua New Guinea, Paul Finnane

Master's Theses

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A Partial Analysis Of A Religious Missionary Community As An Agency Of Directed Culture Change, Jennifer Sister Johnson S.Sp.S.

Master's Theses

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The Relationship Between Self-Actualization And Adjustment Among American Catholic Priests, Thomas John Murphy

Master's Theses

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Speed Of Conflict Resolution As Related To The Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, Jeffrey Carter Fracher

Master's Theses

The topic of conflict resolution is one which has received relatively little attention in psychological research even though individuals encounter, and must re­solve, numerous conflicts in their daily lives. The present paper will attempt to shed some light on several facets of this area of interest.

The Effects Of The Female Sex Hormones On Food And Water Intake And On Body Weight After Hypertonic Stress In The Female Rat, John Kibler

Master's Theses

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A Validation Of The Psychologist's Narrative Report In Predicting "Successful" Bank Managers, Peter Stephen Horos

Master's Theses

Although company selection procedures for managerial personnel vary widely, they frequently contract a psychological consulting firm to assess the applicant's potential. It was generally assumed then, that this professional information would significantly enhance the selection procedures and consequently improve the quality of the organization's managerial population. However, this assumption was made contingent upon the validity of the psychologist's predictions, with which there has been little research to date.

Recognition And Recall As Measures Of Retention On A Paired Associate Task, David F. Prim

Master's Theses

Widely disparate findings concerning recognition and recall as indicants of retention have been reported by several independent researchers. To clarify the problem a list of 8 items, composed of letter-number pairs, was presented 5 times by the study-test method to 160 college undergraduates. The list was learned by either recognition or recall and then tested by either a recognition or recall test after 24 hour and 72 hour intervals. Ss were placed in 1 of 5 categories dependent upon the trial the S achieved 100% criterion. A 4 factor ANOV showed recognition scores to be significantly higher at the .05 …