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Voluntary Control Of Gsr Using Continuous Visual Display And Simultaneous Changes In Other Autonomic Functions, Laurence E. Boyce

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Using 28 male undergraduate university students provided with continuous oscilloscope display of basal skin resistance, this study investigated voluntary control of the GSR and concurrent changes in respiration. It was found, given feedback, subjects could voluntarily raise or lower their GSR. Subjects instructed to increase their GSR (N-14) could do so within the first trial session. However, subjects instructed to decrease their GSR (N-14) required additional practice. With less than 20 minutes of practice all subjects were able to reach a criterion of 2,500 ohms change from their basal level. Subjects increasing their GSR were found to have a significant …

Validation Of A Measure Of Aggression, Jack Edward Shook

Masters Theses

The study attempted to validate a questionnaire as a method of measuring aggression resulting from frustration. The method consisted of correlating aggression measured by the questionnaire with aggression produced by an actual frustrating situation. An insult-failure technique was used to produce the frustration during the administration of a bogus aptitude test. Evaluation of the experimenter was the direct expression and measurement of aggression. A control group was used to insure validity of the frustration technique. Eighty six students participated in the study. The correlation was significant for males. The correlation was not significant for females. Males were not more aggressive …

A Test As A Delayed Contingency For Acquiring Elementary Textual Behavior In A Classroom Setting For Trainable Retardates, Eugene A. Kaprowy

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The Effects Of Diagonal Band Of Broca Lesions Upon Pain-Elicited Fighting And Water Intake, David A. Nolley

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Managerial Success And Personality Traits Of Self-Actualization, Louis H. Ballenger

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The Effect Of The Intersession Interval Upon Avoidance Responding In A Free Operant Two Lever Escape-Avoidance Procedure, John Michael Mccarthy

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Schedule-Induced Polydipsia And Operant Licking: Effects Of Chlorpromazine, Methamphetamine And Secobarbital, Paul Tobin Maginnis

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Learning-Set Acquisition In Pigeons, Stephen A. Daniel

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Imitative Behavior In Japanese Quail, Frank Joseph Unger

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The Quantifiable Effects Of Different Photographic Stimuli On Apparent Visual Movement, David L. Novak

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The Effects Of Several Chemical Agents On Short Term Memory, Michael J. Bedecs

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The Effects Of Step Size, Mode Of Response And Student Ability On Programmed Learning, Thomas Mackie

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Wavelength Matching In The Pigeon, Robert W. Griffin

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A Comparative Analysis Of Training Methods Used For The Development Of Clerical Checking Skills, Tyrone Daniels

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The Effect Of Daily Quizzes On Hour Examination Performance In A Junior Level Psychology Course, Rose Marie Hesse

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Effects Of Concentric And Eccentric Biting And Biceps Muscle Contraction On Absolute Auditory Threshold, Roland A. Sauer

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A New Method For Studying Variables Controlling Television Viewing, Diana Reda

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Auditory Evoked Potentials: Relationship To Stimulus Intensity And Effects Of Noise Exposure, Judith Lyn Buelke

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Daily Quizzes With Review And Rededial Quizzes And Examination Performance, Mary Collamer Hubbard

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The Prediction Of Job Success In A Plastics Company, Gerald Allen Poole

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A Survey Of Psychological Services Available To Two-Year Community College Students, Alice Hildrebrandt North

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The Acquisition Of A Complex Concept In Pigeons, James W. Siddall

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Galvanic Skin Response As A Function Of Evaluative Message Content, Mode Of Transmission, And Personality Traits, Richard W. Robinson

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Positive Conditioned Supperssion: A Replication And Extension, Julia C. Curtin

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An Analysis Of Polydipsia As Produced By A Multiple Schedule, Joseph J. Vaal

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Polydipsia and contrast effects are two behavioral phenomena produced by manipulations of the reinforcement schedules under which the organisms are behaving. The present study created a complex situation by subjecting rats to a multiple reinforcement schedule. This situation allowed simultaneous examination of both operant and induced drinking behavior. Furthermore, this situation allowed for an examination of possible schedule interactions with respect to the induced and operant drinking behaviors.

It was expected that the results of this study would show that behavioral contrast effects could be obtained in a polydipsic situation. Even though the expected results were not obtained, it is …

Stimulus Control And The Effects Of Stimulus Change On Aggression In Children, Marilyn S. Arnett

Masters Theses

Five children has the opportunity at programmed intervals to shock a rat during daily 10 min sessions. An aggression response was defined as producing rat shock and reinforcement was not made contingent on any response within the experimental chamber. Response increment occurred for all subjects upon introduction of a visual cue which signaled shock period onset. A discrimination between shock and no-shock periods developed for all subjects and response increment occurred for all subjects due to a change in the manipulanda. Two subjects who initially preferred shocking the rat, also produced visual feedback when available, although average shock rate was …

The Development Of Behavioral Contrast In Human Subjects, Joel Steven Ray

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A Comparison Of Three Measures Of Stimulation Seeking, John L. Kasten

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An attempt was made to determine the comparability and construct validity of three instruments: the Sensation Seeking Scale (Zuckermsn, Kolin, Price & Zoob, 1964); the Change Seeker Index (Garlington & Shimota, 1964); and the Similes Preference Inventory (Pearson & Maddi, 1966). These instruments, and a measure of drug use which was constructed by the investigator, were administered to 52 college students and 23 high school students. Product-moment correlations were calculated among these instruments and between each instrument and age, sex, marital status and amount of education. Several sets of partial correlations were, also calculated.

A substantial correlation was found between …

Short Term Retention Of A Positioning Movement Under Three Levels Of Interfering Task Conditions, Mark E. Conklin

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This study is concerned with the short term memory of a simple arm-hand motor response. The response is studied under three task conditions: (1) visual kinesthetic interference (’2 ) kinesthetic interference and (3 ) a rest condition generating no sensory interference. Five movement amplitudes (2, 6 , 12, 18 and 24 cm) and four intervals (0, 20, 40 and 60 seconds) are compared in this study. A total of thirty-six right-handed subjects were used; twelve subjects were tested under each of the three task conditions.

The findings do not support an interference theory of forgetting which has been theorized to …

Strength Of Conditioned Reinforcement In Chain Schedules: The Effect Of Altering Minimum Time To Reinforcement, Robert P. Ludlow

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