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Temporal Patterning In Adjusting Avoidance, Bruce Edward Hamilton

Masters Theses

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An Application Of The Species-Specific Defense Reaction Hypothesis, Michael R. Petersen

Masters Theses

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An Investigation Of Possible Relationships Between Sex-Role Orientation, The Motive To Avoid Success And The Inhibition Of Aggression In Women, Joan Dayger Behn, Barbara Mcduffee Mecca

Dissertations and Theses

In this study, it was proposed that the extent to which an individual accepts the collection of attitudes, mannerisms, and abilities the culture endorses as being feminine or masculine (which we are referring to as sex-role orientation) is related to the appearance of inhibiting fears of social rejection and uneasiness about one’s femininity (which we refer to as the need or motive to avoid success). We further hypothesized that women interested in achievement, being less strongly sex-typed, would feel deviant and exposed as women and would be likely to place a premium on the maintenance of other feminine attributes.

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The Interaction Between Response-Independent Fixed-Time Tail Shock And Chronic Voluntary Alcohol Consumption In Squirrel Monkeys, J. Leonard Peebles

Masters Theses

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The Effects Of Different Behavioral Definitions On Peer Recording And Observer Behavior, James T. Mecoli

Masters Theses

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The Effects Of Different Litter Control Procedures On Movie Audiences, Thomas Lee Zane

Masters Theses

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The Effects Of Three Different Mastery Criterion Levels On Undergraduate Test Performance, David R. Barkmeier

Masters Theses

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Discussion Procedures In College Teaching, Victor A. Arredondo

Masters Theses

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A Behavioral-Analysis, Systems Approach In A University-Based, Food Co-Operative, Harry M. Kent

Masters Theses

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Schedule Induced Polydipsia: Effects Of Inter-Food Interval On Access To Water As A Reinforcer, Richard H. Weiss

Masters Theses

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A Neuro-Clinical Study Of The Spread Of Experimentally Induced Epileptiform Discharge From The Amygdala, Daniel Rosen

Masters Theses

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Availability Of An Aggressive Response During Sidman Avoidance, Michael Albert Minervini

Masters Theses

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The Acquisition Of Number Identification As A Function Of The Type Of Stimulus Presentation, Marco W. Salas Martinez

Masters Theses

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Response Duration In Acquisition, Discriminated Avoidance, And Extinction, Michael Oliver Duncan

Masters Theses

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The Positive Effects Of Study Objectives Generalize To Novel Probes, Joan Warmbold Boggs

Masters Theses

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The Effects Of An Absence Policy On Attendance And Grades, Judith A. Adelman

Masters Theses

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An Investigation Of Variables Affecting Self Modification Techniques, Patricia Ann Hartlep

Masters Theses

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The Effects Of Different Levels Of L-Dopa On The Aggressive Biting Behavior Of Rats, Kathryn A. Scholas

Masters Theses

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The Effect Of Bar Holding Training On Subsequent Shock Escape Behavior Under Different Shock Intensities In Rats With Septal Lesions, John W. Moore

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology in the Graduate School of Morehead State University by John W. Moore on July 23, 1974.

The Design And Development Of An Educational Data Processing System, Sandra L. Laham

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Application Of Behavior Analysis To Business And Industry, James L. Dehem

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Ucs Habituation On The Conditioned Aggressive Display In Betta Splendens, Timothy G. Plaska

Masters Theses

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Physical Fatigue As A Discriminative Cue In Choice Learning In The T-Maze, Robert L. Detty

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

It has been found that animals which have acquired a response while under the influence of a drug , fail to emit this response when subsequently tested while nondruggedo Likewise, animals which have acquired a response while nondrugged fail to emit this response when subsequently drugged. However, under both conditions, Ss emlt the response when retested in the original condition. either drugged or nondrugged. Thus, the presence of the response appears to be conditional upon the drug state of the organism during acquisition. This phenomenon has been called state dependent (StD) or dissociative learning (Overton, 1964). Dissociation apparently varies along …

The Effects Of Reduction In Dependence Upon Group As A Source Of Influence On Field Dependence, James L. Antram

All Master's Theses

Recent research has cast doubt on Witkin's stability hypothesis of the field-dependence-independence dimension. Prior research suggested reduction of external field influences results in a decrease in level of field-dependence. It was hypothesized for this study that a reduction in dependence upon a group as a source of influence would result in a concomitant reduction in level of field-dependence as measured by the Witkin Rod-and-Frame Test.

A Comparison On The State Dependent Effects Of Electroconvulsive Shock And Physostigmine On A Choice Task, Candace Susanne Brown

All Master's Theses

Two experiments compared the state-dependent effects of electroconvulsive shock (ECS) and physostigmine relative to a normal state (saline or no injection). Rats were trained in a water T maze using a discrimination-training paradigm. In Experiment 1, discrimination was found between the ECS- and normal state. However, response control was strongest in the ECS-0 treatment-training order and on non-ECS training sessions. In Experiment 2, dissociation also occurred but was more pronounced in the P-0 (physostigmine-saline) treatment-training order and on the saline training sessions. Results from both experiments indicate learning is most rapid in the treatment-no treatment training order and that a …

The Effects Of Experimental Manipulation Of Status On Signature Size, Karen Jensen Gillespie

All Master's Theses

This paper presents an attempt to change the size of a person's signature by changing his perceived status within the experimental situation.

Eight-four subjects were divided into four equal groups. Each group received two treatments, one of which was a status treatment, the other a success-failure manipulation. The results showed a significant difference in signature size between high and low status treatment groups. A significant variation was also noted between females in the success manipulation group and females in the failure manipulation group. The direction of this variation was opposite to predictions.

Recommendations included addition of a control group, presentation …

The Role Of Memory In Rule Learning Problems, Alan S. Kertes

All Master's Theses

Thirty-six college subjects who had taken a memory test from the Wechsler series were chosen from an introductory psychology class and divided into three memory levels (high, medium, and low). Twelve subjects from each of the memory groups were required to categorized geometrical stimulus patterns into positive and negative instances according to an unknown conceptual rule that prescribed a relationship between two known attributes. Each subject was assigned to one of three postfeedback delay intervals of 1.5, 20, or 30 seconds. Performance among the three memory levels was not statistically different even though differences from best to worst were apparent …

The Effect Of Environmental Enrichment On Delayed Alternation, Passive Avoidance And Exploration Behavior, David L. Knobel

All Master's Theses

Long Evans Hooded rats were reared in either perceptually complex (EC) or simple (IC) environments. As adults, exploration, delated alternation and passive avoidance task performance was investigated. The exploration level of the EC and IC reared groups was identical on Day 1, but on subsequent days the IC rats on delayed alternation and passive avoidance tasks was not found, but the alternation response was acquired with significantly fewer trials by EC rats.

Spatial Orientation Of Children In Dyads With Female Adults, Susan Menig Karstetter

All Master's Theses

Subjects were requested to enter the experimental setting, choose a chair, and sit while speaking to an adult female who listened to the child for two minutes. The distance and angle of seating were measured and studied with regard to the age, sex, grade level, height, handedness, academic achievement, size of chair used, and the listener.

The results indicated that seating distance was influenced by the sex, age and height of the subject and size of chair chosen. The angle of seating chosen was influenced by the sex and height of the subject and the size of chair chosen. It …

The Role Of Postfeedback Intervals In Rule Learning Problems, Donald E. Lloyd

All Master's Theses

Subjects classified bidimensional stimulus patterns of variable colors and shapes into positive or negative instances of the concept, according to one of three conceptual rules (Disjunctive, Conditional, or Biconditional). Four postfeedback intertrial intervals were used: 1.5, 5, 20, or 30 seconds. Performance on the Dj rule was significantly higher than either the Cd or Bd rule and there was no reliable difference between the later two rules. The postfeedback delay was not a reliable source of variance among all rules, but did yield significant differences within the Bd rule. Inconsistent performance trends in the Cd and Bd rules as the …