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An Exploratory Investigation Of The Indifferent Pattern Of Accommodation To Work-Related Organizations, John E. Blissick
An Exploratory Investigation Of The Indifferent Pattern Of Accommodation To Work-Related Organizations, John E. Blissick
Masters Theses
Introduction
In recent years there has been growing interest in the nature of workers' attitudes, values, and behavior.1 One area of special concern has been a particular behavior pattern frequently observed among blue collar workers called indifference, and it generally refers to a lack of identification with one's work and work organization. Indifference is a phenomenon which occurs among almost all major groups of workers to some degree, but it has been observed most often and in its most intense forms among blue collar workers. In various forms it has been called apathy, noninvolvement, and un-affectedness. It has been …
The Effect Of Changes In The Requirements Of Fixed Ratio Schedules On Post-Reinforcement Pauses And Rate Of Response, Mark Irving Felton
The Effect Of Changes In The Requirements Of Fixed Ratio Schedules On Post-Reinforcement Pauses And Rate Of Response, Mark Irving Felton
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Study Of The Relationship Of The Verb-Adjective Ratio In Linguistic Construction To Induced Stress, Bruce A. Schurman
A Study Of The Relationship Of The Verb-Adjective Ratio In Linguistic Construction To Induced Stress, Bruce A. Schurman
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Social Distance Attitudes Of College Students Toward Three Minority Groups, Dennison W. Nichols
Social Distance Attitudes Of College Students Toward Three Minority Groups, Dennison W. Nichols
Masters Theses
Introduction
This study is an endeavor to add to the already existing scientific information in regard to man's social relations with his fellow men. More exactly, the purposes of this research are: (1) to gain a better understanding of prejudice among college students toward both stereotype images and "real" described persons belonging to the Jewish minority, the Negro minority and the homosexual minority, (2) to explore the possibility of their being a relationship between social-distance attitudes of these students toward these minorities and the personal, economic and certain other factors influencing these students, and (3) to consider the significance of …
Land Utilization In The Allegan State Forest: A Historical Geography, Martin Lemerand
Land Utilization In The Allegan State Forest: A Historical Geography, Martin Lemerand
Masters Theses
Introduction
In Allegan County, Michigan, there exists an area of land known as the Allegan State Forest (Figs. 1 and 2). The Forest compromises 35,755 acres of land and is located just west of the city of Allegan.1 It is an area primarily noted for its forestry, wildfire conservation, and recreational facilities. Before becoming a state forest and prior to the 1930's, this land passed through sequential occupance by Indians, pioneers, lumberman, and farmers. When the forest area was first settled, the land was abundantly covered with trees. The trees soon became the victims of the lumbermen's axe, and …
Planning And Democracy In France, Larry G. Massanari
Planning And Democracy In France, Larry G. Massanari
Honors Theses
In the beginning of 1962, France launched its Fourth Plan to cover the period 1962-1965, and entered its sixteenth year of economic planning, Parodoxically, France which has so frequently seemed determined to demonstrate to the world an absolute incapacity for self-government has at the same time carried out a complicated experiment in economic planning, the results of which have frequently been brilliant; this is not to suggest that through planning the French have found answers to all of the many difficulties which still face them. It was immediately after World War II that France embarked upon their experiment in planning. …
Time Effects Of Subthreshold Stimuli Upon Supraliminal Stimuli, Martin Resnick
Time Effects Of Subthreshold Stimuli Upon Supraliminal Stimuli, Martin Resnick
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Word Affectivity And Mode Of Presentation On Retention, Lawrence W. Lezotte
The Effects Of Word Affectivity And Mode Of Presentation On Retention, Lawrence W. Lezotte
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Sensory Deprivation On Projection, Bryan R. Ellis
The Effects Of Sensory Deprivation On Projection, Bryan R. Ellis
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Kalamazoo, Michigan, And The Formation Of The Republican Party Of Michigan, James M. Rigterink
Kalamazoo, Michigan, And The Formation Of The Republican Party Of Michigan, James M. Rigterink
Masters Theses
Introduction
When Judge Levi Baxter rapped for order in the afternoon of July 6, 1854, at Jackson, Michigan, his gavel echoed the discontent gripping the Old Northwest. "Fellow citizens of Michigan...," he said, "let us bow our heads and pray for success in the great enterprise which has brought us here."1 In the oak grove the heads of 4,000 people of conviction bowed in agreement.2 By evening of that day the Republican party of Michigan was an accomplished fact.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the background of the Jackson convention of July 6, 1854, with …
A Study Of Stereotype Perceptions Of Northern And Southern College Students, G. Lance Gilbert
A Study Of Stereotype Perceptions Of Northern And Southern College Students, G. Lance Gilbert
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Individual Differences In The Reduction Of Cognitive Dissonance, Richard S. Dunn
Individual Differences In The Reduction Of Cognitive Dissonance, Richard S. Dunn
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
An Exploratory Study Of The Effect Of Feeling And Behavior Upon Judgment, Wayne Van Zomeren
An Exploratory Study Of The Effect Of Feeling And Behavior Upon Judgment, Wayne Van Zomeren
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Position Of The City Manager In Decision Making In Kalamazoo, Michigan City Government, John Adrian Straayer
The Position Of The City Manager In Decision Making In Kalamazoo, Michigan City Government, John Adrian Straayer
Masters Theses
Purpose and Method
The Purpose
This paper is a descriptive analysis of two aspects of decision making in one council-manager government. First, it is an examination of the relationship between the city council and the city manager, noting the influence of the city manager on policy. Secondly, it is an exploration of the limitations which existing elite group(s) may place on policy decision making by the legal city government.
A Study Of The Government Of Parchment, Michigan, Shirley Forbes Swenson
A Study Of The Government Of Parchment, Michigan, Shirley Forbes Swenson
Masters Theses
Introduction
Suburban-living has become a major part of our culture and the term has been widely accepted and interpreted to mean a distinctive way of life highly advantaged over life in strictly urban or rural settings. The first major move to the suburbs was by the wealthier segments of our society, and the gracious, leisurely pattern of living they sought still colors the popular image of the term "suburban."
An Analysis Of The Rapacki Plan To Denuclearize Central Europe, James R. Ozinga
An Analysis Of The Rapacki Plan To Denuclearize Central Europe, James R. Ozinga
Masters Theses
Introduction
In 1957, Adam Rapacki, Foreign Minister of Poland, proposed that a zone be created in Central Europe in which nuclear weapons of all kinds would be prohibited. The zone was to include the countries of West Germany, East Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. This paper seeks to study that proposal in the light of its background and consequences. The purpose of such a study, beyond the hopeful accretion of knowledge, is to form conclusions based on the analysis of the proposal as the beginning of a solution to the political and military impasse in Central Europe.
The proposal will be …
The Relationship Between Various Wave Lengths And Dark Adaptation, Thomas Eugene Berghage
The Relationship Between Various Wave Lengths And Dark Adaptation, Thomas Eugene Berghage
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Construction And Validation Of Six Mental Health Sub-Scales By Age, Sex, And Educational Status, Thomas James Boynton
Construction And Validation Of Six Mental Health Sub-Scales By Age, Sex, And Educational Status, Thomas James Boynton
Masters Theses
Chapter I
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
The topic considered in this thesis is the construction and validation of six mental health sub-scales which are based upon procedures controlling for age, sex, and educational status. Each item in a 22 item mental health scale is tested for validity by age, sex, and educational status. Six sub-scales, one for each dichotomy of the three social groups, are constructed from this procedure. The validity of these sub-scales is then tested via six different criteria of mental health. Finally, the validity of the six sub-scales, the original 22 item scale, and a related …
The Effect Of Induced Movement Of Induced Movement On The Naming Of Pictured Objects And Persons-One Aspect Of Thinking, Jack A. Nottingham
The Effect Of Induced Movement Of Induced Movement On The Naming Of Pictured Objects And Persons-One Aspect Of Thinking, Jack A. Nottingham
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Affect Of Simultaneous Auditory Stimulation On Absolute Visual Sensitivity, Leonard M. Fisher
The Affect Of Simultaneous Auditory Stimulation On Absolute Visual Sensitivity, Leonard M. Fisher
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
An Investigation Of Employee Attitudes And Employee Performance, Richard V. Washburn
An Investigation Of Employee Attitudes And Employee Performance, Richard V. Washburn
Masters Theses
Industrial managers are showing an increasing interest in employee attitudes, opinions and morale. This conclusion is reflected in the fact that many companies conduct attitude and opinion surveys, train their supervisors in human relations and provide other functions designed to create favorable attitudes.
Management concern for the promotion of favorable employee attitudes may be attributed to two main factors. Part of the concern may be attributed to a general trend toward greater social responsibilities of industry. The other, and perhaps greater part can be attributed to an assumption that employees with favorable attitudes are more productive than those with generally …
Group Cohesiveness And Group Productivity, Michael M. Makedonsky
Group Cohesiveness And Group Productivity, Michael M. Makedonsky
Masters Theses
Group Cohesiveness and Group Productivity
Cartwright and Zander (1953) distinguished at least three different meanings in their intuitive and operational descriptions of group cohesiveness: (a) attraction to the group, (b) morale, and (c) coordination of efforts of group members. Others have attempted to classify meanings of cohesiveness into two general categories. One category of definitions centers chiefly on particular aspects of group behavior or group process. Here, the meaning of cohesiveness refers to "sticking togetherness," productivity, task involvement and good team work. A common observation is that members of a cohesive group display a feeling of "we-ness" or "togetherness," meaning …
An Investigation Of The Visual Processes Involved In The Vertical-Horizontal Illusion, Robert L. Vette
An Investigation Of The Visual Processes Involved In The Vertical-Horizontal Illusion, Robert L. Vette
Masters Theses
The vertical-horizontal illusion has been the object of experimental study for many years. The first man to investigate the vertical-horizontal illusion was probably Oppel in 1854. Since the time of Oppel's first experiment, many theories have been advanced in an attempt to explain what causes this illusion to occur in our perception of connected vertical-horizontal lines. The primary theory that is most widely accepted states that the vertical line in the "T" illusion will be judged longer because of the vertical-horizontal relationship.
Pan (1934) suggested that the "T" figure illusion was not due entirely to the interaction of the vertical …
An Investigation Of Food Deprivation And Competition On Hoarding Behavior In The Domestic Cat, Jo Ann Sinclair
An Investigation Of Food Deprivation And Competition On Hoarding Behavior In The Domestic Cat, Jo Ann Sinclair
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Anatomical Associations On The Rorschach Test As A Predictor Of Assaultive Behavior, Keith O. Schmidt
Anatomical Associations On The Rorschach Test As A Predictor Of Assaultive Behavior, Keith O. Schmidt
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Federal – Local Relations: A Case Study Of The City Of Kalamazoo In 1962, Glen L. Bachelder
Federal – Local Relations: A Case Study Of The City Of Kalamazoo In 1962, Glen L. Bachelder
Masters Theses
Purpose and Scope
It is the purpose of this paper to study the impact of federal government aid on Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1962. As a setting for the case study information, the development of federal aid programs as they affect municipal governments in the United States will be explored. The case study approach was selected since the bulk of material now available on the subject deals with the programs as viewed from the National Government level or as applied to the fifty states. Thus the idea of a detailed look at just one city as a recipient of federal aid …
Learning Set Formation In The Guinea Pig, Paul E. Burk
Learning Set Formation In The Guinea Pig, Paul E. Burk
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Comparison Of Sprague-Dawley And Wistar Albino Rats On Maze Learning Ability, Richard W. Daniels
A Comparison Of Sprague-Dawley And Wistar Albino Rats On Maze Learning Ability, Richard W. Daniels
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Radical Right And Its Influence Upon American Foreign Policy, David Stringer Roberts
The Radical Right And Its Influence Upon American Foreign Policy, David Stringer Roberts
Masters Theses
Introduction
This thesis is an exposition into the American radical right. It is the author's contention that expository writing has a role to play in thesis-writing, especially dealing with broad political problems such as the radical right movement.
The major "thesis" of this paper is that the radical right has an inordinate influence on the formulation of American foreign policy, out of all proportion to its actual numbers. All efforts will be made to prove this proposition.
Absent Fathers And Problem Behavior, A Comparison Of Children From Broken And Unbroken Homes, Earl Walter Morris
Absent Fathers And Problem Behavior, A Comparison Of Children From Broken And Unbroken Homes, Earl Walter Morris
Masters Theses
Introduction
This study is an attempt to explore several aspects of the influence of the family upon the occurrence of problem behavior among children.1 Essentially it deals with a comparison of the occurrence of problem behavior among two groups of children: (1) children in the homes where the father is absent because of death, divorce, separation or desertion; and (2) children in homes where both parents are present.
In the past the "broken home" has received a great deal of attention is delinquency research. The physical presence of absence of a parent has not been found to be highly …