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Effects Of Relative Heterogeneity Of Competence In Peer-Tutoring Dyads, Meredith Dawson Argyropoulos

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Students in a high school English class received simple instructions before and during participation in brief daily reciprocal tutoring sessions. Three levels of competence were established on the basis of spelling scores obtained on a group-administered standardized achievement test. Dyad members were twice unlike-paired and once like-paired in competence during the experiment, producing six competence during the experiment, producing six competency permutations. Differential assignment of instructional units after pretesting assured that scores reflected individual gains rather than individual competence relative to that of the other students. Differences in group means within and across pairing conditions were statistically insignificant, indicating that …

A Petrographic Analysis Of Black Mesa, Arizona Ceramics, Elizabeth M. Garrett

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Seven ceramic types from excavated Anasazi sites on Black Mesa were examined petrographically in order: (1) to obtain an accurate description of the geologic tempering m aterial; (2) to determine if specific ceramic types from Black Mesa and the surrounding area share a common area of manufacture; and (3) to compare the tempering material in the ceramics with the mineralogical components in the Wepo and Toreva Formations in order to determine if the ceramic items contain locally available material.

Each of the ceramic types examined appear to have had more than one manufacturing locus. Only Black Mesa Black-on-white has temper …

Variables Related To The Effectiveness Of Instructions: A Theoretical Analysis Of Experimental Results, Stephen Paul Enge

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The Effect Of Operant Conditioning Of Heart Rate On Ambient Skin Conductance And Cognitive Interpretation, Steven Scott Ehlert

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Citizen Perceptions Of Various Police Behaviors: A Conceptual Framework And Practical Recommendations For Improvement, H. Preston Elrod

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The ability of the police to better assess their role in the community lies in understanding, or-accurately perceiving, the public's attitudes toward various police behaviors. Although numerous studies have examined general attitudes toward the police, few have examined citizen attitudes toward specific police behaviors within a broad socio-historical framework and attempted to make practical recommendations to the police based on such findings. This is the intent of this study.

The findings of this study are based on a random sample of households in Kalamazoo, Michigan, during 1978 and employs both bivariate and multivariate statistical techniques. Generally, it was found that …

Effects Of Fixed-Interval And Random-Interval Escape Paradigms On Presession And Postsession Levels Of Corticosterone In The Rat, Duane Dregits

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Job Enlargement And Job Enrichment - A Meta-Analytic Study, Kenny Benedict Cemane

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The Schwerdt Site (20 Ae 127) Ceramics: A Berrien Phase Ceramic Assemblage In Allegan County, Michigan, Paul W. Mcallister

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The Role Of Generalization In The Acquisition Of Autoshaping A Replication Procedure, Omar Mangrum

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A Formal Analysis Of The Prehistoric Ceramics From Draper Park (20-Sc-40): A Wayne Tradition Occupation On The St. Clair River In Southeastern Michigan, Robert David Hoxie

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An Investigation Of Some Effects Of Timeout Using The Repeated Acquisition Design With Children, Anita Lynn Wilson

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Architectural Design, Neighboring, And Victimization In Group Housing: An Examination Of Relationships, Kathleen Anne Tiemann

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An Evaluation Of A Videotape Discrimination Training Program To Teach One-To-One Training Skills, Norman L. Schultz

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Anthropology And The Public Schools: A Study Of The Use Of Anthropological Concepts In Junior High School Geography Courses In Tennessee, David W. Denny

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This study deals with the presence and use of anthropological concepts in seventh grade geography courses in Tennessee public schools. The goals of the thesis were to determine the nature of the anthropological concepts incorporated into the textbooks of seventh grade geography courses in the state for the past twenty-five years, to assess active seventh grade geography teachers' attitudes toward and use of those anthropological concepts, and then to make suggestions on how to improve the use of anthropology in public schools in the state.

The goals were achieved by two methods. First, the textbooks recommended for use by the …

An Analysis Of The Functional Significance And Sexual Dimorphism Of The Neandertal Mastoid Process, Terry Stewert Zobeck

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This study examines the functional significance and sexual dimorphism of the Neandertal mastoid process. The mastoid process is identified as a part of the Posterior Cranial Complex which includes the nuchal and occipital planes, and a portion of the basicranium as well as the mastoid region of the temporal bone.

In order to draw conclusions regarding the functional significance and sexual dimorphism of the mastoid process, a number of multivariate statistical techniques are applied to a modern human sample; the Larson Site Arikara.

The examination of the morphological features of the Neandertal posterior cranial vault (a relatively long, low and …

The Occurrence And Interpretation Of Trauma At The Larson Site, 39ww2, Walworth County, South Dakota, Lynn Meredith Deitrick

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Traumatic injury is one of the most common forms of pathology seen in skeletal collections. Because of its frequent occurrence and the types of behavior, such as warfare, athletics, and accidents, that cause these injuries, trauma is a useful indicator of the kinds of behavior of a study group.

The purpose of this research was to examine the skeletons from the Larson (39WW2) site cemetery and village in an attempt to determine the kinds of behavior patterns suggested by the traumatic injuries present in the samples.

A brief review of the demography of the Larson collections, age and sex determination …

The Aaron Shelton Site (40cf69): A Multicomponent Site In The Lower Normandy Reservoir, Mark J. Wagner

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The Aaron Shelton site (40CF69) was a multicomponent site in the upper Duck Valley which was excavated by The University of Tennessee in early summer of 1975. A total of fifty-five features and sixty postholes was excavated at the site with four cultural components, Late Archaic through Late Woodland, being defined. An analysis and description of all prehistoric cultural activity at the Aaron Shelton site are presented with an emphasis on the McFarland phase occupation. The McFarland phase settlement patterns at 40CF69 indicate that during the early Middle Woodland period the Aaron Shelton site was occupied by minimal, probably nuclear, …

Prehistoric Soapstone Procurement In Northwestern South Carolina, Terry Andrew Ferguson

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During 1978 and 1979 an archeological survey was conducted near Spartanburg, South Carolina in an area containing an extensive zone of soapstone deposits from which soapstone was prehistorically quarried. The study area encompassed approximately 16 km² east of the city of Spartanburg, north of the town of Pacolet and along the Pacolet River. The study located 18 prehistoric soapstone quarries and 17 non-quarry sites. Previous soapstone research has suggested several hypothetical quarrying procedures and reduction sequences. A generalized reduction sequence model for soapstone vessel manufacture based on these suggested procedures was utilized to evaluate the data recovered during the …

Acculturation And Ethnic Identity Of The Chinese Population In Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tsi-Yin Lee

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Leadership In Environmental Quality Organizations, Stephen A. Cannell

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An Analysis Of The Peak S H Ift Explanation O F Response Summation, Jeanne Page

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Social Characteristics In Home Rule Elite Recruitment, Alireza Mohseni-Tabrizi

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A Comparison Of The Relationship Between Self-Concept Of Intellectual Ability And Self-Esteem In Nigeria, Julius Andera Ate

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A Description And Quantitative Analysis Of Artifacts Recovered From Fort Meigs (1813-1815) Wood County, Ohio, John P. Nass

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The Effect Of Chlorpromazine On Behavior Maintained By An Escape Contingency And Fixed-Time Delivery Of Shock, James P. Cleary

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The Translation Of Elementary Principles Of Behavior From English To Persian, Kambiz Alavi

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A Study Of The Effects Of Changes In Response Requirement On Lever Preference In A Discrete-Trial Choice Procedure, Charles L. Lowe

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Fluctuating Dental Asymmetry And Stress At The Averbuch Site (40dv60), Nashville, Tennessee, Mark F. Guagliardo

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There may exist bilateral asymmetry in tooth size in which neither side tends to be larger within a population. Such a bilaterally random distribution of asymmetry is called fluctuating dental asymmetry. One of its major causes is the exposure of individuals to stress during the time of tooth formation. Stressors known to increase fluctuating dental asymmetry are protein deficiency, heat, cold, and noise; there are probably many others as yet undiscovered.

This study explores the patterns of fluctuating dental asymmetry at the Averbuch site, a Mississippian village and three cemeteries near Nashville, Tennessee. The effects of tooth size, dentition type, …

A Survey Of Selected Illinois High School Girls’ Track And Field Programs, Sally J. Smith

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The purpose of this study was to assess the current status of the high school girls' track and field programs in Illinois. Track and field for Illinois high school girls' has been in existence for seven years and is recognized as a growing sport. Coaches throughout the state were selected to participate in the study and a questionnaire was used to gather information. Information was gathered concerning the initial organization of the girls' track and field program in each school, the percentage of male and female coaches, their educational and coaching background, teaching loads, other coaching duties, number of participants …

The Assessment Of Life Stress And Related Symptoms, Donald B. Hane

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