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The Effects Of Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Upon Temporally Spaced Responding, Stephen M. Bean

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No abstract provided.

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

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A Study Of The Relationship Of The Verb-Adjective Ratio In Linguistic Construction To Induced Stress, Bruce A. Schurman

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Social Distance Attitudes Of College Students Toward Three Minority Groups, Dennison W. Nichols

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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 …

A Study Of School-Age Children For Whom Service Was Terminated With The Chattanooga Psychiatric Clinic Between July 1, 1961, And June 30, 1963, John Paul Baggett

Masters Theses

This study was designed to investigate the following hypotheses:

1. Referrals of children to the Clinic will tend to cluster around two time points--school entrance and the shifts from elementary to junior high school.
2. Proportionately, more school referrals than those referred by other sources will be of children in the lower socio-economic class.
3. Children referred by schools will terminate service earlier in the clinic process than those referred by other sources.
4. Proportionately, more children from one-parent families will be referred by other sources than by schools.
5. There will be more referrals of children who are the oldest child in the family …

A Study Of Factors Affecting Discontinuance Among Patients Attending The Chattanooga Psychiatric Clinic, Nancy Louella Alverson

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No abstract provided.

Land Utilization In The Allegan State Forest: A Historical Geography, Martin Lemerand

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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 …

The Democratic Convention Of 1924, Vic Provinzano

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No abstract provided.

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Selected Speeches For Special Occasions, Ronald George Martin

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The Resource Base For Water-Oriented Recreational Areas In Coles And Cumberland Counties, Roger J. Barry

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No abstract provided.

Time Effects Of Subthreshold Stimuli Upon Supraliminal Stimuli, Martin Resnick

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No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Word Affectivity And Mode Of Presentation On Retention, Lawrence W. Lezotte

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No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Sensory Deprivation On Projection, Bryan R. Ellis

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No abstract provided.

Kalamazoo, Michigan, And The Formation Of The Republican Party Of Michigan, James M. Rigterink

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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 Comparison Of Two Methods Of Leading Off Second Base In Baseball, Dennis L. Mattix

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No abstract provided.

Dairying In Spring Point Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, Robert G. Ferren

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No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Football Won And Loss Records Of Selected Public High Schools In Central Illinois, Richard E. Parker

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The Evolution Of The Division For Girls And Women's Sports Of The American Association For Health, Physical Education And Recreation And Of The Women's Committees Of The Amateur Athletic Union Of The United States, Paula Ferguson

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No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Representative Industries Of Coles County With Special Emphasis On The Accumulation Of Public Relations Information, J. Allan Spencer

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No abstract provided by author.

The History Of Basketball Of The Effingham High School, Don Deterding

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of Stereotype Perceptions Of Northern And Southern College Students, G. Lance Gilbert

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No abstract provided.

A History Of The Rules Committee Of The House Of Representatives, Edward Martin Allen Jr.

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Individual Differences In The Reduction Of Cognitive Dissonance, Richard S. Dunn

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An Exploratory Study Of The Effect Of Feeling And Behavior Upon Judgment, Wayne Van Zomeren

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The Position Of The City Manager In Decision Making In Kalamazoo, Michigan City Government, John Adrian Straayer

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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

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

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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

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No abstract provided.

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 …