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Beliefs And Attitudes Of Recent High School Graduates On The Subject Of Beverage Alcohol, Francis E. Chape

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Introduction

During recent years, many investigations concerning the teen-ager and beverage alcohol have been carried out. A survey of the available literature on this subject revealed that most of the studies have been made to determine the attitudes toward drinking and the drinking behavior of this age group. These studies, Maddox¹ states, provide "The basis for generalizations about drinking in high school which are more substantial than impressionistic guesses."

Generalizations, however, have not been limited to drinking behavior alone. Alcohol education programs, required by law in every state in the union,² have received much criticism in recent times. …

Preliminary Investigations In The Effect Of Continually Changing Reinforcement On Learning And Extinction, Michael Dinoff

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A great deal of research has been done in the gener­al area of manipulating reinforcement parameters. However, reinforcement per se has rarely been varied systematically from trial to trial. The research exceptions have been indicated. In these experiments , the nutritive value, the delay, or the units of reinforcement have been systematical­ly varied and the results are not always conclusive as re­gards the experimental variable itself. The present study attempts to control for these factors and yet vary systema­tically properties of the reinforcing agent alone. Pigeons were the experimental subjects and they worked for food while they were at a …

The Uptake Of Sodium Ions By The Tongue, Magill Echols

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We have seen a wealth of data demonstrating that salt prefer­ ence thresholds decrease as salt deprivation continues. Careful studies indicate that these fluctuations cannot be accounted for in terms of changes in neural excitatory thresholds. It is reasonable to assume that something on or about the tongue may change with sodium deprivation. The problem approached in this study was the search for evidence of such a change.

The experimental hypothesis was, "that sodium ions actually penetrate the surface of the tongue according to the sodium depriva­ tion experienced by the animal."

This was basically a search for processes associated …

Children's Associations To The Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Designs, Margaret J. Garvey

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No abstract provided.

Water Resources Development -- An Analysis Of Economic Justification Practices Of The Corps Of Engineers, Kerwood W. Barrand

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"Presented herein is a brief analysis of the economic justification practices of the Corps of Engineers as commonly implemented in proposals concerning water resources projects. Where applicable, recommended methods are compared to similar methods advocated for, and accepted by, private engineering firms in similar situations.

The major problem exists in the lack of a profit motive in programs undertaken with the use of public funds. However, a profit can be said to have been realized in public works programs if the total benefits of the programs to all the people exceed the costs of these programs and, further, if the …

A Study Of The Simplicity Of Language In Selected Public Addresses Of Abraham Lincoln, Barbara Vanault Wallace

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High School Journalism, Robert Ernest Stuckey

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A Survey Of Negro Attitudes Toward Race Relations In A Medium Size Midwestern City, David L. Fields

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Recent Trends Of The Redtop Crop In The Agricultural Economy Of Illinois, Dwight Leroy Huddlestun

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An Attempt To Demonstrate A Learned Drive Based On Saline Induced Thirst, David G. Born

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Latvian Exile-Immigrant Group In Kalamazoo, Henry George Halla

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Chapter I

Introduction

Statement of the Problem

The general purpose of this study is to determine whether such families in the Latvian population of Kalamazoo as insist upon considering themselves exiles and refuse to accept their immigrant status are less acculturated and assimilated than are such families that accept their immigrant status regardless of the fact that their original emigration from Latvia was a departure into exile. Also this study proposes to determine what social, cultural, economic and other variables are associated with each of the two types of families.

A Comparative Study Of The Experiential Characteristics Of A Group Of Alcoholic And Non-Alcoholic Subjects, Hugh C. Davis Jr.

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The problem in this investigation is a behavioral comparison of a group of alcoholics and non-alcoholics. The primary purpose of these comparisons is to generate hypotheses about covariate factors related to alcoholism and secondly to gain understanding about the etiology of the alcoholic process. Three steps were involved in carrying out these purposes: (1) defining alcoholism behaviorally, (2) ascertaining current functioning of the subjects, (3) ascertaining early learning experiences. Alcoholism is the dependent variable--criterion--of this investigation. A quantifiable behavioral drinking scale developed by Jenkins and Davis (15) yielded scores which defined the criterion. The U-T Deprivation Scale was used to …

Geology Of English Mountain And Vicinity, Cock, Jefferson And Sevier Counties, Tennessee, Robert Carl Greene

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Statement of the Problem: English Mountain is interpreted by Rodgers (1953, Geologic Map of East Tennessee) as a remnant of rocks of the Chilhowee group, resting on a prong in the overthrust sheet of the Great Smoky fault. He showed the structure of the Chilhowee rocks to be synclinal in the central portion, monoclinal on the northern end, and monoclinal in the westward extension.

Objective of the present writer were: 1) to check the major structure and detail the contacts, 2) to accurately locate the position of the Great Smoky fault, 3) to map the minor structures, 4) to study …

Lincoln's Search For A Winning General, John C. Gibson

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No abstract provided by author.

A Study Of The Development Of The Tri-Cities, Pasco, Kennewick, And Richland, Washington, Delbert W. Meyer

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No abstract provided.

The Relationship Of Union Attitude To Work Performance, Donald Leo Wass

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Present-day management is aware of the high work-output characteristic of some “rugged individualists" who have "anti- union" sentiments. Studies concerning individuals classified as "ratebusters” have been made by Dalton (4) and by Roethlisberger and Dickson (5). The higher production efficiency of the “ratebuster" is discussed along with the increased personnel problems related to these workers. Because of anti-union sentiments, the “ratebuster” can have a disruptive effect on the labor force as a whole.

The worker with strong pro- union sentiments has received very little attention in the literature. It is probable that present-day management classifies this worker as an undesirable …

The Development Of The Iron Industry In East Tennessee, Alan Hersh

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Introduction: Production of iron in East Tennessee began almost with the advent of the first settlers. From its early, almost primitive, beginnings, iron production developed into a large-scale, modern industry and then declined to the point of being almost non-existent.

The history of the iron industry can be divided into three phases; the early period of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; the period of large-scale development of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century; and the period of decline of the twentieth century. Each period was distinctly different from the others. This study is concerned with the …

Discrimination As A Function Of Sex And Meaning Of Stimuli, Thomas Joseph Schmitz

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The Effect Of Varying Degrees Of Anxiety Upon Classroom Learning Performance, Martha J. Thorne

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of varying degrees of anxiety, as measured by the fifty-item forced-choice Taylor Scale of Manifest Anxiety (TMAS) (24), upon the classroom learning performance of a group of thirty-one student nurses, as measured by the increase in scores on an objective-type final examination administered at the beginning and end of a course in psychiatric nursing. The thirty-one subjects were divided into three groups on the basis of low, medium, and high anxiety scores on the TMAS. The per cent gain scores from the pre- and post-final exam were then compared …

The Status Of Upward Communication In Area Industry, John Clinton Schweitzer

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A Study Of The Recognition Of Non-Financial Problems And Needs In Interviews With Applicants For Adc, Elizabeth Powers

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In no other way does a democracy more clearly demonstrate its conviction regarding its responsibility for the total welfare of its people than in its social legislation. And our present public assistance laws may be viewed as the highest expression of that conviction. The enactment of their most recent revisions, the 1956 Public Assistance Amendments to the Social Security Act, afford a very broad legal base on which the public assistance agency can act to convert the ideals of service to needy individuals and families into reality.

An Analysis Of Newspaper Coverage Of Congressional Campaign In Fourth Congressional District, Richard Earl Marshall

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Chapter I

The Fourth Congressional District, located in the south-western part of the state of Michigan, is composed of the following six counties: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, and Van Buren. This district is largely rural in its composition. The county with the greatest population is Berrien. The population of the district by counties and the rural-urban characteristics of those counties is shown in Table I.

The Effect Of The Free Throw On The Outcome Of Basketball Games, Leo Paul Boller

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No abstract provided.

Music And The High School Library, Neva Buckley

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No abstract provided.

Fifteen Years With Clement L. Vallandigham, Terry H. Allen

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No abstract provided.

Survey Of Student Opinion Toward Desegregation At The University Of Tennessee, Barbara Stone

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The South is currently undergoing a period of transition for the traditional values, basic to a southern way of life, were upset by the 1954 Supreme Court decision concerning the desegregation of public schools. This ruling intensified the conflict between these traditional beliefs and attitudes of white supremacy and the fundamental principles of Christianity and democracy. Such conflict will not easily be resolved because it inevitably involves emotional behaviors which are not subject to logic or reason. The decision of the Supreme Court permitted the process of desegregation to be worked out by the local educational boards with all possible …

Visual Perception In Reading Readiness, Reva Cougill

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No abstract provided.

A Review Of The Transactional Approach To Perception With Implications For Audio-Visual Instruction, Floyd A. Landsaw

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No abstract provided.

Application Of The Principles Of Mental Hygiene To The Social Development Of Primary Children, Olive Holsapple

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Characteristics Of A Sound Program Of School Public Relations, Dennis Cougill

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No abstract provided.