All master’s theses completed and available to us at Western Michigan University since 1941 have been entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies from earlier years are available through interlibrary loan. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses from 1981
The Effects of Performance Appraisal on Staff Performance, Steven S. Armstrong
U-Pb Systematics and Ages of Rocks from the Zone of Cataclasis, Bitterroot Dome, Southwestern Montana, Edward Charles Arruda
A Report of an Internship in the Kalamazoo Police Department, Roy C. Aslanian
Improving Staff Performance Through Checklists, Duane Lee Bacon
Effects of Supervisory Feedback Skills on Performance and Job Satisfaction, Kenneth Wayne Barnes
Petrology of Fluvial and Shoreline Sands in a Modern Arc-Trench Gap, Guatemala, James Robert Bartel
Effect of Informational Posting and Employee Inspection on Safety Hazard Reduction in a Retail Drug Store, Craig A. Berger
The Resistance to Temptation Paradigm with Modeling - A Review, Lorre Patricia Berger
Development and Implementation of an Outlining Preskills Program Utilizing a Multiple-Probe Design, Patricia Ellen Bird
The Induced Histopathology of the Testes and Epididymides of Cf-1 Mice by Known or Suspected Teratogens, Mutagens, and Carcinogens, Kevin K. Block
Tristan und Isolde: Gottfried's Paradigm for Emancipation, Elvira Borgstadt
Elite Perspectives and Predictive Potential: Park in Korea 1963-1972, Brian Borlas
The Evaluation of an Incentive Program Used to Recruit Health Club Memberships through Friend Referrals, Michael D. Bowles
The Effect of Active-Participation with Feedback in a Videotape, Discrimination-Training Program, Stephen M. Brewer
An Activity Perspective of Alcohol Consumption and Problem Drinking Among Older Adults in Michigan, Gerald M. Burns
A Comparison of Overall Verb Complexity between Aphasic Adults and Language Disordered Children, Cheri Suzanne Carrico
The Applicability of the "Best Books for Young Adults" List as a Book Selection Tool in Public High Schools in a Three County Area, Ricki Hemenway Chowning
A Confusion Matrix Intelligibility Testing Procedure for Preschool Children, Jane C. Coe-Kruse
Structural Analysis of Precambrian Metasedimentary Rocks of the Swede Gulch Formation, Nahant, South Dakota, Richard G. Cookman
An Analysis of Behavioral Approaches to Obesity/Weight Reduction, Charlene Marie Curtis
The Effects of Quality of Work Life Processes on Job Satisfaction and Productivity, Greg Alan Dabicci
The Effects of Self-Management Training on Academic Performance, Mark R. Dean
The Hydrologic Factors that Control Carbonate Hardness in Kalamazoo County Lakes, Southwestern Michigan, Linda Brittain Fenner
An Experiential Project Examining the Realm of the School Business Function, Robert J. Gabel
Matching-to-Sample in the Pigeon: An Analysis of the Effects of Correction and Noncorrection Procedures, Deborah Lou Grossett
The Effects of Written Instructions and Videotape Modeling on the Quality of Performance Feedback Provided for Subordinates, Ileana Habsburg-Snyder
The Effects of Hutchings’ Low Stress Addition and Subtraction Algorithms on the Accuracy and Rate of Problem Solving with Low Performing Math Students, Stephen Edgar Hadden
The Petrology and Geochemistry of Keweenawan Diabase Dikes in Ontonagon, Gogebic, Iron and Dickinson Counties, Michigan, James J. Hahnenberg
A Multiple Baseline Analysis of the Use of a Social Skills Training Package with Shy Children, Patricia A. Haist
Congruence and Development of Beliefs and Hierarchic Position among Institutional Mental Patients, Keith T. Handell
Economic Aid as an Instrument of Soviet Foreign Policy: The Case of Ghana 1957-1966, Patricia Masilo Hoeane
The Effects of Individual Verbal Training Versus Group Verbal Training Upon Preschooler's Corresponding Snack Selection, John W. Hoedl
Stress Relative to the Onset of Multiple Sclerosis Exacerbations, Charlene A. Horgen
Factors Influencing Termination Status of Clients in the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Court Volunteer Probation Program: November 1969-June 1973, Christine Clare Iavelli
A Functional Analysis of Response Contingent Full Physical Guidance, Richard J. Jackle
Career Exploration at the Calhoun Area Vocational Center, David Johnson
The Perceived Utility of the Job Model as a Planning Document for Faculty Members, Victoria Kai-Cacho
An Analysis of Validity Constructs in the Dichotic Listening and Hemispheric Competition Procedures, Wade Addam Kapik
Distributive Fairness: An Exploration of Male-Female Differences in Allocation Behavior, Daryl G. Kelley
Improving On-the-Job Performance of Restaurant Employees through Behavior Modification Techniques, Patricia A. Kershek
An Analysis of Nitrate Concentrations in the Ground-Water of Antwerp Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, John Emil Klanke
Control of Eating Behavior: An Evaluation of the Effects of Serving Less Preferred Foods Prior to the Meal on Preschoolers' Eating, Paul Joseph Smith Knight
Early History and Influence of Harvard College’s Hollis Professorship of Divinity (the First Endowed Professorial Chair in America), Russell Vernon Kohr
The Menu Formation in a Computerized Nutrition System, Kathleen Ann Kostrzewa
Prompts and Feedback as a Means of Increasing a Customer Service Behavior in a Family Restaurant, David B. Lennox
Middle Woodland Ceramics of Northwestern Indiana and Western Michigan, William L. Mangold
A Diagnostic Teaching Analysis of the Feasibility of Teaching Trainable Mentally Impaired Students Hutchings’ Low-Stress Addition Algorithm, Marsha K. Markle
Component Analysis of Hutchings' Low-Stress Addition Algorithm, Daniel V. McCallum
Politics and Medicine in the Estrogen Replacement Controversy: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and Great Britain, Frances B. McCrea
A Comparison of Calculation Speed and Accuracy on Two Levels of Problem Difficulty using the Conventional and Hutchings’ "Low Stress" Subtraction Algorithms and the Pocket Calculator, Margaret T. McGlinchey
A Diagnostic-Teaching Investigation of the Feasibility of Using the Hutchings' “Low-Stress" Algorithm for Addition Skill Development in Trainable Mentally Impaired Pupils, JoAnn Bankston McKay
A Comparison of Concurrent and Removed Component Procedures for Teaching Toothbrushing Skills to Preschoolers, Timothy Ian McKinley
Schedule Effects and Interim Activities in Two Retarded Subjects, Raymond G. Miltenberger
A Computer-Assisted Instructional System and its Application to a Course on Computer Structures and Hardware, Tahir Mufti
Detector Geometry for Cascade Photon Experiments, Roger Minoru Munechika
The Effects of Music on the Duration of Time Spent in a Store by a Customer, Danita J. Mussatto
A Study of Habitat Preference for the Aestivation of the Alfalfa Weevil Hyper Postica (Curculionidae: Coleoftera), Donald D. Myers
Parental Involvement in Education: Issues and Procedures, Nancy Jane Nelson
A Report of an Internship in Central Office Administration in the Forest Hills Public Schools, Joyce M. Newhouse
Job Satisfaction of Working Black Women and the Relationship of Social Awareness to Job Satisfaction, Lillian Denise Nunley
Response Latency: A Function of Within-Session Differences in Intertrial Interval, Training History, Cue Condition, and Ratio Requirement, James Bryant Nuzzo
The Creation of Holograms Utilizing Fiber Optics, Abdul Rahim Omar
The Paleoethnobotany of the Upper Mississippi Component at the Elam Site, a Seasonal Encampment on the Lower Kalamazoo River, Kathryn E. Parachini
Choice as a Dependent Measure in Autoshaping: Sensitivity to Frequency and Duration of Food Presentation, Mitchell Jon Picker
A Geochemical Study of the Sudbury Breccia, Kevin M. Prochaska
The Design and Development of an Instructional Package on How to Locate Information in a Textbook, Steven P. Ragotzy
Reduction of Aggressive Behavior of a Preschool Child Using Extinction and Teacher Attention Procedures, Greg Randle
A Study of the Library Knowledge of a Sample of Freshmen Students Enrolled at the University of Puerto Rico for the School Year 1980-81, Sarai Rodriguez de Perez
A Comparison of Behavioral Incentive Systems in a Job Search Program, Louise Smith Rogers
Reduction of Self-Stimulatory Behavior through the Use of Appropriate Toy Training and Sensory Reduction, Jacquelyn A. Rouh
Self-Injurious Behavior: Evaluations of Controlling Variables and Interventions, Scott Nelson Schrum
The Effects of Total Darkness on Stimulus Control, Richard E. Schulman
Liberalism and the Austrian School of Economics, Gilbert Mason Scott
A Study of the Films Produced by the Aluminum/Water Reaction Using Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy, Reed L. Shilts
A Report of an Internship Experience at Three Rivers Community Schools, Robert E. Sickles
The Effects of Prompts and Feedback on Frequency of Teacher Referrals of Students to a Contract Study Center, Leslie Marie Skinner
An Analysis of the Behavioral Consequences of an Attendance Bonus Program, David William Smith
Magnitude Estimation of the Quality and Intelligibility of Degraded Speech, Theresa Smith
The Paleoecology of Carbonaceous (Algal) Material in the Middle Devonian Rockport Quarry Limestone of the Northeastern Portion of Michegan's Lower Peninsula, Jeffrey Dean Spruit
A Peer-Managed Contract Study Program for High School Students, Jane F. Stinson
Effects of Informational Data upon Attendance in an Industrial Setting, Karen T. Suarez
A Comparative Analysis of John Foster Dulles and Henry A. Kissinger and the Impact Their Personalities Had on the Formulation of American Foreign Policy, Denis Joseph Sullivan
A Social Impact Assessment Study of the Barrier Sand Dune Controversy in Bridgman, Michigan, Linda Lee Sweigart
Intimacy in Context: A Theory of Interpersonal Relationships, Sara Mirjam Terian
A Report of an Internship in the Buchanan Community Schools Buchanan, Michigan, Gloria M. Vanderbeck
A Comparison of the Hutchings' “Low-Stress", Fulkerson "Full-Record" and Conventional Addition Algorithms for Speed, Accuracy and Preference with Regular Education Students, John Robert VanHevel
Dolomitization of the Brassfield Formation (Lower Silurian) in Adams County, Ohio, Lisa L. Varga
The Monastic Libraries of the Diocese of Winchester during the Late Anglo-Saxon and Norman Periods, Steven F. Vincent
Verbal and Non-Verbal Curricula for Teaching Color Names to Preschool Children, Cynthia A. Wagner
A Methodology for Documenting the History of Michigan Houses Built between 1830 and 1930, Esther M. Walton
Business Office Internship, Kathryn S. Weeden
Formulation of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Second Edition for Indonesian National Library Cataloguing: An Analytical Study, Wirawan Wirawan
The Effects of Glucocorticoids on Gluconeogenesis in Diabetic and Normal Chinese Hamsters, Charles James Woody
Assimilation of Korean College Students, Jei Hyun Yoo
Completing Long-Term Undergraduate Projects: Some Critical Variables, Timothy K. Zoia
A Comparison of Reading and Listening Performances of Braille and Print Readers, Betty P. Zook
Theses from 1980
An Analysis of the Role of Reinforcement Magnitude in the Transfer of Stimulus Control in a Receptive Discrimination Task, Beverly S. Adler
The Translation of Elementary Principles of Behavior from English to Persian, Kambiz Alavi
Development of a System for Water Quality Analysis Using Particle Induced X-Ray Emission, James Albert Andrus