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 1979
A Study of Behavioral Contrast Using Multiple Discriminative Stimuli, Gary M. Stoynoff
Rationale for Vocational Programming in Barry County, Michigan, James W. Sutherland
A Study of Schistosomiasis in the Mizurata Area, Libya, Abubaker I. Swehli
Operant Control of Pathological Tongue Thrust, George A. Thompson
Teaching Basic Laundry Skills to Multiply-Handicapped Persons: An Experimental Validation, Thomas J. Thompson
A Developmental Study of the Choreographic Works of Erick Hawkins Including a Guide to Available Literature, Jane Ellen Thornbury
The Use of Written Assignments with Deadlines to Increase the Completion of Non-Recurring Tasks, James S. Torrey
The Interpretation of Generic Language as Male or Male/Female by Nine and Ten Year Old Children, Jane H. Vander Weyden
Fractionation of Ribosomal Proteins by Affinity Chromatography, Corazon E. Victoria
A Survey of In-Service Training of Water Treatment Systems’ Operators in Michigan, Alouch Whitfield
Communication Effectiveness and Implications for Job Satisfaction in a Retail Merchandising Corporation, Elisa S. Wierenga
A Report of an Internship in the Kalamazoo Public Schools Kalamazoo, Michigan, Barbara J. Wright
Theses from 1978
NMR Instrumentation with Solid State Devices, Syed M. Ahmed
Theoretical Thermodynamic Functions for Krypton Gas, A-Hamid Aidinejad
The Modification of Exercise Behavior of Retarded Adults: Increasing Participation in Exercises Using Games as a Reinforcer, Linda Dawn Allen
A Behavior and Cost Analysis of Two Remediation Procedures, Theodore D. Apking
An Investigation of the Role of the Electrodermal Activity in Reduction of Snake Phobia, Mohammad Jaafar Behbehani
A Conceptual Analysis of Radical Behaviorist Epistemology, Marcia L. Bennett
A Comparison of Choice Procedures: Positive Reinforcement, Michael Joseph Boivin
The Use of Aphasia Treatment Techniques in Restoring Language Behavior in the Senile Aged, Forrest H. Braack
A Replication Study: The Police and Cynicism, Trenia B. Brown
A Survey of the Writings of the First Fifteen Women Presidents of the American Library Association, O. Mell Bushin
Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Nepali Shamanism, Christopher J. Busick
Employee Reactions to Job Characteristics: A Partial Replication, Artegal R. Camburn
A Comparison of EEG Feedback Techniques in the Enhancement of Bilateral Theta: A Tri-Phasic Design, Gary M. Chavoya
The Exploration and Exposition of Factors Related to Lunar Influence on Suicides, Suicide Calls and Crisis Calls, Scott Gene Cook
Mastery of Course Material as a Function of Workbook Assignments and Test Frequency, John S. Corbett
Music Therapy versus Music Education: The Effect of Two Approaches on Severely Emotionally Impaired Children's Musical Growth and Self Esteem Development, Judith Bertsch D'Arcangelis
The Effects of Body Size, Hair and Brown Adipose Tissue upon Fever in the Rabbit, Reginald L. Dean
A Comparison of Choice Procedures: Negative Reinforcement, Raul Rene de la Garza Cano
A Report of an Internship in Public Relations at Western Michigan University, John G. Dezek
Comparison of Work Samples and a Psychological Test in a Vocational Evaluation Program, Charles Dircken
A Comparison of the Phobic Test Apparatus with Traditional Measures of Fear and Avoidance, Robert F. Doljanac
A Study of User and Nonuser Reactions to WMU Online Automated Retrieval System (OARS), Janet Dommer
The Ceramics of the Sand Point Site (20BG14) Baraga County, Michigan: A Preliminary Description, Lawrence G. Dorothy
An Evaluation of the Precision Teaching Project, Jerilynn Dorow
A Triphasic Design for Comparison of Three Biofeedback Training Methods on Bilateral Theta EEG Wave Activity, Morris D. Edwards
The Effects of Electron-Donating and Electron-Withdrawing Groups on the Alkylation Sites of Para-Substituted Phenylacetones, Abraham L. Faburada
Age and Attitude Similarity-Dissimilarity as Determinants of Task-Related Attraction, Sharon Fange von Montry
A Survey of Nine Common Laboratory Compounds as Causative Agents of Ciliostasis in Tracheal Explants from Mice, Josie Marshall Fletcher
An Internship Experience at the Specialty Products Division Brown Company, Ronald L. Freemire
Shallow Water High-Magnesium Calcite Mud Production and Dispersal, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Jonathan A. Fuller
A Study of the Process by Which a Central Administrative Office Functions in a Selected School System, D. Bruce Galland
The Effects of Prompting and Stimulus Novelty on the Frequency of Play with Toys, Gloria J. Gasparotto
Paleoecology of the Spiriferid Brachiopods of the Silica Shale Formation (Middle Devonian), S.E. Michigan and N.W. Ohio, Darioush T. Ghahremani
Training Retarded Adults to Reinforce Work Behaviors of Retarded Clients, A. Celso Goyos
A Study of the Influence of the Naturalistic Philosophies in the Development of Political Science in America, James Michael Graham
Robert Alfonzo Taft: And the Quest for the Presidency, William Little Hafer
Rapture in the Spirituality of St. Thomas Aquinas, Diane L. Harwood
An Investigation of Nitrogen Utilization as a Factor in the Size Selective Feeding Habits of Lepomis Macrochirus, Stephen M. Hinckley
The Unexpected Preferential Formation of 1-Alkyl-1-Phenyl-2–Propanones on Monoalkylation of the 1-Phenyl-2-Propanone Dianion, Jack M. Hinkley
The Effect of Prostaglandins and Aspirin on Insulin Release from Isolated Normal Rat Islets, Barbara Ann Hopps
Walking and Assertiveness Training as Treatment for Women Scoring High on the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, Janet L. Johnson
Self-Esteem and Goal Difficulty as Influences on Task Performance and Task Satisfaction, John W. Johnson
An Evaluation of the Concurrent and Predictive Validity of the Athletic Apperception Test for the Sport of Hockey, Joseph Michael Kalinowski
A Method of Increasing in-Class Academic Productivity through a Work Adjustment Procedure, Duane E. Kiley
Psychotherapy and Humor: A Theoretical Study, Robert B. Koach
Behavioral Contracting with Community Based Inmates for Job-Seeking Behavior, Thomas Krupar
A Study Following-Up on Master's Degree Graduates in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences at Western Michigan University, David Louis Lau
A Feasibility Study Concerning the Use of Alternate Energy Sources in Taiwan, Li-Juan Lee
Generalization of the Form of the T Matrix Operator of Non-Relativistic Scattering Theory, Francis Leone
A Descriptive Study of Parish Clergy and Their Counseling Practices, Gregory J. Ludlow
The Effects of Peer and Monitor Feedback on Correction and Descriptive Skills of Tutors, Cassandra Maddox
An in Vitro Study of the Effects of 17Β Estradiol on a Possible Atherosclerotic-Causing Enzyme, Xanthine Oxidase, Peter E. Malo
Chromosome Behavior and Cytokinesis of Nezara Sp. and Lygaeus Sp., Mohamed Barka Marwan
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Elementary Education in the Springfield School District, James R. McNutt
The Effects of Structured Versus Unstructured Instruction on the Generalization of Language Concepts in the Preschool Child, Cheryl A. Milford
Self-Control in the Elimination of Cigarette Smoking: Case Histories Using a Changing Criterion Design, Jeffrey Leo Miller
Report of an Internship in the Office of Curriculum Planning and Evaluation in Grand Rapids Public Schools, Joseph Steven Miller
The Distribution and Abundance of Tubificids in the Little Calumet River, Gladys Moreno
A Report of an Internship in the Three Rivers Community Schools, Three Rivers, Michigan, Janis Monreau Morton
The Response of the Micro-Adsorption Detector to Inorganic Anions, Maria E. Munera
Awareness and Usage of Community Mental Health Services by Chicanos: The Effect of Assimilation and Social Stratification, Fernando Munoz
Narcotics and Violence: An Examination of the Addict and Non-Addict Offender's Involvement in Certain Types of Crime, Terrence H. Murphy
The Effectiveness of Communication Training as Compared to Traditional Group Psychotherapy in an Inpatient Population, Patricia Ruth Murray
The Analysis of N-Methylscopolamine Bromide by High Speed Ion Pair Partition Chromatography, John L. Nappier
Acquisition of Problem-Solving Behavior via Precurrent Training, Diane E. Nelles
Archeological Site Survey of the Lower Kalamazoo River Basin: Results of the 1976 Field Season, Phillip D. Neusius
An Internship Experience at the Office of International Student Services, Chantra Nimityongskul
An Analysis of the Generalization of Multiple-Word Response Forms across Stimulus Conditions, James E. Nofziger
A Practical Method for Achieving Perturration and Changing Attitudes, Rick Edwin Noonon
Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt to Replicate the Thomas Procedure with Children, Michael B. Oberlin
The Evaluation of Corrosion Inhibitors for Controlling Corrosion in Closed Paper Mill White Water Systems, Ifeanyi E. C. Okeke
Mammalian Succession on Lake Michigan Sand Dunes, John M. Olson
The Symbol of the Mirror in Le Roman de La Rose, Trijntje Zwolsman Ouwinga
An Analytical Study of Twentieth-Century Cadential Techniques, Rhenda Ronfeldt Pease
The Zoning Board of Appeals and Citizen Participation, Paul T. Prior
Climatic Change Considered as the Major Factor in the Abandonment of the Grand Canyon Region, Paulette Fern Rayel
The Role of Need Assessment in the Community Mental Health System, William K. Redmon
Color Preference as a Function of Personality, Robert J. Russell
The Influence of Food on Induction of Males in Daphnia Pulex, Paul Henry Schreuder
The Lithic Assemblage of the Hacklander Site, Allegan County, Michigan, Jerrel H. Sorensen
The Rhodesian Crisis: The Struggle for Majority Rule 1965-1978, Richard W. Stekette
Increasing the Appointment-Keeping Behavior of Senior Citizens through the Use of Prompts, Merri A. Terborgh
Correlates of Death Attitudes within a Specific Population: A Field Theory Approach, Beti Thompson
The Effects of Constant and Proportional Social Reinforcement on the Distances Walked by Overweight Vocational Rehabilitation Clients, Arthur Allen Thorn