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.

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Theses from 1978

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The Effects of Peer and Monitor Feedback on Correction and Descriptive Skills of Tutors, Cassandra Maddox

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An in Vitro Study of the Effects of 17Β Estradiol on a Possible Atherosclerotic-Causing Enzyme, Xanthine Oxidase, Peter E. Malo

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Chromosome Behavior and Cytokinesis of Nezara Sp. and Lygaeus Sp., Mohamed Barka Marwan

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Effects of Differential Temporal Onset of Auditory and Visual Conditional Stimuli upon Consummatory Licking Behavior of Rats in a Discriminative Punishment Situation, Nelia Masiques

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A Study Employing a Technique for Matching the Cognitive Styles of Graduate Students Specializing in School Librarianship with the Cognitive Style of the “Ideal” Media Specialist, Resulting in a Suggested Career Counseling Model, Susan J. Mclntire

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A Comprehensive Evaluation of Elementary Education in the Springfield School District, James R. McNutt

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The Effects of Structured Versus Unstructured Instruction on the Generalization of Language Concepts in the Preschool Child, Cheryl A. Milford

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Self-Control in the Elimination of Cigarette Smoking: Case Histories Using a Changing Criterion Design, Jeffrey Leo Miller

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Report of an Internship in the Office of Curriculum Planning and Evaluation in Grand Rapids Public Schools, Joseph Steven Miller

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The Distribution and Abundance of Tubificids in the Little Calumet River, Gladys Moreno

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A Report of an Internship in the Three Rivers Community Schools, Three Rivers, Michigan, Janis Monreau Morton

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The Response of the Micro-Adsorption Detector to Inorganic Anions, Maria E. Munera

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Awareness and Usage of Community Mental Health Services by Chicanos: The Effect of Assimilation and Social Stratification, Fernando Munoz

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Narcotics and Violence: An Examination of the Addict and Non-Addict Offender's Involvement in Certain Types of Crime, Terrence H. Murphy

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The Effectiveness of Communication Training as Compared to Traditional Group Psychotherapy in an Inpatient Population, Patricia Ruth Murray

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The Analysis of N-Methylscopolamine Bromide by High Speed Ion Pair Partition Chromatography, John L. Nappier

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Acquisition of Problem-Solving Behavior via Precurrent Training, Diane E. Nelles

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Archeological Site Survey of the Lower Kalamazoo River Basin: Results of the 1976 Field Season, Phillip D. Neusius

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An Internship Experience at the Office of International Student Services, Chantra Nimityongskul

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An Analysis of the Generalization of Multiple-Word Response Forms across Stimulus Conditions, James E. Nofziger

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A Practical Method for Achieving Perturration and Changing Attitudes, Rick Edwin Noonon

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Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt to Replicate the Thomas Procedure with Children, Michael B. Oberlin

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The Evaluation of Corrosion Inhibitors for Controlling Corrosion in Closed Paper Mill White Water Systems, Ifeanyi E. C. Okeke

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Mammalian Succession on Lake Michigan Sand Dunes, John M. Olson

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The Symbol of the Mirror in Le Roman de La Rose, Trijntje Zwolsman Ouwinga

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An Analytical Study of Twentieth-Century Cadential Techniques, Rhenda Ronfeldt Pease

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The Zoning Board of Appeals and Citizen Participation, Paul T. Prior

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Climatic Change Considered as the Major Factor in the Abandonment of the Grand Canyon Region, Paulette Fern Rayel

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The Role of Need Assessment in the Community Mental Health System, William K. Redmon

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Color Preference as a Function of Personality, Robert J. Russell

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The Influence of Food on Induction of Males in Daphnia Pulex, Paul Henry Schreuder

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The Lithic Assemblage of the Hacklander Site, Allegan County, Michigan, Jerrel H. Sorensen

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The Rhodesian Crisis: The Struggle for Majority Rule 1965-1978, Richard W. Stekette

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Increasing the Appointment-Keeping Behavior of Senior Citizens through the Use of Prompts, Merri A. Terborgh

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Correlates of Death Attitudes within a Specific Population: A Field Theory Approach, Beti Thompson

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The Effects of Constant and Proportional Social Reinforcement on the Distances Walked by Overweight Vocational Rehabilitation Clients, Arthur Allen Thorn

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A Survey of Job Activities of Entry-Level Employees in Accounting/Bookkeeping/Recordkeeping Positions in Relation to the Michigan Vocational/Technical Program Performance Objectives for Bookkeepers with Implications for Secondary School Curriculum, Kathryn R. Tomaszewski

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Structural Effects on Micellar Catalyzed Reaction of Hydroxamic Acids, Nop Utrapiromsuk

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Vegetational Communities on an Abandoned Farm in Van Buren County, Michigan, Larry G. Visser

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An Exploratory Analysis of Participation in the Laetrile Movement, Yvonne M. Vissing

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The Development and Feasibility of Supplementary Materials Utilizing the Computer in the Introductory College-Level Accounting Course, Richard Walker

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Negative Behavioral Contrast as a Function of Response Effort, Nile Elliott Warner

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A Comparison of Total Communication and Traditional Speech Training Methods with Hearing Noncommunicating, Severely Mentally Retarded Individuals, Michael E. Wells

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Ethnography for Archaeology: A Functional Interpretation of an Upper Great Lakes Prehistoric Fishing Artifact, Donald E. Weston

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An Alternative Sets Analysis of Temporal Responding, Francis H. E. Wojnicki

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Goal Achievement in Two English New Towns: An Analysis of Occupational Class Mixing in Crawley and Hemel Hempstead New Towns, Phillip J. Zimmerman

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Evaluation of a Tutorial Service: Design and Implementation, Alexander F. Zissu

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Modification of Verbal Deficits of Rural Teachers, Elizabeth Zissu

Theses from 1977

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The Preparation and Study of Some Bridged Tropones, Sultan T. Abu-Orabi

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Urbanization and Changing Status of Iranian Women, 1956-1966, Kianoush Ahmadi-Soroosh

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An Experiential Report of an Internship with the Nottawa Christian (Beachy Amish) Day School, Daisy Marie Allabach

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The Collegiate Activities Research Effort: The Assessment of Continuing Education Services, Procedures and Personnel at Grand Rapids Junior College, Drew William Allbritten

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Generalization of Question-Asking from a Training Situation to a Child's Natural Environment, Joan J. Andress

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Flexible vs. Instructor-Paced College Quizzing: An Analysis of Preference and Performance, James A. Atkins

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Movements of the Gastropod, Campeloma Decisum, in an Artificial Stream, John Badgerow

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Side-Chain Metalations of Certain Dimethylpyridines by Means of Organoalkali Metal Reagents, Stephen Bendzunas

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Auditory Discrimination of Pitch Differences among Pure Tone and Voice Stimuli, Demetria Bilycia

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A Rationale and Program for School-Community Relations for the Jenison Public Schools, David E. Bly

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The Effects of Two Types of Remedial Procedures on Test Performance of Middle School Students, Linda Borgman

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The Development of Scientific Careers among Black and White Students: A Longitudinal Study, Willard B. Bowe

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Women's Liberation Ideology and Union Participation among Michigan Women, Marilyn Boyd

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A Survey of the Relationship between Rhetoric and Music, Robert Stephen Brown

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Development and Application of Computer Assisted Instruction for Mini-Computers, Thomas A. Burne

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Summary of an Internship in the Portage Public Schools, Franzetta M. Callaway

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A Report of an Internship with the Northwest School District Jackson, Michigan, Catherine M. Campbell

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The Comparative Effects of Assignment Size and Pacing Contingencies on the Academic and Social Behavior of High School Students, Linda M. Campbell

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The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Program to Train Educational Advocates, Sue Ann Carpenter

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An Internship Experience at the Riverwood Community Mental Health Center, LeRoy Stanley Carter

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Career Education for Benton Harbor Area School Youth a Report of Involvement and Experiences with the Career Education Committee, Veloriah M. Carter

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Early Education: Preschool to Kindergarten, a Critical Period, John R. Chirco

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Differential Preference for Fixed-Time Delay over Variable-Time Food Presentation, Robert I. Cobez

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Validity of the MMPI-168 as an Estimate of the Full MMPI, Judith Ellen Cohen

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Effects of Anticonvulsant Drugs on the Morphological and Neurophysiological Aspects of an Experimental Model of Epilepsy, Linda D. Compton

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A Descriptive Analysis of Individuals with Congenital Palatal Insufficiency, Judith Dabkowski

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A Comparative Study of College Age Female Beginning, Competitive (Speed), and Synchronized Swimmers in Measures of Arm Strength, Flexibility, Kinesthesis, and Percent of Total Body Fat, Mary Jo De Boer

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Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt to Use Zimmerman Technique with Children, Priscila R. Derdyk

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A Behavioral Research-Supervising System for Masters Level Research, Michael J. Dillon

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Comparison of Protein Kinase Activity in Tissue Extracts of the Diabetic and Nondiabetic Chinese Hamster, Michael Andrew Dombos

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A Comparison of Electromyographic Feedback and Progressive Relaxation in Training Frontalis and Forearm Muscle Relaxation, Denise Ann Dommers

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An Examination of Distinguishing Characteristics between Recidivist and Non-Recidivist Juvenile Offenders, Peter A. Draugalis

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A Study of Foreign and United States Students' Perceptions of Seriousness of Selected Criminal Offenses: A Cross-Cultural Inquiry, Obi N. Ignatius Ebbe

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The Schmidt Site: A Pre-Nipissing Village in the Saginaw Valley, Michigan, Jerry D. Fairchild

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Elimination of Disruptive Bus Riding Behavior via Token Reinforcement, Sandra J. Ferrell

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A Guide for Preparing Office Procedures Manuals, George Fisher

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The Physiological Effects of Brief and Abbreviated Relaxation Training, Robert Flachier

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The Neuroendocrine Basis of Nest Building in Mice, Aldair Fiori Simoes Fontes

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A Histological and Immunological Study of the Forty-Eight Hour Normal Lymphocyte Transfer Reaction, Charles W. Ford

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A Comparison of Two Systems of Instruction in Three Sixth-Grade Language Classes, David G. Fossum

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A Study Based on the Opinions of the Graduating Classes of 1970-1972 from the Springfield Public School System, Jo Ann Frank

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Foreign Policy and the French Left in the Fifth Republic: An Analysis of the Role of Foreign Policy with Regard to Leftist Unity, Steven C. Gerts

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Analysis of Chert by Particle Induced X-Ray Emission, Jeanette E. Gibeson

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Generalization of an Academic Response Rate under Self and Externally Determined Reinforcement, Samuel James Gitchel

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A Longitudinal Analysis of Selected Aspects of Faculty Activity and Institutional Reward Practices at a State University, Gregg M. Goodman

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Behavior Systems Analysis of a Worker Managed Bakery, Marie Louise Greening

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Cumulo Nimbus, Jon Jeffrey Grier

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Effect of Role Imposed Academic Abilities on Group Induced Risk Shift with Choice Dilemma Questionnaire Items, Sang H. Han

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Bird Populations in a Grassland-Thicket in Relation to Plant Succession and Adjacent Land Use, Steven L. Harbron

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Ecclesiastics of the Crown under King Edgar: A Prosopographical Study of Bishops and Abbots in Anglo-Saxon England, 959-975, Valerie Catherine Hauch

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Curriculum Development at the Ottawa Area Skills Center in the City of Holland, Weyman V. Helton

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An Examination of the Ecological Psychology Literature with Respect to School Size, Behavioral Psychology and Cultural Survival, Bruce E. Hesse