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Theses from 1978
Structural Effects on Micellar Catalyzed Reaction of Hydroxamic Acids, Nop Utrapiromsuk
Vegetational Communities on an Abandoned Farm in Van Buren County, Michigan, Larry G. Visser
An Exploratory Analysis of Participation in the Laetrile Movement, Yvonne M. Vissing
The Development and Feasibility of Supplementary Materials Utilizing the Computer in the Introductory College-Level Accounting Course, Richard Walker
Negative Behavioral Contrast as a Function of Response Effort, Nile Elliott Warner
A Comparison of Total Communication and Traditional Speech Training Methods with Hearing Noncommunicating, Severely Mentally Retarded Individuals, Michael E. Wells
Ethnography for Archaeology: A Functional Interpretation of an Upper Great Lakes Prehistoric Fishing Artifact, Donald E. Weston
An Alternative Sets Analysis of Temporal Responding, Francis H. E. Wojnicki
Goal Achievement in Two English New Towns: An Analysis of Occupational Class Mixing in Crawley and Hemel Hempstead New Towns, Phillip J. Zimmerman
Modification of Verbal Deficits of Rural Teachers, Elizabeth Zissu
Theses from 1977
The Preparation and Study of Some Bridged Tropones, Sultan T. Abu-Orabi
Urbanization and Changing Status of Iranian Women, 1956-1966, Kianoush Ahmadi-Soroosh
An Experiential Report of an Internship with the Nottawa Christian (Beachy Amish) Day School, Daisy Marie Allabach
The Collegiate Activities Research Effort: The Assessment of Continuing Education Services, Procedures and Personnel at Grand Rapids Junior College, Drew William Allbritten
Generalization of Question-Asking from a Training Situation to a Child's Natural Environment, Joan J. Andress
Flexible vs. Instructor-Paced College Quizzing: An Analysis of Preference and Performance, James A. Atkins
Movements of the Gastropod, Campeloma Decisum, in an Artificial Stream, John Badgerow
Side-Chain Metalations of Certain Dimethylpyridines by Means of Organoalkali Metal Reagents, Stephen Bendzunas
Auditory Discrimination of Pitch Differences among Pure Tone and Voice Stimuli, Demetria Bilycia
A Rationale and Program for School-Community Relations for the Jenison Public Schools, David E. Bly
The Effects of Two Types of Remedial Procedures on Test Performance of Middle School Students, Linda Borgman
The Development of Scientific Careers among Black and White Students: A Longitudinal Study, Willard B. Bowe
Women's Liberation Ideology and Union Participation among Michigan Women, Marilyn Boyd
A Survey of the Relationship between Rhetoric and Music, Robert Stephen Brown
Development and Application of Computer Assisted Instruction for Mini-Computers, Thomas A. Burne
Summary of an Internship in the Portage Public Schools, Franzetta M. Callaway
A Report of an Internship with the Northwest School District Jackson, Michigan, Catherine M. Campbell
The Comparative Effects of Assignment Size and Pacing Contingencies on the Academic and Social Behavior of High School Students, Linda M. Campbell
The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Program to Train Educational Advocates, Sue Ann Carpenter
An Internship Experience at the Riverwood Community Mental Health Center, LeRoy Stanley Carter
Career Education for Benton Harbor Area School Youth a Report of Involvement and Experiences with the Career Education Committee, Veloriah M. Carter
Early Education: Preschool to Kindergarten, a Critical Period, John R. Chirco
Differential Preference for Fixed-Time Delay over Variable-Time Food Presentation, Robert I. Cobez
Validity of the MMPI-168 as an Estimate of the Full MMPI, Judith Ellen Cohen
Effects of Anticonvulsant Drugs on the Morphological and Neurophysiological Aspects of an Experimental Model of Epilepsy, Linda D. Compton
A Descriptive Analysis of Individuals with Congenital Palatal Insufficiency, Judith Dabkowski
Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt to Use Zimmerman Technique with Children, Priscila R. Derdyk
A Behavioral Research-Supervising System for Masters Level Research, Michael J. Dillon
Comparison of Protein Kinase Activity in Tissue Extracts of the Diabetic and Nondiabetic Chinese Hamster, Michael Andrew Dombos
A Comparison of Electromyographic Feedback and Progressive Relaxation in Training Frontalis and Forearm Muscle Relaxation, Denise Ann Dommers
An Examination of Distinguishing Characteristics between Recidivist and Non-Recidivist Juvenile Offenders, Peter A. Draugalis
A Study of Foreign and United States Students' Perceptions of Seriousness of Selected Criminal Offenses: A Cross-Cultural Inquiry, Obi N. Ignatius Ebbe
The Schmidt Site: A Pre-Nipissing Village in the Saginaw Valley, Michigan, Jerry D. Fairchild
Elimination of Disruptive Bus Riding Behavior via Token Reinforcement, Sandra J. Ferrell
A Guide for Preparing Office Procedures Manuals, George Fisher
The Physiological Effects of Brief and Abbreviated Relaxation Training, Robert Flachier
The Neuroendocrine Basis of Nest Building in Mice, Aldair Fiori Simoes Fontes
A Histological and Immunological Study of the Forty-Eight Hour Normal Lymphocyte Transfer Reaction, Charles W. Ford
A Comparison of Two Systems of Instruction in Three Sixth-Grade Language Classes, David G. Fossum
A Study Based on the Opinions of the Graduating Classes of 1970-1972 from the Springfield Public School System, Jo Ann Frank
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
Analysis of Chert by Particle Induced X-Ray Emission, Jeanette E. Gibeson
Generalization of an Academic Response Rate under Self and Externally Determined Reinforcement, Samuel James Gitchel
A Longitudinal Analysis of Selected Aspects of Faculty Activity and Institutional Reward Practices at a State University, Gregg M. Goodman
Behavior Systems Analysis of a Worker Managed Bakery, Marie Louise Greening
Cumulo Nimbus, Jon Jeffrey Grier
Effect of Role Imposed Academic Abilities on Group Induced Risk Shift with Choice Dilemma Questionnaire Items, Sang H. Han
Bird Populations in a Grassland-Thicket in Relation to Plant Succession and Adjacent Land Use, Steven L. Harbron
Ecclesiastics of the Crown under King Edgar: A Prosopographical Study of Bishops and Abbots in Anglo-Saxon England, 959-975, Valerie Catherine Hauch
Curriculum Development at the Ottawa Area Skills Center in the City of Holland, Weyman V. Helton
An Examination of the Ecological Psychology Literature with Respect to School Size, Behavioral Psychology and Cultural Survival, Bruce E. Hesse
Development and Evaluation of the Programmed Text One Plus One = Three: A Teenager’s Guide to Birth Control, Deborah L. Hollander
The Effectiveness of Sex-Specific MMPI Scales for Identifying Physically Abusive Parents, Kathleen A. Houghtaling
The Effects of Two Correction Procedures upon the Acquisition of Three Line-Tilt Discriminations, Jane Stewart Howard
An Application of Infrared Spectroscopy to the Study of Binder Migration in Paper Coatings, Fred E. Huang
Some Effects of Variable Duration Conditioned Stimuli in a Conditioned Suppression Procedure, Harvey E. Jacobs
Old Age in the Rural Philippines, Trina I. Jacob
The Effect of Withdrawal from the Negative Cue on Learning a Simultaneous Discrimination, Carl Merle Johnson
Alcohol Education: Approaches by the Business Community and the Public Schools, Colleen K. Johnson
A Reinterpretation of Plains Indian Adaptation: The Case of the Comanche, Lynn R. Johnson
Development of an Employment Clerical Aptitude Test for Use in India, Subhash R. Joshi
The Impact of Sex Roles Orientation and Career Orientation on the Career Development of Adolescent Females, Karen Fenske Kamischke
Behavioral Community Psychology: Increasing Participation in a Community-Based Blood Pressure Screening Program, Marcia L. Kane
A Study of Tee Relationship between Machiavellianism and Mutual Gaze in the Therapist-Client Dyad, James Paul Kelly
Millage and Bond Elections in the Pennfield School District: An Analysis of Three Ballot Proposals, James D. King
A Behavioral Assessment of Preference for Erotic Visual Stimuli, Robert P. King
A Statistical Analysis of the Prehistoric Ceramics from the Hacklander Site, Allegan County, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley
A Report of a Project in the Business Administrative Office of East Grand Rapids Public Schools, Lorraine Koloseik
Method of Variational Secular Equation for the Ground State of Helium Atom, Mih-seh Kong
A Study of Stimulus Control Functions Following Discrimination Training Using a DRL Schedule of Reinforcement, Kathleen M. Krafft
A Cohort Analysis of Juvenile Probationers from the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Court, 1971, Karl B. Kucab
Effect of Cold Exposure on Serum Levels of Corticosteroid-Binding Globulin in Male and Virgin Female Rats, Erik R. Larsen
The Synthesis and Physical Properties of Some 1-Methyl and 2-Methyl Bridged Cycloheptapyrazolones, Gary R. Larson
Self-Management: A Comparison of the Effects of Self- and Experimenter-Imposed Schedules of Reinforcement on an Academic Response Rate, Robert S. Leopold
The Use of Early Recollections as a Measure of Personality: A Theoretical and Experimental Study, Douglas A. Lockwood
Malaysian Internship: A Personal Report, James V. Loser
Analysis of an Interlobate Boundary in the Wisconsinan Drift of Kalamazoo County and Adjacent Areas in Southwestern Michigan, Norman A. Lovan
The Half-Life of Bacterial Messenger RNA, John B. Madison
Training Social Work Students in a Practicum Setting, Linda L. Maier
The Kalamazoo County Citizens Probation Authority a Descriptive Analysis of the Referral and Selection Criteria January 1, 1973-January 1, 1974, Katherine Ruth Malzahn-Bass
Regional Fiction as a Source of Michigan History: A Collection of Readings, Larry B. Massie
A Point System for Maintaining Accurate Grading in a PSI Course, Terry E. McSween
Gap Formation: A Reproductive Isolating Mechanism for Parus Atricapillus and P. Carolinensis in Northern Indiana, Peter Gorham Merritt
A Bioassay Study of Portage Creek Using Tetrahymena Pyriformis as an Indicator Organism, George T. Mimidis
The Use of Classroom and Home-Based Reinforcement to Increase Verbal Responses to Questions in Preschool Children, Katherine Anne Muir
A Component Analysis of Therapeutic Empathy Behaviors, Barbara P. Nash
A Treatment Package for Proctor Pre-Quiz Discussion in an Instructor-Paced Introductory Psychology Course, Benjamin Robert Ober