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Theses from 1972
Human Visual Observation as a Function of Stimulus Change, Richard L. Crandall
Community College Counseling Emphasizing Student Personnel Services and Placement, Ronald R. Crandell
The Formation and Study of Certain Bicyclic Enolate Monoanions and Dianions, Ernest William Crowe
An Inner-City Junior High School Experience with School Administration in the City of Benton Harbor, Dale P. Cryan
The Relationship between Degree of Clay Dispersion and the Optical and Pore Properties of Starch - Clay Coatings, Chinu S. Dalal
Experimental Production of Duodenal Ulcers in Rats with Corresponding Changes in Gastric Secretory Patterns, James Ellis Dale
A Report of an Internship in Three Rivers, Michigan, Public Schools, Jerry E. Dalman
Effects of Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors on the Activity of Rat Myocardial Adenyl Cyclase, Garry Lee DeGraaf
The Feasibility of a Middle School in Modern Education, George Denda
Thyroid and LDH Activity in Coho Salmon from West Coast and Lake Michigan Regions, Robert A. Drongowski
An Evaluation of a Portable Automated Desensitization Device Using a Standardized Hierarchy, Robert John Eizenga
Ovum Transport in Rabbits Injected with Prostaglandin E1 or F2α, James Vernon Ellinger
Behavior Change in University Students through Participation in a Workshop for Eliminating Self-Defeating Behavior, Margaret Eileen Feringa
Some Factors Involved in Acquisition of Escape and Avoidance Behavior within the T-Classification Schedule, Douglas J. Fetterolf
A Quantitative Analysis by Emission Spectroscopy of the Metallic Constituents of Biological Samples after Treatment by a Carcinogenic Agent, Charles R. Frydrych
Supervised Internship Report, Marie Paulette Garthe
Operant Aspects of Auto-Maintenance: Conditioned Reinforcement and Superstitious Behavior, Michael B. Granat
A Contingency Management Program for the Treatment of Overweight, Giuliana Guerci
The Recovery of Portage Creek in Vicksburg, Michigan, Michael Henry Herbert
On the Genus of Hamiltonian Groups, Paul E. Himelwright
The Effects of a Brief Preparatory Quiz on Exam Taking Proficiency, William F. Hoehle
Membrane Bound NADH Oxidase Complex of Micrococcus Lysodeikticus, Karen Ju-Kuang Hsia
Kinetics of Free Radical-Initiated Polymerization of α-Methylstyrene in the Region of the Ceiling Temperature, Fred E. Huang
Heats of Combustion of Alpha-Methylstyrene Oligomers, Dale Keith Humbert
Indian-Ladino Relations in Mesoamerica, Sharon K. Hunt
Orderly versus Random Stimulus Organization as a Parameter of Problem-Solving Difficulty in a Visual Discrimination Task, Edward S. Itkin
N-Methyl-N’-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine Induced Dominant and Recessive Mutations in Zea Mays, Frank Charles Janca
The Influence of Prior Training on the Acquisition of DRL Performance, Susan E. Jasin
A Memory Training Procedure for Learning the Ordering of Machine Set Up Instructions, Douglas Stephen Johnson
Report of Professional Field Experience, Warner A. Johnson
The Effects of Task Difficulty and Closure on Production, Perceived Production Time and Two Related Time Estimates, Gary Dean Kissler
The Effects of a Structured Human Relations Training Laboratory on the Behavior of College Students, Daniel R. Klainer
An Experience with Student Personnel Services at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Ivan Klinesteker
A Conceptual Analysis of the Two Models of Power Distribution, Thomas E. Kolassa
The Effects of State Anxiety on Digit Span and Wonderlic Personnel Test Performance for Freshmen and Graduate Students, David P. Krackow
A Study of Personal Naming Customs in Medieval Poitou, Eleanor Louise Krawutschke
The Design and Construction of an Electron Lens for Use in a Low Energy Electron Diffraction System, Rodney S. Krieger
The Effect of Two Different Scoring Contingencies on Student Exam Performance, Alvin R. Kubat
Phospholipid and Fatty Acid Analysis of the Membrane of Acetobacter aceti var. liquefaciens, Cathie S. W. Kuoh
Visual Imagery to Increase Overt Behavior, Discern Interpersonal Reinforcers, and Identify Interpersonal Difficulties, John Edward Landino
The Treatment of Hallucinogenic Drug Abusers: A Study of Physicians’ Perceptions, Frederick Jon Latimer
A Comparative Study of the Labor Movements and Legislation in the United States and South Korea, Ki Yop Lim
The Humanistic Aspect of the Women's Liberation and Other Movements, John L. Longman
Captan-Induced Reversions in Bacteria, Gayle M. Nii LoPiccolo
Sediment-Topography Relationships in the Inner Nearshore Zone, Southeastern Lake Michigan, Robert David LoPiccolo
The Effects of Two Periods of Light Deprivation on Bar Pressing in Rats, Edward R. Lyon
A Study of Selected Michigan Elementary Schools to Identify Factors Supporting the Development of the Media Center, Peggy Maclean
A Reliability Study of a Sew System for Coding Family Therapists' Verbalizations, Judith Mayerovitch
The Effects of Reading a Report of Racial Conflict and Non Racial Conflict on Baseline Hostility Levels, Michael D. McClenic
The Influence of Peers in the Formation of Student Heroes, Alan W. McEvoy
The Fidelity of DNA Polymerase from Bacillus Licheniformis and Bacillus Stearothermophilus, Gerald R. McGowan
The Tax Treatment of Bonuses and Returned Income Paid Pursuant to Mineral, Oil and Gas Leases, Melville Peter McPherson
A Study of the Effects of Vacancies on the Angular Correlation of Positron Annihilation Radiation for Iron and Copper, Ronald L. Meade
The Application of Eric Berne's Theory of Structural and Transactional Analysis to Five Novels by Andre Gidé, Marcia Lynn Mead
An Investigation of the Froth Flotation Process as a Means of Concentrating Pulp and Paper Mill Sludge, Merwin Lee Miller
Effects of Container on Perception of Product Quality, Wayne O. Miller
L' Homme Robbe-Grilletien: Une Vision Subconsciente du Monde, Monica E. Nahm
An Analysis of Conceptual Color Matching, James T. Northrop
Spectral Analysis of Olfactory System Electrical Activity: Effects of Ketamine and Sodium Pentobarbital, John Ludwig Orr
A Composition (Untitled), Donald J. Para
Adventitious Reinforcement and Conditioned Reinforcement in Auto-Maintenance, Dennis H. Passe
Extinguishing or Modifying Smoking Behavior: A Comparison of Four Therapeutic Techniques, Alcid M. Pelletier
Improving Conceptual Performance with Programmed Instruction, Daniel G. Reese
A Comparison of Some Personality Traits between the Criminal Alcoholic and the Noncriminal Alcoholic, Jerry Reimann
Training Third Grade Educated Women to Teach Cognitive Skills to Disadvantaged Children, Michael D. Roberts
A Study of the Vegetation on Three Sanitary Landfills in Kalamazoo County, John Warren Rogers
Schedule-Induced Polydipsia: Effects of Delayed Water Availability, James Thomas Rowan
A Bibliographical Survey of the West Indian Novel, Ruta Mara Sani
Attitudinal and Perceptual Differences between Industrial Supervisors and their Subordinates Regarding Leadership Climate and Reward Criteria, Raymond Sauers
Apparent Motion as a Measure of Visual Preference for Dinnerware Patterns, Robert G. Schulz
A Study of Student Library Assistant Programs in Selected Class B Secondary Schools in the State of Michigan, 1970-71, Marie Rose Sivak
Interspecific Association among the Common Birds of Oak-Hickory Stands in Southwestern Michigan, Michaline Slomka
Immunochemical Studies of Ribosomes from Mesophilic and Thermophilic Bacteria, Thomas L. Snyder
Imitation: Some Theoretical Issues, Charles Richard Spates
Learning Set and Generalization of the Non-Matching Concept in Pigeons, M. Katherine Stephens
The Frequency Coding Theory of Olfaction, William B. Stewart
The Relationship between Selected WISC Factors and the Differential Responsiveness of Children in Two Token Economy Systems, Edward F. Strong
The Analysis of Three Narrow Resonances Observed in Protons on Oxygen-16, Benjamin Y. J. Tan
Development of an Ultra High Shear Recording Viscometer, David C. Thornton
Powerlessness and Support for Student Protest, Edmund Y. S. Tong
The Perception of Responsibility in the Frustration-Aggression Paradigm, Susan Ann Coyle Tong
Another Look at the Mini-Mult, Dianne S. Umansky
Participation of Mental Patients in Aftercare Services as a Function of Self-Concept, James Garner Wentzell
Automobile Safety Construction, Robert C. White
Hydrostatic Pressure Effects on the EPR Spectrum of V2+: A1203 and Cr3+: A120, Charles J. Wilcox
The Development and Empirical Validation of Programmed Instructional Materials to Improve Conceptual Mastery, Richard M. Woolfenden
The Life and Songs of John Danyel, Sally J. Wylie
The Effects of a Programmed Sex Education Course on Institutionalized Mental Patients, Alan G. Zukerman
Theses from 1971
Interest and Pupil Dilation: A Print Advertising Pre-Test, Roy Douglas Adler
Hydrostatic Pressure Effects on the EPR Spectrum of V2+:Al203, Jonathan Lloyd Albain
The Kalamazoo County Community Action Program a Qualitative Analysis, Michael Carl Allerding
A Comparative Study of the Helminth Fauna of Salmo Gairdneri Rich. From Three Different Environments: A Hatchery, a Lake and, a River, Jose Felipe Ribeiro Amato
A Report of a Summer Internship at Buckhorn Children's Center Buckhorn, Kentucky, Catherine Smith Armitage
Stimulus Control and the Effects of Stimulus Change on Aggression in Children, Marilyn S. Arnett
The Military in the Politics of South Korea, 1961-1966: The Role of Political Institution-Building, Soo Young Auh
Managerial Success and Personality Traits of Self-Actualization, Louis H. Ballenger