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 1972
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
A Study of the Effects of a Reading Program for Reluctant Readers, Florence Evelyn Banks
The Effects of Several Chemical Agents on Short Term Memory, Michael J. Bedecs
Development of a Middle School Philosophy and Program for the Charlotte Junior High School for the School Year 1968-1969, Clarence J. Benson
Comprehension of Speech as a Function of Rate, Mary D. Berry
Anselm of Havelberg His Life and Works, Raymond Eugene Bierlein
The Effects of Chlorpromazine on Escape and Avoidance Behavior, Susan E. Bohlmann Lapato
Auditory Evoked Potentials: Relationship to Stimulus Intensity and Effects of Noise Exposure, Judith Lyn Buelke
Current Techniques in the Internal Auditing of Construction Contracts for Public Utilities, Vernon M. Buttles
Effects of Vicarious Feedback and Social Model Type upon Cumulative Verbalization and Personal Pronoun Frequency, Louis F. Caputo
The Palmar Dermatoglyphics of Macaca Fascicularis: Compared with Data on Macaca Fuscata, Ronald G. Cauble
A Biosystematic Study of Cacalia Atriplicifolia L. with Emphasis on Its Life History, Tso Pen Chang
The Development and Empirical Validation of a Teaching Program, Arlene Chmil
Towards the Study of Imperialism as an Ideology: The Particular Case of Victorian England, John Elliot Comando
Short Term Retention of a Positioning Movement under Three Levels of Interfering Task Conditions, Mark E. Conklin
Positive Conditioned Supperssion: A Replication and Extension, Julia C. Curtin
Learning-Set Acquisition in Pigeons, Stephen A. Daniel
A Comparative Analysis of Training Methods Used for the Development of Clerical Checking Skills, Tyrone Daniels
Exploring the Role of Various Education Strategies in National Economic Development, Donald F. Depew
Construction of a Small Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectrograph, Dale A. Eding
Average Solid Angle for Detection of Photon Pair Positron Annihilations, Albert S. Ferrari
Wavelength Matching in the Pigeon, Robert W. Griffin
Change in Cysteine and Total Basic Amino Acid Contents in Regenerating Planaria, Lynn Gunnison
The Constructive Theory of Distributions, Elsie M. Gustafson
A Comparison of the Standard MMPI with a Short Form: The Mini-Mult, B. Gerald Hartman
Triplet-Triplet Energy Transfer in Enzyme-Inhibitor Complexes, Ronald Earl Hauxwell
An Analysis of Variation in Sentencing Tendencies Among Judges of Multi-Judge Circuits in Michigan, John T. Hawthorne
The Effect of Daily Quizzes on Hour Examination Performance in a Junior Level Psychology Course, Rose Marie Hesse
Daily Quizzes with Review and Rededial Quizzes and Examination Performance, Mary Collamer Hubbard
Conditioned Punishment of Self-Injurious Behavior, George Hunt
The Impact of the Afro-Asian States on the International Labor Organization, 1960-1970, Edward F. Kamara
A Test as a Delayed Contingency for Acquiring Elementary Textual Behavior in a Classroom Setting for Trainable Retardates, Eugene A. Kaprowy
A Comparison of Three Measures of Stimulation Seeking, John L. Kasten
Time-Series Study of the Foreshore Zone in a Non-Tidal Environment, Randall Thomas Kerhin
The Influence of Visual Perception on the Academic Performance of the Mentally Retarded, Shirley A. Knapp
The *s-Product of Arithmetic Functions, Kathryn Diane Kopec
A Process Study: Developing an Elementary Language Arts Guide, Norma Korn
Avoidance and Escape Responses in a Free Operant Avoidance Procedure as a Function of Avoidance-Shock Intervals, Kathleen M. Krumhus
A Study of Isospin Mixing in 16O Near 18 MeV Exitation Energy, Li-yun Kuo
Student Dissonance toward Teachers: An Effect of Family Structure, Martha Bullock Lamberts
A History of Company C 156th Signal Battalion (Combat Area) Michigan Army National Guard in the Berlin Crisis 1961-62, Warren J. Lawrence
Elastic Scattering of Alpha Particles from 12C, Hsi-chiu Liu
Strength of Conditioned Reinforcement in Chain Schedules: The Effect of Altering Minimum Time to Reinforcement, Robert P. Ludlow
Lorentz-Invariant and Lorentz-Noninvariant Approximation Techniques in the Spin-Parity Analysis of Four-Pion Resonances, Wilson C. Lu
Patient Contributions to a Therapeutic Environment: Use of Patients as Behavioral Assistants in Occupational Therapy Settings, James Paul Mac Cormack
The Effects of Step Size, Mode of Response and Student Ability on Programmed Learning, Thomas Mackie
Schedule-Induced Polydipsia and Operant Licking: Effects of Chlorpromazine, Methamphetamine and Secobarbital, Paul Tobin Maginnis
A Study of Social Constraint as a Characteristic of Social Conditions Related to Suicide in Japan and Italy, Efrem Massano
The Effect of the Intersession Interval upon Avoidance Responding in a Free Operant Two Lever Escape-Avoidance Procedure, John Michael McCarthy
The Relation Backgrounds, IDeological Orientations, and Perceptions of the Judicial Role to Variation in Criminal Sentencing, Maureen E. McCully
The Response of the Micro-Adsorption Detector to Inorganic Cations, David P. McKay
A Study in Role Conflict: The Role of the University Research Administrator, Robert Mendelsohn
Drug Use and Abuse: Suggestions for Teaching in the Junior High School, Ardiccio Daniel Morales
The Useful Seed Plants and Plant Products of Kenya, Elizabeth A. Muthiani
Adaptation to the Functional Loss of Pinnae in Sound Localization Ability, Marvin Richard Navarro
Selecting Teachers as Role Models: Differences between White and Black Students, Bradley Everton Niles
The Effects of Diagonal Band of Broca Lesions upon Pain-Elicited Fighting and Water Intake, David A. Nolley