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 1966
An Examination of the Attitudes of Students in Clinical Training Toward Concepts Judged Important to the Therapeutic Process, David B. Ingram
The Effect of the Norm of Reciprocity in a Two-Person Non-Zero-Sum Game, Thomas G. Jacks
A Study of Child Rearing Attitudes Among Negro Mothers Residing in a Low Status Neighborhood, Curtis J. Jones
Dogmatic and Decision-Making in a Variable Risk Situation, Robert E. Jones
Discrepancies between Historical Accounting Data and the Theoretical Data Requirements for Economical Order Quantity Application, James Edward Joyce
Studies on the Preparation of Tetrasubstituted Hydrazones, William Kao
The Effect of Morphine on Pain-Elicited Aggression in Rats, Danija Kaskurs
The Application of the Verwey-Overbeek Theory to the Relative Sediment Volume of Kaolin-Water Dispersions, James E. Kline
The Ideal Historian, Ruler, and Philosopher as Envisioned in the Writings of Otto, Bishop of Freising, Lynn Lindeman
An Examination of the Concepts and Critics of the Theories of Mass Society, Jeffrey Stephen Margolis
Perception and the Administrator an Investigation into the Perceptual Areas of Difference Between the Various Levels of an Organization, W. W. McIntire
Six Dimensions of Religiosity and Riesman's Inner/Other-Direction, Edward E. McKenna
An Outline for Physical Geography in the Secondary School, David S. Mellander
Studies on the Effects of Commercial Detergents on Cucumber and Barley, Marylu Elizabeth Mudd
The Relation of Anxiety Level to the Performance of an Abstract Reasoning Task Under Stressful and Non-Stressful Conditions, Melvin J. NeCamken
The Study of the Metal Complexes of Alpha Aminohydroxamic Acids, Richard N. Nipe
Effects of Ribonuclease upon the Regenerating Tissue of Conditioned Planaria, Harland E. Noll
Walsingham and Burghley: Factionalism in the Privy Council Under Elizabeth I, John W. Nott
Synthesis of a Substituted Tetrahydropyrimidopyrimidine, Jack Lee Parsons
Conditioned Suppression in Humans, Eric W. Pott
Sir Frederick Lugard, World War I and the Amalgamation of Nigeria 1914-1919, John F. Riddick
Conditioned Avoidance to Water Following Exposure to X-Irradiation, Albert E. Roberts
A Report of Early Professional Experiences, Joy Rogers
The Relationship Between Shock Duration and Shock Induced Fighting in the Domestic Hen, Elliott Seligman
The Agrarian Revolution in Kenya, Margie Senkowski
An Investigation of the Surface Temperature Distribution in the Detroit Region, Allen R. Smith
The Politics of Urban Renewal in Outstate Michigan, Lewis E. Soli
The Prediction of Trainee Success in Manpower Development and Training Programs, Donald A. Sommerfeld
An Investigation of the Use of the Semantic Differential for Assessing Reactions to Stuttering Behavior, Douglas J. Spurlock
Order and Organization as Problems of Developing Political Systems: Ghana and Nigeria, Hugh Michael Stevenson
Effects of Radiation upon Consumption of Alcohol as a Discriminated Fluid Stimulus in the Rat, Joseph A. Straka
Pain Elicited Aggression as a Function of Withdrawal from Morphine Addiction, Brian G. Teel
The Effect of Deprivation Level on Resistance to Extinction: A Test of a Single Organism Design, Enzo Richard Valenzi
Budget Effects on Defense Planning, Charles Ventura
A Synoptic Air Mass Climatology of the Eastern United States, Robert I. Wittick
Dimethyl Sulfoxide Oxidation of Primary Alcohols, Carmen Vargas Zenarosa
Theses from 1965
The Reaction of Metal Hydrides with Azoacetates, Thomas H. Althuis
The Effects of Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride upon Temporally Spaced Responding, Stephen M. Bean
Great Britain and the Balkan Crisis of 1875-1878, Carol Zainfeld Becker
The Orientation and Mobility Needs of Blind Youth in a Highly-Impacted Metropolitan Area, Lawrence E. Blaha
An Exploratory Investigation of the Indifferent Pattern of Accommodation to Work-Related Organizations, John E. Blissick
An Investigation of Adaptation to the Delayed Auditory Feedback Effect by Normal Speakers, Nelson H. Bormann
The Effects of Prior Success or Failure and Subsequent Deviant Verbal Behavior on Group Puzzle Completion, James L. Bowditch
A Comparison of Authentic and Simulated MMPI Profiles, Gaylis D. Brown
Aminomethylation and Hydroxymethylation of 6-Mercaptopublne and 6-Alkylthiopubines, Charles P. Bryant
Study of the Stereochemistry of a Carbanion Generated from an Azoacetate, Nguyen Thanh Buu
An Exploratory Study of the Effect of Aggressive Feelings and Their Relation to Humor Preference, J. Edward Chase
A Study of the Fluctuation of Some Blood Chemical Constituents In Relation to the Reproductive Cycle of the Mallard Duck, Edward H. Decker
The Preparation of 5-Arylazopyrimidines, Frederic Edwin Dutton
Carcinostatic Sulfonic Acid Esters of Selected 1,4-Diols, Robert A. Earl
The Effects of Sensory Deprivation on Projection, Bryan R. Ellis
The Effect of Changes in the Requirements of Fixed Ratio Schedules on Post-Reinforcement Pauses and Rate of Response, Mark Irving Felton
Negligence in the Operation of Business Aircraft, Daniel J. Garber
A Study of Stereotype Perceptions of Northern and Southern College Students, G. Lance Gilbert
American Policy in Korea, 1867-1954, Ernest Gilman
The Utilization of Artillery and Mortars as Infantry Support Weapons in the Chaco War, Charles John Goodall
Helianthus Annuus - The Separation and Identification of a New Fatty Acid, Donald C. Gruber
Examiner Influence on the Holtzman Inkblot Technique, Robert G. Hamilton
Interests, Attitudes and Personality Patterns of Undergraduate Students in Speech Pathology and Audiology, Sandra Mary Henderson
A Comparative Study of the Pollen Morphology of the Solanaceae (Nightshade Family) of Michigan, Ronald A. Kudile
Land Utilization in the Allegan State Forest: A Historical Geography, Martin Lemerand
The Effects of Word Affectivity and Mode of Presentation on Retention, Lawrence W. Lezotte
An Investigation of the Maturation of Articulation of Elementary School Children, Thomas D. Marshall
The Social Implications of Dante’s Commedia, Judson I. Mather
The Polarizing Effects of Inhibitors upon the Reaction of Iron with Hydrochloric Acid, Duane L. Mickelson
Study of the Reliability of Peer Nominations and Their Relationship with Nominations by Superiors within an Established Organization, Ronald W. Miller
Parental Care of the Eastern Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher, Elmer L. Morehouse
The Effect of Interlist Similarities on Verbal Transfer in Paired-Associate Learning, Marylyn Morrell
An Investigation of the Relationships between Judgements of Esophageal and Artificial Larynx Speech Made by Sophisticated and Naïve Judges, Gerald Robert Moses
Social Distance Attitudes of College Students Toward Three Minority Groups, Dennison W. Nichols
U.S. Foreign Aid Policy: Its Impact on Public Opinion, Jane L. Olson
Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation and Diffusion in Paraffin Oil, David E. Parker
Father Charles E. Coughlin and the Formation of the Union Party 1936, Michael H. Parsons
The Private Session in Michigan Council-Manager City Government, Dale H. Poel
Reaction of Dihydropyran with Substituted Benzenesulfonyl Azides, Douglas L. Rector
Time Effects of Subthreshold Stimuli Upon Supraliminal Stimuli, Martin Resnick
Kalamazoo, Michigan, and the Formation of the Republican Party of Michigan, James M. Rigterink
Plant-Derived Pigments and Dyes Used By Artists, Samuel C. Rizzetta
Synthesis of Potential Anti-Tumor Agents Related to Ethanolamine. I. Phenoxyacetic Acid Derivatives, Kenneth Wayne Rodarmer
United States Dollar Diplomacy in China During the Taft Administration, In Suk Ro
A Study of the Relationship of the Verb-Adjective Ratio in Linguistic Construction to Induced Stress, Bruce A. Schurman
Banesism and Molinism in Theory and Practice, Rev. Burns K. Seeley
Anglo-American Isthmian Diplomacy and the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, George W. Shipman
The Calculation of the Cross-Section of the Interaction between Two Yang-Mills Fields, Richard A. Starr
Boom to Bankruptcy the Story of the Manistee and Northeastern Railroad, Donald Stroup
Virginia Evangelicals and the American Revolution: The Role of the Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist Clergy, William Jennings Terman
History of the Port of St. Joseph- Benton Harbor, James A. Tolhuizen
Personality Differences Between Two Fundamental Religious Samples and a Sample of the General Population, Ross O. Ward
The Effect of Instructions on Problem Solving Efficiency, Douglas Allen Webb
Phase shift analysis of protons elastically scattered by 016 near Ep = 8.3 MeV, Glenn D. Westin
An Exploratory Study of Deferred Gratification Patterns of Junior High School and Senior High School Drop-Outs and Part-Time Attenders, Charles T. Woods
Theses from 1964
A Study of the Work Functions of Nigerian Industrial Technicians, Olugbenro A. Ajayi
Reliability of Aircraft Altitude Estimates by Ground Observers, Euegene W. Benson
The Relationship Between Various Wave Lengths and Dark Adaptation, Thomas Eugene Berghage
The Russian Revolution of 1905 as Depicted by Contemporary American Reports, with Special Emphasis on the "Bloody Sunday" Incident of January 22, 1905, Patrick Kay Bidelman
Construction and Validation of Six Mental Health Sub-Scales by Age, Sex, and Educational Status, Thomas James Boynton
A Measurement of the Spin Relaxation Time of Optically Pumped Rubidium Vapor, Robert Oliver Breault
Pachycereus Marginatus Alkaloids, John M. Brewer
An Investigation of the Effect of Auditory and Combined Auditory-Visual Cues Upon Judged Intelligibility of Artificial Larynx Speech and Esophageal Speech, Mary Ellen Carder