Most master’s theses completed through the Graduate College of Western Michigan University 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 of theses not available here and from before 2012 are available through interlibrary loan. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Improving Staff Performance Through Checklists, Duane Lee Bacon
Effects of Supervisory Feedback Skills on Performance and Job Satisfaction, Kenneth Wayne Barnes
Effect of Informational Posting and Employee Inspection on Safety Hazard Reduction in a Retail Drug Store, Craig A. Berger
The Resistance to Temptation Paradigm with Modeling - A Review, Lorre Patricia Berger
Development and Implementation of an Outlining Preskills Program Utilizing a Multiple-Probe Design, Patricia Ellen Bird
The Evaluation of an Incentive Program Used to Recruit Health Club Memberships through Friend Referrals, Michael D. Bowles
The Effect of Active-Participation with Feedback in a Videotape, Discrimination-Training Program, Stephen M. Brewer
An Analysis of Behavioral Approaches to Obesity/Weight Reduction, Charlene Marie Curtis
The Effects of Quality of Work Life Processes on Job Satisfaction and Productivity, Greg Alan Dabicci
The Effects of Self-Management Training on Academic Performance, Mark R. Dean
Matching-to-Sample in the Pigeon: An Analysis of the Effects of Correction and Noncorrection Procedures, Deborah Lou Grossett
The Effects of Written Instructions and Videotape Modeling on the Quality of Performance Feedback Provided for Subordinates, Ileana Habsburg-Snyder
The Effects of Hutchings’ Low Stress Addition and Subtraction Algorithms on the Accuracy and Rate of Problem Solving with Low Performing Math Students, Stephen Edgar Hadden
A Multiple Baseline Analysis of the Use of a Social Skills Training Package with Shy Children, Patricia A. Haist
Congruence and Development of Beliefs and Hierarchic Position among Institutional Mental Patients, Keith T. Handell
The Effects of Individual Verbal Training Versus Group Verbal Training Upon Preschooler's Corresponding Snack Selection, John W. Hoedl
Stress Relative to the Onset of Multiple Sclerosis Exacerbations, Charlene A. Horgen
A Functional Analysis of Response Contingent Full Physical Guidance, Richard J. Jackle
The Perceived Utility of the Job Model as a Planning Document for Faculty Members, Victoria Kai-Cacho
An Analysis of Validity Constructs in the Dichotic Listening and Hemispheric Competition Procedures, Wade Addam Kapik
Improving On-the-Job Performance of Restaurant Employees through Behavior Modification Techniques, Patricia A. Kershek
Control of Eating Behavior: An Evaluation of the Effects of Serving Less Preferred Foods Prior to the Meal on Preschoolers' Eating, Paul Joseph Smith Knight
Prompts and Feedback as a Means of Increasing a Customer Service Behavior in a Family Restaurant, David B. Lennox
A Diagnostic Teaching Analysis of the Feasibility of Teaching Trainable Mentally Impaired Students Hutchings’ Low-Stress Addition Algorithm, Marsha K. Markle
Component Analysis of Hutchings' Low-Stress Addition Algorithm, Daniel V. McCallum
A Comparison of Calculation Speed and Accuracy on Two Levels of Problem Difficulty using the Conventional and Hutchings’ "Low Stress" Subtraction Algorithms and the Pocket Calculator, Margaret T. McGlinchey
A Diagnostic-Teaching Investigation of the Feasibility of Using the Hutchings' “Low-Stress" Algorithm for Addition Skill Development in Trainable Mentally Impaired Pupils, JoAnn Bankston McKay
A Comparison of Concurrent and Removed Component Procedures for Teaching Toothbrushing Skills to Preschoolers, Timothy Ian McKinley
Schedule Effects and Interim Activities in Two Retarded Subjects, Raymond G. Miltenberger
The Effects of Music on the Duration of Time Spent in a Store by a Customer, Danita J. Mussatto
Job Satisfaction of Working Black Women and the Relationship of Social Awareness to Job Satisfaction, Lillian Denise Nunley
Response Latency: A Function of Within-Session Differences in Intertrial Interval, Training History, Cue Condition, and Ratio Requirement, James Bryant Nuzzo
Choice as a Dependent Measure in Autoshaping: Sensitivity to Frequency and Duration of Food Presentation, Mitchell Jon Picker
The Design and Development of an Instructional Package on How to Locate Information in a Textbook, Steven P. Ragotzy
Reduction of Aggressive Behavior of a Preschool Child Using Extinction and Teacher Attention Procedures, Greg Randle
A Comparison of Behavioral Incentive Systems in a Job Search Program, Louise Smith Rogers
Reduction of Self-Stimulatory Behavior through the Use of Appropriate Toy Training and Sensory Reduction, Jacquelyn A. Rouh
Self-Injurious Behavior: Evaluations of Controlling Variables and Interventions, Scott Nelson Schrum
The Effects of Total Darkness on Stimulus Control, Richard E. Schulman
The Effects of Prompts and Feedback on Frequency of Teacher Referrals of Students to a Contract Study Center, Leslie Marie Skinner
An Analysis of the Behavioral Consequences of an Attendance Bonus Program, David William Smith
A Peer-Managed Contract Study Program for High School Students, Jane F. Stinson
Effects of Informational Data upon Attendance in an Industrial Setting, Karen T. Suarez
A Comparison of the Hutchings' “Low-Stress", Fulkerson "Full-Record" and Conventional Addition Algorithms for Speed, Accuracy and Preference with Regular Education Students, John Robert VanHevel
Verbal and Non-Verbal Curricula for Teaching Color Names to Preschool Children, Cynthia A. Wagner
Completing Long-Term Undergraduate Projects: Some Critical Variables, Timothy K. Zoia
A Comparison of Reading and Listening Performances of Braille and Print Readers, Betty P. Zook
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
An Analysis of the Role of Reinforcement Magnitude in the Transfer of Stimulus Control in a Receptive Discrimination Task, Beverly S. Adler
The Translation of Elementary Principles of Behavior from English to Persian, Kambiz Alavi