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
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
Effects of Relative Heterogeneity of Competence in Peer-Tutoring Dyads, Meredith Dawson Argyropoulos
The Importance of Sixteen Competency Dimensions for Therapy: A Comparison between Therapist Ratings, Mark A. Barnhouse
The Effects of a Lottery on Completion of Medical Records by Physicians, Richard William Beers
The Effect of Mand Training Upon Early Language Intervention, Thomas M. Bell
The Effects of a Transfer of Stimulus Control Procedure, Probes, and Reinforcement on the Acquisition and Generalization of an Intraverbal Repertoire, Steven John Braam
Establishing Verbal Behavior: The Effects of Using Establishing Operations and Imitative Prompts to Teach Mands to Two Non-Verbal Elderly Retarded Persons, Terry Steven Bradford
Trace Conditioning in Automaintenance: Effects of Trace Duration on Established Key-Pecking by the Pigeon, John Andrew Bryceland
Preferences of Students for the Hutchings "Low Stress" Compared to the Conventional Algorithm under Conditions of Differentially Increasing the Number of Problems With and Without Reinforcement, Pamela G. Buitendorp Drew
A Multiple-Baseline Analysis of Social/Academic-Skills Training Across Different Stimulus Conditions: Generalization as a Function of Stimulus Diversity, Stanley R. Carlock
Job Enlargement and Job Enrichment - A Meta-Analytic Study, Kenny Benedict Cemane
The Effects of Remedial Quiz Procedures on College Student Performance, Lynette Kaye Chandler
The Effect of Chlorpromazine on Behavior Maintained by an Escape Contingency and Fixed-Time Delivery of Shock, James P. Cleary
Effects of Withdrawing Diphenylhydantoin (Dilantin) on Matching to Sample Performance in Mentally Retarded Persons, Vicky June Davis
Effects of Fixed-Interval and Random-Interval Escape Paradigms on Presession and Postsession Levels of Corticosterone in the Rat, Duane Dregits
The Effect of Operant Conditioning of Heart Rate on Ambient Skin Conductance and Cognitive Interpretation, Steven Scott Ehlert
Variables Related to the Effectiveness of Instructions: A Theoretical Analysis of Experimental Results, Stephen Paul Enge
The Effects of a Teacher-Designed Classroom Management Plan on Behaviors in a High School Home Economics Class, Elizabeth Garcia
The Construction and Testing of a New Empathy Rating Scale, Gary D. Gray
Management of Type a (Coronary-Prone) Behavior, Janel K. Harris
A Study of the Effectiveness of the Beginning Reading Tutorial Program Administered by Elementary Aides, Reginald T. Hosner
Effect of Changing Appointment Making Procedures on Increasing the Number of Initial Appointments Kept at a Family Planning Agency, Carla A. Jones
Fetal Alcohol Effects: A Review of the Current Literature and a Proposed Study of the Possible Additive Effects of Marihuana and Alcohol on the Fetus, Shirley Lange Kamp
The Development and Application of Service Management by Objectives within One Program of One Division of a Michigan Intermediate School District, James Harper Kaye
An Investigation of Relaxation Training Effects and Generality Using Biofeedback and Verbal Instructions, John W. Kesselring
Self-Protective Behavior: Acquisition and Generalization of Preschool Children's Responses to Strangers, Pamela K. Kies
The Development and Validation of Concept Programmed Materials Based on a Direct Instruction Model, Curt E. LaLonde
The Effects of Staff Training, Incentive, and Information and Feedback on Incidence of Vandalism in a Dormitory Setting, Donald G. Landeck
The Effects of Self-Recording on the Academic Performance of Elementary School Students, Saundra Eileen Epps Landry
A Treatment Package to Improve Academic Performance, Lynn Daniel Larrow
The Effects of Behavioral Contracting on the Self-Administration of Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide, Alan G. Lewandowski
A Study of the Effects of Changes in Response Requirement on Lever Preference in a Discrete-Trial Choice Procedure, Charles L. Lowe
The Role of Generalization in the Acquisition of Autoshaping a Replication Procedure, Omar Mangrum
Admission Characteristics as Predictors of Alcohol Outpatient Treatment Contacts, William Charles Marshall
A Behavioral Parent Training Follow-Up Using Direct Observation and Audio-Taping in the Home Setting, Michelle Fedko Nelson
An Analysis of the Peak S h ift Explanation o f Response Summation, Jeanne Page
A Partial Component Analysis of Modeling as a Technique for Increasing Normative Work Rates in Rehabilitation, Ralph G. Pifer
An Evaluation of a Videotape Discrimination Training Program to Teach One-to-One Training Skills, Norman L. Schultz
Culture Conflict as it Relates to a Psychocultural Therapeutic Model for Chicanos, Armando Tena
Etiological Manifestations of Specific Reading Disorders Suggested in the Clinical Assessment Data of Children, Brett Thompson
An Investigation of Some Effects of Timeout Using the Repeated Acquisition Design with Children, Anita Lynn Wilson
Wife Battering: A Theoretical Model and Treatment Approaches, Joan Woods
The Effects of Cumulative Review in an Interspersal Procedure on the Acquisition and Retention of Sight Words, Kathleen M. Wright
Teaching Self-Protective Behaviors to Preschool Children Using a Videotape Training Program, Paul James Yoder
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
The Effects of EMG Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation Training on the Classroom Behaviors of Emotionally Impaired Children, Elizabeth Hein Akey
Acquiring and Maintaining Conflict Management Skills: An Experimental Validation of the Effects of Homework, Laurie L. Assadi