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 1978
The Exploration and Exposition of Factors Related to Lunar Influence on Suicides, Suicide Calls and Crisis Calls, Scott Gene Cook
Mastery of Course Material as a Function of Workbook Assignments and Test Frequency, John S. Corbett
The Effects of Body Size, Hair and Brown Adipose Tissue upon Fever in the Rabbit, Reginald L. Dean
A Comparison of Choice Procedures: Negative Reinforcement, Raul Rene de la Garza Cano
Comparison of Work Samples and a Psychological Test in a Vocational Evaluation Program, Charles Dircken
A Comparison of the Phobic Test Apparatus with Traditional Measures of Fear and Avoidance, Robert F. Doljanac
An Evaluation of the Precision Teaching Project, Jerilynn Dorow
A Triphasic Design for Comparison of Three Biofeedback Training Methods on Bilateral Theta EEG Wave Activity, Morris D. Edwards
The Effects of Prompting and Stimulus Novelty on the Frequency of Play with Toys, Gloria J. Gasparotto
Training Retarded Adults to Reinforce Work Behaviors of Retarded Clients, A. Celso Goyos
Walking and Assertiveness Training as Treatment for Women Scoring High on the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, Janet L. Johnson
Self-Esteem and Goal Difficulty as Influences on Task Performance and Task Satisfaction, John W. Johnson
An Evaluation of the Concurrent and Predictive Validity of the Athletic Apperception Test for the Sport of Hockey, Joseph Michael Kalinowski
A Method of Increasing in-Class Academic Productivity through a Work Adjustment Procedure, Duane E. Kiley
Psychotherapy and Humor: A Theoretical Study, Robert B. Koach
Behavioral Contracting with Community Based Inmates for Job-Seeking Behavior, Thomas Krupar
A Descriptive Study of Parish Clergy and Their Counseling Practices, Gregory J. Ludlow
The Effects of Peer and Monitor Feedback on Correction and Descriptive Skills of Tutors, Cassandra Maddox
The Effects of Structured Versus Unstructured Instruction on the Generalization of Language Concepts in the Preschool Child, Cheryl A. Milford
Self-Control in the Elimination of Cigarette Smoking: Case Histories Using a Changing Criterion Design, Jeffrey Leo Miller
The Effectiveness of Communication Training as Compared to Traditional Group Psychotherapy in an Inpatient Population, Patricia Ruth Murray
Acquisition of Problem-Solving Behavior via Precurrent Training, Diane E. Nelles
An Analysis of the Generalization of Multiple-Word Response Forms across Stimulus Conditions, James E. Nofziger
A Practical Method for Achieving Perturration and Changing Attitudes, Rick Edwin Noonon
Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt to Replicate the Thomas Procedure with Children, Michael B. Oberlin
The Role of Need Assessment in the Community Mental Health System, William K. Redmon
Color Preference as a Function of Personality, Robert J. Russell
Increasing the Appointment-Keeping Behavior of Senior Citizens through the Use of Prompts, Merri A. Terborgh
The Effects of Constant and Proportional Social Reinforcement on the Distances Walked by Overweight Vocational Rehabilitation Clients, Arthur Allen Thorn
Negative Behavioral Contrast as a Function of Response Effort, Nile Elliott Warner
A Comparison of Total Communication and Traditional Speech Training Methods with Hearing Noncommunicating, Severely Mentally Retarded Individuals, Michael E. Wells
An Alternative Sets Analysis of Temporal Responding, Francis H. E. Wojnicki
Modification of Verbal Deficits of Rural Teachers, Elizabeth Zissu
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Generalization of Question-Asking from a Training Situation to a Child's Natural Environment, Joan J. Andress
Flexible vs. Instructor-Paced College Quizzing: An Analysis of Preference and Performance, James A. Atkins
The Effects of Two Types of Remedial Procedures on Test Performance of Middle School Students, Linda Borgman
Development and Application of Computer Assisted Instruction for Mini-Computers, Thomas A. Burne
The Comparative Effects of Assignment Size and Pacing Contingencies on the Academic and Social Behavior of High School Students, Linda M. Campbell
The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Program to Train Educational Advocates, Sue Ann Carpenter
Early Education: Preschool to Kindergarten, a Critical Period, John R. Chirco
Differential Preference for Fixed-Time Delay over Variable-Time Food Presentation, Robert I. Cobez
Validity of the MMPI-168 as an Estimate of the Full MMPI, Judith Ellen Cohen
Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt to Use Zimmerman Technique with Children, Priscila R. Derdyk
A Behavioral Research-Supervising System for Masters Level Research, Michael J. Dillon
A Comparison of Electromyographic Feedback and Progressive Relaxation in Training Frontalis and Forearm Muscle Relaxation, Denise Ann Dommers
Elimination of Disruptive Bus Riding Behavior via Token Reinforcement, Sandra J. Ferrell
The Physiological Effects of Brief and Abbreviated Relaxation Training, Robert Flachier