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 1974
The Effect of General versus Descriptive Vocal Praise on Concurrent Behaviors, Vernon L. Crouch
The Application of Behavior Analysis to Business and Industry, James L. Dehem
The Effects of Observer Load on Inter-Observer Agreement, Victor A. Dotson
Response Duration in Acquisition, Discriminated Avoidance, and Extinction, Michael Oliver Duncan
A Classroom Investigation of Delayed Timeout with Educable Retarded Children, Phillip Kent Duncan
Behavioral Techniques to Increase Conceptual Mastery, William D. Ellis
A Psychophysiological Study of Response to Fear Evoking Stimuli, Phyllis E. Fecher
The Projective Expression of Need for Achievement in Women, Robert S. Gibson
The Application of Operant Methodology and Its Effect in Improving Employees' Efficiency on a Quick Service Restaurant, Silva J. Goncalves
Temporal Patterning in Adjusting Avoidance, Bruce Edward Hamilton
A Review of Research with Benzedrine, Dexedrine, and Ritalin on the Hyperkinetic Behavior Syndrome, William J. Hampstead
An Investigation of Variables Affecting Self Modification Techniques, Patricia Ann Hartlep
The Effects of Simultaneous but Unequal Response-Independent Pay to Pairs of Human Subjects on Masseter EMG and Bodily Movements, David M. Keenan
A Behavioral-Analysis, Systems Approach in a University-Based, Food Co-Operative, Harry M. Kent
The Utility of the Maxi-Mult in an Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Mazhar A. Khan
An Investigation of the Maxi-Mult, Thomas Kozlowski
The Design and Development of an Educational Data Processing System, Sandra L. Laham
Recent Developments of Phenomenological Psychology in the United States and Their Implications for Empirical Inquiry, D. Scott Leigh
A Study of the Feasibility of the W.A.I.S. as a Self-Administered Pencil-Paper Test, Marlene Mason
Job Satisfaction and Work Effort: A Study Involving Use of the Herzberg Two Factor Theory, Thomas J. McCann
The Effects of Different Behavioral Definitions on Peer Recording and Observer Behavior, James T. Mecoli
Availability of an Aggressive Response During Sidman Avoidance, Michael Albert Minervini
The Interaction between Response-Independent Fixed-Time Tail Shock and Chronic Voluntary Alcohol Consumption in Squirrel Monkeys, J. Leonard Peebles
An Application of the Species-Specific Defense Reaction Hypothesis, Michael R. Petersen
Effects of UCS Habituation on the Conditioned Aggressive Display in Betta Splendens, Timothy G. Plaska
The Development of Generalized Imitation in an Autistic Boy, Andrew L. Reitz
A Classroom Investigation of Self-Recording of Teacher Verbal Approval, Dale Laurel Robertson
The Effects of Self-Monitoring on the Frequency of Talk-Out Behavior, Jean Casen Romaniuk
Smoking Modification Research: An Evaluative Review, Michael Romaniuk
A Neuro-Clinical Study of the Spread of Experimentally Induced Epileptiform Discharge from the Amygdala, Daniel Rosen
The Acquisition of Number Identification as a Function of the Type of Stimulus Presentation, Marco W. Salas Martinez
Alternating Punishment and Non-Punishment of Aggression, Joseph McIntosh Savage
The Effects of Different Levels of L-Dopa on the Aggressive Biting Behavior of Rats, Kathryn A. Scholas
A Review of Short Forms of the MMPI, William M. Skinner
The Operant Performance of Psychotics on Interval Schedules of Reinforcement, Patricia K. Sorensen
Reliability of Recording as Affected by Behavioral Consequences, LeRoy J. Switlick
Prediction of Turnover in a St. Louis Bank by Use of a Weighted Application Blank, Soon Meng Tow
Schedule Induced Polydipsia: Effects of Inter-Food Interval on Access to Water as a Reinforcer, Richard H. Weiss
The Effects of Different Litter Control Procedures on Movie Audiences, Thomas Lee Zane
Polygraph Use in Increasing the Reliability of Self-Recorded Data, Stephen M. Zweibach
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
The Assessment of Remedial Activities in an Instructor-Paced Course, Edward James Barton
Operant and Classical Conditioning of Single Units in Area 18a of the Rat’s Cortex, Francis E. Butler
The Effects of Age, Sex, and Educational Level on Ideal Therapist Choice, Bruce J. Cannon
Schedule Effects on Individual and Paired Escape Behavior of Albino Rats, Anton P. Colasacco
The Changing Role of the Priest from Facilitator of Escape Responding to Mediator of Positive Reinforcement, Robert J. Crackel
A Classification and Review of Group Contingency Procedures Used in Educational Settings, Lois M. De Mersseman
The Replicability of Behavioral Definitions: Implicit vs Explicit Definitions, Robert W. Dobes
A Single Session Design to Assess Schedule Interactions, Thomas J. Edwards
Contrast Modulated Schedule-Induced Polydipsia, Thomas L. Fisher