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 1972
Some Factors Involved in Acquisition of Escape and Avoidance Behavior within the T-Classification Schedule, Douglas J. Fetterolf
Operant Aspects of Auto-Maintenance: Conditioned Reinforcement and Superstitious Behavior, Michael B. Granat
A Contingency Management Program for the Treatment of Overweight, Giuliana Guerci
The Effects of a Brief Preparatory Quiz on Exam Taking Proficiency, William F. Hoehle
Orderly versus Random Stimulus Organization as a Parameter of Problem-Solving Difficulty in a Visual Discrimination Task, Edward S. Itkin
The Influence of Prior Training on the Acquisition of DRL Performance, Susan E. Jasin
A Memory Training Procedure for Learning the Ordering of Machine Set Up Instructions, Douglas Stephen Johnson
The Effects of Task Difficulty and Closure on Production, Perceived Production Time and Two Related Time Estimates, Gary Dean Kissler
The Effects of a Structured Human Relations Training Laboratory on the Behavior of College Students, Daniel R. Klainer
The Effects of State Anxiety on Digit Span and Wonderlic Personnel Test Performance for Freshmen and Graduate Students, David P. Krackow
The Effect of Two Different Scoring Contingencies on Student Exam Performance, Alvin R. Kubat
Visual Imagery to Increase Overt Behavior, Discern Interpersonal Reinforcers, and Identify Interpersonal Difficulties, John Edward Landino
The Effects of Two Periods of Light Deprivation on Bar Pressing in Rats, Edward R. Lyon
A Reliability Study of a Sew System for Coding Family Therapists' Verbalizations, Judith Mayerovitch
The Effects of Reading a Report of Racial Conflict and Non Racial Conflict on Baseline Hostility Levels, Michael D. McClenic
Effects of Container on Perception of Product Quality, Wayne O. Miller
An Analysis of Conceptual Color Matching, James T. Northrop
Spectral Analysis of Olfactory System Electrical Activity: Effects of Ketamine and Sodium Pentobarbital, John Ludwig Orr
Adventitious Reinforcement and Conditioned Reinforcement in Auto-Maintenance, Dennis H. Passe
Extinguishing or Modifying Smoking Behavior: A Comparison of Four Therapeutic Techniques, Alcid M. Pelletier
Improving Conceptual Performance with Programmed Instruction, Daniel G. Reese
A Comparison of Some Personality Traits between the Criminal Alcoholic and the Noncriminal Alcoholic, Jerry Reimann
Training Third Grade Educated Women to Teach Cognitive Skills to Disadvantaged Children, Michael D. Roberts
Schedule-Induced Polydipsia: Effects of Delayed Water Availability, James Thomas Rowan
Attitudinal and Perceptual Differences between Industrial Supervisors and their Subordinates Regarding Leadership Climate and Reward Criteria, Raymond Sauers
Apparent Motion as a Measure of Visual Preference for Dinnerware Patterns, Robert G. Schulz
Imitation: Some Theoretical Issues, Charles Richard Spates
Learning Set and Generalization of the Non-Matching Concept in Pigeons, M. Katherine Stephens
The Frequency Coding Theory of Olfaction, William B. Stewart
The Relationship between Selected WISC Factors and the Differential Responsiveness of Children in Two Token Economy Systems, Edward F. Strong
Another Look at the Mini-Mult, Dianne S. Umansky
Participation of Mental Patients in Aftercare Services as a Function of Self-Concept, James Garner Wentzell
The Development and Empirical Validation of Programmed Instructional Materials to Improve Conceptual Mastery, Richard M. Woolfenden
The Effects of a Programmed Sex Education Course on Institutionalized Mental Patients, Alan G. Zukerman
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
Interest and Pupil Dilation: A Print Advertising Pre-Test, Roy Douglas Adler
Stimulus Control and the Effects of Stimulus Change on Aggression in Children, Marilyn S. Arnett
Managerial Success and Personality Traits of Self-Actualization, Louis H. Ballenger
The Effects of Several Chemical Agents on Short Term Memory, Michael J. Bedecs
The Effects of Chlorpromazine on Escape and Avoidance Behavior, Susan E. Bohlmann Lapato
Auditory Evoked Potentials: Relationship to Stimulus Intensity and Effects of Noise Exposure, Judith Lyn Buelke
Effects of Vicarious Feedback and Social Model Type upon Cumulative Verbalization and Personal Pronoun Frequency, Louis F. Caputo
The Development and Empirical Validation of a Teaching Program, Arlene Chmil
Short Term Retention of a Positioning Movement under Three Levels of Interfering Task Conditions, Mark E. Conklin
Positive Conditioned Supperssion: A Replication and Extension, Julia C. Curtin
Learning-Set Acquisition in Pigeons, Stephen A. Daniel
A Comparative Analysis of Training Methods Used for the Development of Clerical Checking Skills, Tyrone Daniels
Wavelength Matching in the Pigeon, Robert W. Griffin
A Comparison of the Standard MMPI with a Short Form: The Mini-Mult, B. Gerald Hartman
The Effect of Daily Quizzes on Hour Examination Performance in a Junior Level Psychology Course, Rose Marie Hesse