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 1986
The Effect of Feedback Given to Nurse Aides on Response Latency to Patient Call Lights in a Geriatric Nursing Home, Patricia L. Matuszak
An Investigation of the Effect of Daily Tests on the Retention of Knowledge of Malaysian Students in the Re-Orientation Program, Rokiah Mohamed
The Effects of Two Contracting Methods on Altering the Eating and Exercise Behavior of Seven Obese Adolescents: An In-Home Weight Treatment Study, Donald Edward Montgomery
Comparison of Individual vs. Group Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training on State and Trait Anxiety, Janet L. Niefert
Increasing Key “Sales Related” Behaviors through the Use of a Self-Monitoring Checklist, Susan M. O'Brien
Performance Contracting as a Support System for Minority Graduate Students: A Feasibility Study, Monica Porter
An Investigation of the Effects of an Applied Behavior Management Program on Selected Measures of Worker Performance in a Financial Institution, Daniel A. Schroeder
The Relationship of Selection Criteria to Success in a Graduate Psychology Program, Cheri R. Stein
The Use of Repeated Acquisition as a Technique for Establishing a Behavioral Baseline with Victims of Alzheimer's Disease, Michelle D. Stone
Detection of Deception in the Laboratory as a Function of Motivation and Set Size, Daniel Mark Tuckett
Analysis of the Effects of Goal and Feedback Specificity on Subsequent Task Performance, Gregory Mark Van Dahm
Auditory Stimulation-Induced Analgesia in Rats: Its Irreversibility by Naloxone, Ilsun Miranda White
Effects of Cued Intertrial Intervals on Response Latency in Pigeons, Franklin Paul Whitley
Use of a Changeover Key to Train Serial Learning in the Pigeon, Rhoda Kay Yutzy-Ryan
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Tamoxifen Effects upon Body Weight, Water Intake, and Several Behaviors, and Tamoxifen’s Unconditioned Stimulus Properties in the Conditioned Taste Aversion Paradigm, Steven J. Anderson
Rule-Governed Behavior in Preschool Children, Cassandra Ann Braam
Use of a Supervisory Safety Checklist and Safety Meetings to Reduce and Prevent Hazardous Safety Conditions in an Automotive Plant, Todd Alan Brighton
Teaching Mentally Retarded Adults How to Shop for Personal Care Items on a Budget, Daniel Lee Cole
The Effects of Self-Evaluation Procedures on the Numbers and Accuracy of Alphabet Letter Writing Behavior of Preschool Children, Kevin R. Coleman
The Effects of Intermittent Photic Stimulation upon Respiration Rate and Anxiety, Patricia Moulton Guilford
Factors Related to Perceptions of Ethicalness in Behavior Modification, John C. Guthman
The Effects of a Performance-Management Procedure on High School Students with Poor Academic Achievement, Thomas R. Harwood
Applied Undergraduate Training in Psychology and Career Choice, Nancy S. Hinga-Wright
The Effect of Short-Term Social Skills Training on the Interpersonal Conflict Management Skills of Preschool Children, Kristin Gates Johnson
The Reliability of the Leaderless Group Discussion as Group Membership Changes, Majorie Ann Krohn
The Effect of Awarding Time-Off for the Early Goal Attainment of Hourly Employees on Shift Productivity, Peter H. Krueger
The Effects of Aspartame on Locomotion and Body Weight in Rats, Linda Dianne Dykema Larsen
Validation and Validity Generalization of Placement Exercises Used in the Selection of Clerical Employees, Keith Edward Mitchell
Effect of Fixed-Ratio Size on Response-Latencies Produced by Other Variables, Albert Edward Neal
Instructional Control of Leniency in Self-Appraisals, Maria Barnum Nelson
The Effect of Word Abbreviation on Decoding Speed and Accuracy, Frances Piccione
The Use of Job Aids as an Alternative to Training New Employees, William D. Powers
An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Study Aid Formats, Mary Anne Saint
A Comparison of Similar Versus Dissimilar Competing Response Practice in the Treatment of Muscle Tics, Ellen L. Sharenow
The Effects of Teacher Directed Small Group Instruction on Quality and Control of Behavioral Contracts in a Large Study Section of High School Students, Laurie A. Thompson-Montgomery
Pedometer Recorded Activity and Self-Report as Measures of Treatment Outcome in Primary Dysmenorrhea: Relationship to Premenstrual Syndrome, Vicki Link Trejbal
A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Three Behavioral Treatments on Intermittent and Terminal Insomnia, Ellen Chatham Tripp
The Effects of a Contingency Contract on Bulimic Behavior, Tim Lee Vander Molen
Inhibition of Transfer between the Cerebral Hemispheres: A Possible Neuropsychological Mechanism for Some Instances of Perceptual Defense, Sean R. Wierenga
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
A Modification of the Dry-Bed Training for the Treatment of Nocturnal Enuresis, Abubaker Muftah Abdurrazek
The Use of Alternative Behaviors, Covert Sensitization and a Package Intervention in Treatment of Bulimia, Janice Marie Arone
Prescriptive Contracting: Utilization of Self-Monitoring and Contracting in a Study Improvement Program, Raymond L. Boettger
Psychometric Characteristics of the Behavioral Observation Scale, Gregg Allen Bolt
The Problem of Reductionism in Theories of Hemispheric Specialization and Recovery of Functions, Grant Jackson Butterbaugh
The Effect of Discrimination Training on Salt and Sugar Taste Thresholds of Preschool Children, Susan M. Castine
The Effects of Quantitative Information Content on Selection Strategies in a Complex Concept Formation Design, Tony B. Croke
Social Skills in Vivo: An Experimental and Theoretical Analysis, Stephen Earl Eversole
A Performance Audit of a Graduate Training Program, Maria Emma Garcia
The Oral Self-Administration of Nicotine in Two Groups of Rats, Jay D. Hansor
The Effects of a Structured Study-Support Program on the Academic Performance of Minority College Freshmen in a General Psychology Course, Mark Andrew Jackson