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Dogmatism and Sex Role Differentiation in Adults (open access)

Dogmatism and Sex Role Differentiation in Adults

This study is an investigation of the general questions Is there a relationship or interaction between a subject's dogmatism score (as measured by the Dogmatism Scale) and his self-rating of the perceived stereotypical masculinity-femininity dimension (as measured by the abridged Mf scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory)?
Date: May 1973
Creator: Westmoreland, Robert W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stimulation of Breast Growth by Hypnosis (open access)

Stimulation of Breast Growth by Hypnosis

The purpose of this study was to determine whether hypnotic suggestions could influence the physiological mechanisms associated with breast growth to produce a significant increase in breast- size in an adult female population.
Date: May 1973
Creator: Williams, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of I.Q. and Achievement Score Increase in Classes for the Emotionally Disturbed and Minimally Brain Injured as a Result of Operant Conditions Using Tangible Reinforcers (open access)

An Investigation of I.Q. and Achievement Score Increase in Classes for the Emotionally Disturbed and Minimally Brain Injured as a Result of Operant Conditions Using Tangible Reinforcers

This study was an objective investigation of an operant program in behavior modification using tangible reinforoers, which was conducted in two Special Education classes in the Denton Independent School District.
Date: August 1973
Creator: Cooksey, James Roy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interpersonal Responsiveness as a Function of Self-Concept (open access)

Interpersonal Responsiveness as a Function of Self-Concept

This study considers the relationship between scores on the "Experimental Draw-A-Group Projective Technique for Measuring Interpersonal Responsivenesss" (DAG), and self-concept as indicated by scores on the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS). The study assumes a significantly positive relationship between interpersonal responsiveness and self-concept. The study further seeks to establish sound empirical data to justify the use of the DAG scale in the research of self-concept.
Date: August 1973
Creator: Olson, Robert E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extraversion-Introversion and the Sexual Behavior of College Students (open access)

Extraversion-Introversion and the Sexual Behavior of College Students

The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between extraversion-introversion and the sexual behavior of college students. Five predictions were proposed based on previous research which indicated the possibility of a relationship of the personality types of extraversion and introversion with some aspects of sexual behavior.
Date: August 1973
Creator: Orgeron, Donald J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Racial (Black-White) Variability for College Students on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (open access)

Racial (Black-White) Variability for College Students on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

The purpose of this study was to determine if there were significant differences between Black and white students on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory in an integrated university, and to determine if these differences are consistent with findings in past research. In this study, socio-economic status, which has been suspected as the cause for racial variability, was statistically controlled.
Date: May 1973
Creator: Maiden, Roy C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Free Time as a Positive Reinforcer in the Management of Study Behavior in an Aversive Educational Environment (open access)

Free Time as a Positive Reinforcer in the Management of Study Behavior in an Aversive Educational Environment

The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of the use of free time as a positive reinforcer in the management of study behavior in an aversive educational environment. It was hypothesized that the presentation of free time contingent upon completion of the study assignment would result in maintained study behavior and reduced student absenteeism.
Date: August 1973
Creator: Morriss, Stephen H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Perceptions and Demographic Factors of Selected College Students' Vote in the 1972 Presidential Election (open access)

Analysis of Perceptions and Demographic Factors of Selected College Students' Vote in the 1972 Presidential Election

"The present investigation was concerned with college students' perceptions of candidates in the 1972 Presidential Election."--[1].
Date: August 1973
Creator: Brandon, Patricia
System: The UNT Digital Library