Differential Diagnostic Factors of the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test (open access)

Differential Diagnostic Factors of the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test

The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the ability of the Bender Gestalt to differentiate between two groups of psychiatric patients. A second aspect of the study concerns itself with the ability of the Bender Gestalt to differentiate between psychiatric patients and normals.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Goff, Larry Vernon
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ego Strength, Dogmatism, and Anxiety in College Students (open access)

Ego Strength, Dogmatism, and Anxiety in College Students

It is the intent of this present study to investigate the nature of the relationships which might exist between ego strength, dogmatism, and anxiety.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Griffin, Alan N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationship of the Tactile Sense to Learning by the Retarded (open access)

Relationship of the Tactile Sense to Learning by the Retarded

The present study was designed to investigate the efficiency of a visual and tactile presentation of a design as compared to just a visual presentation to determine if the two-sense method helped the subjects in drawing the designs accurately in less trials.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Harris, Carol Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relation of Sociometric Status, Frequency of Verbalizations, and a Measure of Self-Actualization (open access)

The Relation of Sociometric Status, Frequency of Verbalizations, and a Measure of Self-Actualization

It is felt that additional research concerning the relationship of mental health to sociometric status is needed in view of the fact that Mill concluded that the Rorschach variables were not sufficiently sensitive for group comparison. The POI, an objectively scored test, was selected for the purpose of the present study.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Boozer, Howard O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationships between Level of Aspiration and Psychological Needs at the College Level (open access)

Relationships between Level of Aspiration and Psychological Needs at the College Level

The concept of level of aspiration bears directly on goal setting behavior; it is a convenient and important variable in understanding human motivation in a variety of situations. Thus it was the purpose of this study to investigate the relationships between levels of aspiration and the psychological needs of achievement, dominance, autonomy, change, and aggression.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Skelton, Sanford Kent
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Relative Ego Strengths of Two Prison Groups and a Non-Prison Group as Measured by the IES Test (open access)

A Comparison of the Relative Ego Strengths of Two Prison Groups and a Non-Prison Group as Measured by the IES Test

This study was concerned with the differences between two types of prisoners on a personality dimension and differences between these prison groups an a non-prison population. The impetus for this study stemmed from the development of a new test designed to scientifically measure the Freudian concept of the personality structures, the id, ego, and superego.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Stevenson, David Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship between Scholastic Motivation and Psychological Needs (open access)

The Relationship between Scholastic Motivation and Psychological Needs

The present study was designed to investigate, in an academic situation, the relation between achievement motivation--a "wish to master" or "desire to do well"--and certain psychological needs by the use of two psychometric instruments. These instruments were the Brown-Holzman Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA) and the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS).
Date: January 1966
Creator: Welborn, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Basic Tendencies of Life as Related to Various Vocational Goals (open access)

A Study of the Basic Tendencies of Life as Related to Various Vocational Goals

The present study was concerned with differences between four groups of college students with various vocational goals. The impetus for this study stems from the development of a new instrument designed to scientifically measure the underlying factors of basic goals in life.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Taylor, William Byron
System: The UNT Digital Library
Freud's Objective Anxiety and College Performance (open access)

Freud's Objective Anxiety and College Performance

It was the position of this study that the Hullian theoretical concept of anxiety as a drive is inappropriate in relation to an understanding of the effects of anxiety on the complexities of college performance. The present study also viewed performance in the college setting as differing from most of the related variables presented in the literature to which anxiety was connected.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Sessions, Don Edwin
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Two Methods of Programming upon the Development of the Orchestra in a Secondary School (open access)

The Effect of Two Methods of Programming upon the Development of the Orchestra in a Secondary School

The present study was designed for the purpose of comparing the effectiveness of two methods of orchestral programming, demonstration and non-demonstration, upon (1) the musical perception of the members of a student body audience, and (2) the attitudes of the members of a student body toward orchestra as a school subject. This comparison of demonstration and non-demonstration programming involved the question concerning the effectiveness of instructive listening as compared with free listening in the development of musical perception and attitudes. The problem of the present study is presented in the following major areas: (1) musical perception, end (2) attitudes.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Boney, Joan Ellen, 1937-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship between Competency in Shorthand Accuracy and Achivement in Shorthand Dictation (open access)

The Relationship between Competency in Shorthand Accuracy and Achivement in Shorthand Dictation

This problem was a study of the relationship between (a) competency in shorthand accuracy and achievement in shorthand dictation and (b) competency in shorthand accuracy and measured intelligence.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Pullis, Joe M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Student Teacher Values and Behavior Patterns (open access)

Student Teacher Values and Behavior Patterns

The problem of this study concerned the difference in relationships between major teaching behaving styles and dominant personality interests expressed in values.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Briggs, Kenneth Ray
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Art 135-136, Foundations of Art, on Design Judgment of Elementary Education Majors at North Texas State University (open access)

The Effect of Art 135-136, Foundations of Art, on Design Judgment of Elementary Education Majors at North Texas State University

This paper is a report of research at North Texas State University concerning the effect of Art 135-136 on the design judgment of elementary education majors. It describes the measurement of the level of design judgments of elementary education majors who have completed the course and those who have not.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Smith, Dana F. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Two Methods of Training on Arm Strength (open access)

The Effects of Two Methods of Training on Arm Strength

A study was made to investigate the relative effectiveness of two methods of training on the development of arm strength. The purposes of the study included the following: 1. To determine functional arm strength of male students enrolled in physical education classes selected for the study. 2. To conduct specific exercise programs in each of the selected classes. 3. To determine the relative effectiveness of the selected programs in developing arm strength.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Thompson, Charles J.
System: The UNT Digital Library