The Effects of Music and Operant Conditioning on Gross Motor Activity of Profound Mental Retardates (open access)

The Effects of Music and Operant Conditioning on Gross Motor Activity of Profound Mental Retardates

It has not yet been demonstrated that music can be used therapeutically with profoundly retarded children. One way these children might be helped to respond to music, and therapeutically benefit from it, would be to use operant conditioning in an effort to enhance gross motor activity and then progressively shape responses until more complex behavior patterns are formed. Once these children can respond motorically in the presence of musical stimuli, continuation of responding may be possible by pairing motor activity with musical stimuli. This experiment investigated the effects of operant conditioning and music on the motor activity of profoundly retarded children in an effort to determine the therapeutic usefulness of music with such children.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Addison, Max R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Formation of Learning Sets on Thee Discrimination Problems by Five- to Six-Year-Olds (open access)

The Formation of Learning Sets on Thee Discrimination Problems by Five- to Six-Year-Olds

The problem was to determine the levels of intellectual capacity necessary at various ages for acquiring rapid and efficient nonspatial discrimination learning sets on problems of increasing complexity.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Ahlers, Shirley Mae, 1931-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stylistic Analysis of "Banalités" by Francis Poulenc (open access)

Stylistic Analysis of "Banalités" by Francis Poulenc

Because of the nature of the poetry, the interpretation of Banalites in this study has involved certain subjective decisions. These deductions were, nevertheless, colored by statements of the poet, the composer, and authorities on each. This is not to imply, however, that this is the only interpretation. Both poet and composer have given evidence that their creation requires a subjective response on the part of the interpreter. This is perhaps the greatest challenge offered by the work.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Allen, Joy Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Structured and Non-Structiured Stimuli for Art Production to Selected Personality Factors (open access)

The Relationship of Structured and Non-Structiured Stimuli for Art Production to Selected Personality Factors

The problem of this study was to determine whether there was any relationship between selected personality variables and art production with structured and non-structured stimuli.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Allumbaugh, James
System: The UNT Digital Library
Margo Jones's Visions for Theatre (open access)

Margo Jones's Visions for Theatre

The purpose of this study is to make an account of the theatrical plans and activities of Margo Jones other than the productions in her theatre in Dallas and her experiences as a producer and director on Broadway.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Altermann, Mark A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Incidence of Speech Defects among Juveniles Exhibiting Antisocial Aggressive Behavior (open access)

The Incidence of Speech Defects among Juveniles Exhibiting Antisocial Aggressive Behavior

The question of maladjustment of individuals with speech defects and its subsequent manifestation is the basic issue of this thesis. The study was conducted to answer the question: "What is the incidence of speech defects among juveniles exhibiting antisocial aggressive behavior?"
Date: January 1968
Creator: Anderson, Samantha G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in Attitudes, Personality, and Effectiveness of Counselor Trainees in Counseling Practicums (open access)

Changes in Attitudes, Personality, and Effectiveness of Counselor Trainees in Counseling Practicums

The purpose of this study was to compare three different approaches to the counselor practicum—-or campus practicum, an off-campus practicum, and a role-playing practicum—-with regard to the changes in attitudes, personality, and effectiveness of counseling behavior of counselor trainees produced by each type of practicum.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Anderson, Sharon Jane
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Political Theory of John F. Kennedy (open access)

The Political Theory of John F. Kennedy

This thesis is an attempt to reveal John F. Kennedy, the politician, as a political theorist. Kennedy's philosophy was the underlying current for all his political action, and in the test of time and history, the measurement of his success is more likely to be weighted in favor of his political theory than in favor of his political accomplishments.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Arndt, Eileen L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Black Versus Black: Division Within a Judge (open access)

Black Versus Black: Division Within a Judge

This thesis attempts to answer the following questions: (1) has Hugo Black abandoned his philosophy of the "absoluteness" of the First Amendment which has long been his basis of decision-making in problems involving the First Amendment, and (2) has he ceased to maintain his strong position for individual liberties?
Date: January 1968
Creator: Atterbury, Joan B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of Women in the Work of William Faulkner (open access)

The Role of Women in the Work of William Faulkner

This study attempts to categorize the major women characters of Faulkner, and with a brief description of each, cast light upon the relationship of that character to Faulkner's other women and to the author's ultimate view of womankind.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Balkman, Betty Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of Fair Trade (open access)

The Development of Fair Trade

It is the primary concern of this study to examine the development of Fair Trade and the different interpretations which fair trade laws have had. Also, this study will attempt to estimate future action in the area of fair trade. This study closely examines the legal framework upholding the system.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Bardin, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Completely Simple Semigroups (open access)

Completely Simple Semigroups

The purpose of this thesis is to explore some of the characteristics of 0-simple semigroups and completely 0-simple semigroups.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Barker, Bruce W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Texas Supervisor of Secondary Student Teachers (open access)

A Study of the Texas Supervisor of Secondary Student Teachers

The problem of this study was to determine the status and practices of supervisors of secondary student teachers in Texas colleges and universities and to compare these practices with those practices recommended by national authorities in the field of student teaching.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Barnett, John B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Market Power in the Common Market (open access)

Market Power in the Common Market

This study involved an analysis of the competitive philosophy and market structures of the European Economic Community. The investigation was concerned with market power both within the EEC itself and between the EEC and its eighteen African Associates. Although the present Association is in part a vestige of the colonial era, its economic nature is closely related to the economic nature of the EEC. It was the object of this study to define these characteristics, showing how they evolved from forces concomitant with postwar recovery and integration.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Bays, Carson W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shakespeare's Richard III: The Sources for his Characterization and Actions in the First Tetralogy (open access)

Shakespeare's Richard III: The Sources for his Characterization and Actions in the First Tetralogy

A thorough study of the progressive development of the description of Richard in the sources of Shakespeare's play and a comparison of the results of such a study with Shakespeare's portrait may make possible a deeper and clearer understanding of the character of the man as well as some further insight into the methods of Shakespeare's art.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Bender, Connie Patterson
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Interrelationship of College Press, Student Needs and Academic Aptitudes as Measured by Grade Point Average in a Southern Denominational College (open access)

The Interrelationship of College Press, Student Needs and Academic Aptitudes as Measured by Grade Point Average in a Southern Denominational College

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between certain non-intellectual variables and academic achievement.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Bennett, James Weldon
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Survey of the Qualifications of Municipal Recreation Directors in the Southwest District and Standards Recommended by the National Recreation and Park Association (open access)

A Comparative Survey of the Qualifications of Municipal Recreation Directors in the Southwest District and Standards Recommended by the National Recreation and Park Association

This study investigated the background and experience of municipal recreation directors in the Southwest District of the United States and compared these qualifications with standards recommended by the National Recreation and Park Association.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Birkhead, Barry Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personality Variables Related to Academic Achievement (open access)

Personality Variables Related to Academic Achievement

The purpose of the present study is to investigate personality traits or trait clusters that will identify academic high and low achievers and differentiate the two.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Black, Walter Ginn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Parasites of the Cricket Frog, Acris Crepitans, of Denton County, Texas (open access)

Parasites of the Cricket Frog, Acris Crepitans, of Denton County, Texas

The purpose of this study was threefold. The literature concerning parasites of A. crepitans was to be brought up to date. Contributions to the general body of knowledge pertaining to the parasitic fauna of host specimens of A. crepitans and specifically those found in Denton County, Texas, were to be made. Finally, specimens found parasitizing host specimens of A. crepitans were to be preserved and classified.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Block, Edward F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the International Trade Program (open access)

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the International Trade Program

This thesis is a study of the results of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The study of the results of this Conference is important because this was the first time an international gathering of so large a number of countries was held specifically to discuss trade and development problems. One hundred and nineteen nations met in Geneva in a spirit of cooperation and with the expressed willingness to permit international interests to prevail over national interests. The papers presented at this Third Committee will be examined as a device to show the relation of international finance, private development finance companies, tourism, ocean shipping, and external debt to the problem of development. Also, the creation of an International Trade Organization will be discussed as a possible beginning to the solution of the development-trade problem.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Booth, Wesley F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
First-Person Narration in Edgar Allan Poe's Tales (open access)

First-Person Narration in Edgar Allan Poe's Tales

For the purpose of this study, Poe's tales were read and considered carefully in chronological order, the idea being to discover growth and development. Poe's literary career was relatively brief (1832-1849), and there are no dramatic or definite breaks or periods. Though his production shows growth in sophistication and artistry, it has been deemed more instructive to group Poets first-person narrators according to the part they play in the story, that is, (1) main actor or protagonist, (2) minor character, (3) observers and (4) combinations of the foregoing three. An attempt will be made to note both variation and pattern, and hence artistic skill, in Poe Is handling of each particular type of narrator.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Bost, Wallace Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library
David Belasco's Naturalistic Stagecraft and Stage Lighting (open access)

David Belasco's Naturalistic Stagecraft and Stage Lighting

It is the purpose of this paper to make a general study of David Belasco's use of naturalism in the American theatre. More specifically, it is to determine Belasco's methods of achieving naturalism in his stage settings and lighting. From the study of his techniques and methods, and effort is made to establish his contributions to the naturalistic movement.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Boutwell, Ronald E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Image of Germany in the Novels of Günter Grass (open access)

The Image of Germany in the Novels of Günter Grass

This thesis will attempt to scrutinize Günter Grass's message to his people and show his concern for the spiritual health of his country. Each of his three novels bears directly upon political, religious, and moral issues vital to Germany and to the world. The examination is based upon the assumption that Grass as an author is more concerned that Germans see themselves as they are and as they have been than he is concerned with the image of Germany which his novels present to the world. It is, paradoxically, this very special and sincere concern which gives his work universal appeal.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Boyar, Billy T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationships Among Critical Thinking Ability Personality Attributes, and Attitudes of Students in a Teacher Education Program (open access)

Relationships Among Critical Thinking Ability Personality Attributes, and Attitudes of Students in a Teacher Education Program

The problem of this study was an investigation of the relationships among the attitudes, critical thinking ability,and personality attributes of students in a teacher education program.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Bradberry, Ronald David, 1936-
System: The UNT Digital Library