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Title: ORGANIZED COCKFIGHTING: A DEVIANT RECREATIONAL SUBCULTURE.
Creator: HAWLEY, FRANCIS FREDERICK., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The ancient and picturesque sport of cockfighting has persisted in the United States, Latin America, and parts of Asia. In the United States this activity is popularly regarded as deviant, and is, indeed, a legally proscribed behavior in most jurisdictions. The persistence of cockfighting is explicable due to the existence of a deviant recreational subculture., The deviant recreational subculture allows cockfighters a supportive setting in which to reinforce and affirm the disvalued cultural...
Show moreThe ancient and picturesque sport of cockfighting has persisted in the United States, Latin America, and parts of Asia. In the United States this activity is popularly regarded as deviant, and is, indeed, a legally proscribed behavior in most jurisdictions. The persistence of cockfighting is explicable due to the existence of a deviant recreational subculture., The deviant recreational subculture allows cockfighters a supportive setting in which to reinforce and affirm the disvalued cultural identity of its practitioners and, thus, serves as a boundary maintenance device. This particular deviant subcultural type is unique due to the fact that it possesses the following characteristics: (1) no criminal self-concept for members; (2) a religio-teleological rationale concerning the nature of the activity; (3) a strong overt identification with the existing socio-political order; and, (4) a high degree of intrastate, interstate, and international communication on topics of subcultural interest, and commerce in "tools of the trade." Furthermore, the cockfighting subculture has other attributes of a deviant behavior system consistent with the subcultural thesis proposed herein: its own rules, argot, customs, networks of obligation and reciprocity, and recruitment patterns., The cockfighting subculture may be seen in an additional dimension--as an instrumental-expressive anachronistic voluntary deviant association. This means that cockfighters reject conformative and alienative attitudes toward dominant social values in favor of an anachronistic world-view., Moreover, in terms of the dominant method by which it hopes to achieve its objectives, the subculture is both instrumental and expressive, hence the appelation "instrumental-expressive." Instrumental groups want to defuse or remove threatening legislation, thus removing or reducing stigma, while expressive groups are more concerned with providing recreational, social, and informational activities for their members. Expressive groups exist to furnish activities for their members while instrumental groups exist to resist or promote change. The cockfighting subculture has definite attributes of both types of groups., This work suggests that the models of the deviant recreational subculture and the instrumental-expressive anachronistic voluntary deviant association might prove of heuristic value when applied to other socially and legally problematic deviant subcultures.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8215245, 3085262, FSDT3085262, fsu:74757
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Title: INFLUENCE OF SELECTED VARIABLES UPON SKINFOLD MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED BY INEXPERIENCED TESTERS.
Creator: ISHEE, JIMMY HAROLD., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of instructional methods, selected skinfold calipers, somatotypes, and skinfold sites on the testing experience necessary for inexperienced testers to obtain consistent skinfold measurements. Sixty-four undergraduate physical education majors who possessed no prior skinfold measurement experience performed skinfold measurements at the triceps and subscapular sites on five subjects representing endomorph, endomorph-mesomorph, mesomorph...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of instructional methods, selected skinfold calipers, somatotypes, and skinfold sites on the testing experience necessary for inexperienced testers to obtain consistent skinfold measurements. Sixty-four undergraduate physical education majors who possessed no prior skinfold measurement experience performed skinfold measurements at the triceps and subscapular sites on five subjects representing endomorph, endomorph-mesomorph, mesomorph, mesomorph-ectomorph, and ectomorph somatotypes. The inexperienced testers were taught the skinfold measurement technique by one of five instructional methods: (a) manual; (b) marked site; (c) poster; (d) video-tape; and, (e) supervision, while utilizing the Lange, the Fat-O-Meter, or the Fat Control skinfold calipers. Five experienced testers also performed measurements on all the somatotypes at each of the sites with each caliper. The number of trials to acquire consistency and the actual measurements at this consistency were utilized in the analysis. Two weeks later, the inexperienced testers performed one trial of measurements at each of the sites on every somatotype. Comparisons were made among the inexperienced testers on the number of trials to consistency and the test-retest measurements. Additionally, comparisons were computed between the measurements of the inexperienced and experienced testers at each skinfold site. The data were analyzed by the use of analysis of variance, t tests, and Dunnett's t. Significant differences were indicated among the instructional methods and skinfold calipers on the number of trials to consistency. The endomorph somatotype required a significantly greater number of trials than the other somatotypes to reach consistency while there was no significant difference between the two skinfold sites. The video-tape and supervision, instructional methods had fewer significant differences between the inexperienced and experienced testers on the test occasions of the various skinfold measurements than the remaining three methods. The Lange caliper resulted in fewer significant differences between inexperienced and experienced testers on the various skinfold measurements at consistency whereas on the second test occasion, none of the three calipers were superior. The test-retest comparison indicated no supremacy of instructional method, skinfold caliper, somatotype, or skinfold site as the vast majority of comparisons resulted in no significant differences.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8215247, 3085264, FSDT3085264, fsu:74759
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Title: THE QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR PARENTS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY.
Creator: HOSKINS, GEORGE WILSON., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to better understand the nature of relationships between young adults and their parents. Two issues in the kin and intergenerational literature provided direction for the investigation. First, major changes appear to be occurring in the nature of intergenerational bonds in American families. Second, the subjective aspects of intergenerational relationships have received considerably less attention and explanation than the more quantifiable ones., The study was...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to better understand the nature of relationships between young adults and their parents. Two issues in the kin and intergenerational literature provided direction for the investigation. First, major changes appear to be occurring in the nature of intergenerational bonds in American families. Second, the subjective aspects of intergenerational relationships have received considerably less attention and explanation than the more quantifiable ones., The study was conducted in an exploratory manner, utilizing demographic data and a depth interview. The interview was partially structured with topics and probes related to relationship dimensions and actual contact patterns. The interview was sufficiently flexible to pursue ideas and topics that emerged as the interview progressed. A purposive sample of twenty multi-generation families was recruited through nine large churches in a medium size Southern city. A total of forty-seven persons were interviewed. In each family a married son or daughter and one or both parents served as respondents., Data were analyzed with a flexible filing system designed to identify and conceptually understand significant qualitative aspects of intergenerational relationships. The analysis generated a major conceptual theme and four related concepts that appear useful in understanding change in parent-offspring relationships as offspring progress through adolescence and into adulthood. The conceptual theme is identified as the redefinition of parent-offspring relationships and the four concepts are affectional bonds, parent-offspring involvement, communication openness, and communication directiveness. The data suggest that the redefinition process is accentuated during two vital life-cycle transitions: the offspring's leaving the parental home and the offspring's assumption of parenthood. The offspring's leaving home involved major decisions in regard to occupation, education, and marriage. Of the twenty families, about 35 percent experienced significant stress and differences of opinion around the time of the offspring's leaving. The data suggested that a fit between the parent's "letting go" and the offspring's assumption of responsibility for decisions is related to the manner in which the transition is dealt with.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8215246, 3085263, FSDT3085263, fsu:74758
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Title: SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND THE DIFFERENTIAL UTILIZATION OF LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES BY OLDER PEOPLE: A METHODOLOGICAL PARADIGM.
Creator: KAUFMAN, ALLAN VICTOR., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Drawing upon previous research about long-term care service utilization and social network analysis, a conceptual framework is developed and presented that identifies those social network factors appearing to have the greatest potential impact upon the differential utilization of long-term care services by older persons. Using this framework, and a research methodology that employed the techniques of social network analysis, an exploratory study was conducted which examined the social network...
Show moreDrawing upon previous research about long-term care service utilization and social network analysis, a conceptual framework is developed and presented that identifies those social network factors appearing to have the greatest potential impact upon the differential utilization of long-term care services by older persons. Using this framework, and a research methodology that employed the techniques of social network analysis, an exploratory study was conducted which examined the social network factors associated with the differential utilization of formal long-term care services by older persons living in two counties of northwestern Florida., Differences were found to exist between the study's two subject samples with regard to several of the social network factors that were examined. The nature of those differences suggest that the type of formal long-term care services used by the older persons in the study, may have, in part, been influenced by certain structural qualities of the social networks by those persons, by certain attitudes and values held by those persons with regard to their networks, and by the nature and quality of the relationships that existed between those persons and individual members of their networks., The results of the exploratory study have important implications for formal providers of long-term care services and for persons who are involved with the development of long-term care social policy. In addition to those programs and policy implications, the study demonstrates that despite certain methodological weaknesses, the method of social network analysis developed for this study can be a valuable research tool for adding to present knowledge about long-term care service utilization. Such information can be critical for the future development of policy and programs concerned with meeting the long-term care needs of older persons.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8215248, 3085265, FSDT3085265, fsu:74760
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Title: PERCENTILE RESIDUAL LIFE FUNCTIONS -- PROPERTIES, TESTING AND ESTIMATION.
Creator: JOE, HARRY SUE WAH., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Let F be a life distribution with survival function F(' )(TBOND)(' )1 - F. Conditional on survival to time t, the remaining life has survival function, F(,t)(x) = F(t + x)/F(t), x (GREATERTHEQ) 0, 0 (LESSTHEQ) t
Show moreLet F be a life distribution with survival function F(' )(TBOND)(' )1 - F. Conditional on survival to time t, the remaining life has survival function, F(,t)(x) = F(t + x)/F(t), x (GREATERTHEQ) 0, 0 (LESSTHEQ) t < F('-1)(1)., The mean residual life function of F is, (DIAGRAM, TABLE OR GRAPHIC OMITTED...PLEASE SEE DAI), if F has a finite mean. The (alpha)-percentile or quantile (0 < (alpha) < 1) residual life function of F is, q(,(alpha),F)(t) = F(,t)('-1)((alpha)) = F('-1)(1 - (alpha)F(t)) - t, 0 (LESSTHEQ) t < F('-1)(1),, where (alpha) = 1 - (alpha). Statisticians find it useful to categorize life distributions according to different aging properties. Categories which involve m(,F)(t) are the decreasing mean residual life (DMRL) class and the new better than used in expectation (NBUE) class. The DMRL class consists of distributions F such that m(,F)(t) is monotone decreasing on (0, F('-1)(1)) and the NBUE class consists of distributions F such that m(,F)(0) (GREATERTHEQ) m(,F)(t) for all 0 < t < F('-1)(1). Analogous categories which involve q(,(alpha),F)(t) are the decreasing (alpha)-percentile residual life (DPRL-(alpha)) class and the new better than used with respect to the (alpha)-percentile (NBUP-(alpha)) class., The mean residual life function is of interest in biometry, actuarial studies and reliability, and the DMRL and NBUE classes of life distributions are useful for modelling situations where items deteriorate with age. In the statistical literature, there are several papers which consider properties or estimation of the mean residual life function or consider testing situations involving the DMRL and NBUE classes. Only one previous paper discusses the (alpha)-percentile residual life function. This dissertation is concerned with properties and estimation of the (alpha)-percentile residual life function, and with testing problems involving the (alpha)-percentile residual life function., Properties of q(,(alpha),F)(t) and of the DPRL-(alpha), NBUP-(alpha) and their dual classes are studied in Chapter II. In Chapter III, tests are developed for testing exponentiality against alternatives of DPRL-(alpha) and NBUP-(alpha). In Chapter IV, these tests are extended to accommodate randomly censored data. In Chapter V, a distribution-free two-sample test is developed for testing the hypothesis that two life distributions F and G are equal against the alternative that q(,(alpha),F)(t) (GREATERTHEQ) q(,(alpha),G)(t) for all t. In Chapter VI, strong consistency, asymptotic normality, bias and mean squared error of the estimator F(,n)('-1)(1(' )-(' )(alpha)F(,n)(t)) - t of q(,(alpha),F)(t) are studied, where F(,n) is the empirical distribution function and F(,n)(' )(TBOND)(' )1 - F(,n).
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8214932, 3085276, FSDT3085276, fsu:74771
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Title: GENERALIZED COORDINATE MOLECULAR HAMILTONIAN.
Creator: ISLAMPOUR-KERAHROUD, GHOLAMREZA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The translational-rotovibronic Hamiltonian for a polyatomic molecule is derived by using the Schrodinger equation in tensor form and employing the Eckart conditions (determining the nuclear-framework rotational variables). The present derivation is a unified comprehensive one by a quantum-mechanical pathway and contrasts with fragmentary previous derivations via a classical-intermediate path. The method presented affords a firm conceptual picture of the nature of the transformation and the...
Show moreThe translational-rotovibronic Hamiltonian for a polyatomic molecule is derived by using the Schrodinger equation in tensor form and employing the Eckart conditions (determining the nuclear-framework rotational variables). The present derivation is a unified comprehensive one by a quantum-mechanical pathway and contrasts with fragmentary previous derivations via a classical-intermediate path. The method presented affords a firm conceptual picture of the nature of the transformation and the origin of coupling terms, and avoids mathematical complexities with their residue of obscurity. The Hamiltonian for the linear molecule compared with that for the non-linear molecule differs significantly in the coupling terms, in the rotational kinetic energy term and in the U(Q) term (Watson term), which is found to be non-zero in the linear case, in contrast to previous literature. The correct form of the total angular momentum operators is also derived quantum-mechanically.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8214931, 3085275, FSDT3085275, fsu:74770
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Title: COAGULATION AND FIBRINOLYTIC RESPONSE TO EXERCISE, COLD, AND EXERCISE WITH PRIOR COOLING.
Creator: MANGUM, MICHAEL., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Ten male student volunteers (mean age, 27.1 years) participated in this investigation to determine if exercise and cold stress could differentially effect coagulation and fibrinolysis. Euglobulin lysis times (ELT) and partial thromboplastin times (PTT) were used to assess fibrinolytic activity and coagulability, respectively. Cold and neutral environmental conditions were established at 5(DEGREES)C and 28(DEGREES)C. Exercise consisted of pedaling a bicycle ergometer at 300 kgm(.)min('-1) for...
Show moreTen male student volunteers (mean age, 27.1 years) participated in this investigation to determine if exercise and cold stress could differentially effect coagulation and fibrinolysis. Euglobulin lysis times (ELT) and partial thromboplastin times (PTT) were used to assess fibrinolytic activity and coagulability, respectively. Cold and neutral environmental conditions were established at 5(DEGREES)C and 28(DEGREES)C. Exercise consisted of pedaling a bicycle ergometer at 300 kgm(.)min('-1) for five minutes followed by ten minutes at 900 kgm(.)min('-1). The testing schedule was as follows:, rest exercise, Session A (Cold): PC CR CE, rest exercise, Session B (Neutral): PN NR NE, Time (mins) 60 15, ELT, PTT, and hematocrit (HCT) was assessed at PC, pretest-cold; CR, cold-rest; CE, cold-exercise; PN, pretest-neutral; NR, neutral- rest; and NE, neutral-exercise. Mean weighted skin temperatures (T(,sk)) and rectal temperatures (T(,re)) were assessed at 15-minute(' ) intervals throughout.(' )T(,sk) dropped continuously during cold exposure (CR, CE) but was relatively unaffected under neutral conditions. T(,re) response to cold was more complex, exhibiting an initial increase followed by a decrease with continued exposure. T(,re) increased in response to exercise at 28(DEGREES)C but exhibited no change at 5(DEGREES)C. ELT was reduced to 74, 62, and 44% of pretest values for CR, NE, and CE, respectively. No difference was found to exist between groups for PTT. HCT was increased to 107, 107, and 111% of pre-test values for CR, NE, and CE, respectively. These data suggest that coagulation and fibrinolysis may be affected differentially in response to exercise, a result that speaks in favor of exercise-induced fibrinolysis as a prophylaxis for atherosclerosis.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8214935, 3085277, FSDT3085277, fsu:74772
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Title: IMPROVED METHODS OF QUANTITATION FOR THE METANEPHRINES IN THE LABORATORY-ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA.
Creator: CHRISTENSON, ROBERT HUTTON., Florida State University
Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8101958, 3084751, FSDT3084751, fsu:74252
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Title: PREDATORY BEHAVIOR OF EASTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKES (CROTALUS ADAMANTEUS): FIELD ENCLOSURE AND Y-MAZE LABORATORY STUDIES, EMPHASIZING PREY TRAILING BEHAVIORS.
Creator: BROCK, OTTIE GREGORY., Florida State University
Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8101955, 3084749, FSDT3084749, fsu:74250
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Title: ORIGIN OF DNA REPLICATION IN XENOPUS LAEVIS: CLONING OF ORIGIN AND ITS CHARACTERIZATION.
Creator: WATANABE, SHINICHI., Florida State University
Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8100655, 3084748, FSDT3084748, fsu:74249
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Title: TESTING FOR CLASSES OF LIFE DISTRIBUTIONS USING RANDOMLY CENSORED DATA.
Creator: CHEN, YUAN YAN., Florida State University
Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8101957, 3084750, FSDT3084750, fsu:74251
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Title: THE NATURE OF ORGANISMAL GROWTH AND ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN THE COSMOPOLITAN SEA ANEMONE, HALIPLANELLA LUCIAE (VERRILL) (CNIDARIA: ANTHOZOA: ACTINIARIA).
Creator: MINASIAN, LEO L., JR., Florida State University
Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8101975, 3084752, FSDT3084752, fsu:74253
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Title: THE EFFECT OF TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON THE PERCEPTION OF NON-PAINFUL, NATURAL SOMATOSENSORY STIMULI IN HUMANS.
Creator: ROZSA, ANDREW JOSEPH., Florida State University
Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8101983, 3084754, FSDT3084754, fsu:74255
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Title: EFFECTS OF FOUR TYPES OF VERBAL INTERVENTION ON CLIENT RESPONSE AND COUNSELOR EVALUATION IN SIMULATED COUNSELING INTERVIEWS.
Creator: REED, LYNNE ELIZABETH., Florida State University
Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8101982, 3084753, FSDT3084753, fsu:74254
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Title: A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF READING PROGRAMS FOR MIGRATORY CHILDREN.
Creator: COHEN, MIRIAM B., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of reading programs for migratory children in the United States and to identify those characteristics common to reading programs which could be considered exemplary in terms of innovation and effectiveness. Responses to a 34-item questionnaire addressed to coordinators of migrant education in each of the 50 States were analyzed in order to answer the following two questions: (1) To what extent can characteristics of reading...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of reading programs for migratory children in the United States and to identify those characteristics common to reading programs which could be considered exemplary in terms of innovation and effectiveness. Responses to a 34-item questionnaire addressed to coordinators of migrant education in each of the 50 States were analyzed in order to answer the following two questions: (1) To what extent can characteristics of reading programs for migratory children be determined? (2) To what extent can characteristics of effective, innovative, and exemplary reading programs for migratory children be described?, For the purposes of this investigation, the following areas were those identified as being relevant to a determination of characteristics of reading programs for migrant children: (1) organization of reading programs; (2) student information; (3) curriculum/instruction information; (4) professional staff background and training; (5) program emphases; (6) non-academic information such as additional supportive services available; (7) information about maintenance between home and school contacts., Provision was also made for State coordinators to note outstanding features of their State's programs which were judged by them to be exemplary., Completed questionnaires were returned by 47 of the 50 States, a response rate of 94% with final analysis of the data based on completed questionnaires of 40 States., The results of the questionnaire showed a pattern of responses which could be categorized broadly in two ways. Answers to items descriptive in nature seemed readily available to the respondents. Responses which were quantitative in nature however, were less comprehensive and obviously not as readily obtainable., In response to the first question posited, based on completed questionnaires, the following are some generalizations which could be made: most states offer a supplemental remedial program within the regular school day; reading is seen as part of the language arts rather than as a separate subject; a variety of measures are used for diagnosis and evaluation; services of district-level personnel such as early childhood specialist and language arts specialist are available; the majority of migrant children are Spanish-speaking; bilingual education and instruction in English as a second language are means used to overcome language barriers; most states use teacher-aides in their migrant education programs., In response to the second question relating to characteristics of effective, innovative, exemplary reading programs, these were alluded to by the respondents, but because of the highly generalized nature of the responses, such characteristics remained, in effect, undescribed., Some conclusions drawn from the study were: accounting for the numbers of migrant children to be served persists as a problem; there is lack of consonance between limited emphasis given to bilingual education and English as a second language and the language needs of the majority of migrant children who are Spanish-speaking., Some recommendations were that a core curriculum should be developed, leading to the standardization of materials relative to the needs of migrant children; there should be coordinated efforts between states to develop some standardized means of determining grade placement and grade advancement of migrant children. Recommendations for further study included a suggestion that (1) a study be conducted to determine the feasibility of elevating teacher-aides to the status of paraprofessionals through concerted preservice and inservice training, (2) a field-based survey should be conducted to determine characteristics of reading programs through on-site observations and assessment of such programs.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8104858, 3084768, FSDT3084768, fsu:74269
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Title: AN ANALYSIS OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY AS TWO COMPLEMENTARY MOVEMENTS REFLECTING AND CONTRIBUTING TO SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION.
Creator: BOUCOUVALAS, MARCIE., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Society seems in the midst of what many futurists, sociologists, and others predict will be chronicled as the transformation of industrial society, a theme discussed as the foundation of the study. According to Lewis Mumford, approximately six broad transformations have occurred in the history of humankind. Writing in 1956, he predicted that the next transformation would concentrate on our inner world to match our current externalism, and that learning would become the principal business of...
Show moreSociety seems in the midst of what many futurists, sociologists, and others predict will be chronicled as the transformation of industrial society, a theme discussed as the foundation of the study. According to Lewis Mumford, approximately six broad transformations have occurred in the history of humankind. Writing in 1956, he predicted that the next transformation would concentrate on our inner world to match our current externalism, and that learning would become the principal business of life. Based on this observation, lifelong learning and transpersonal psychology--two global movements rapidly evolving over the past decade--collectively address the composite ingredients which Mumford predicted as characteristic of, and essential to, a new transformation., Accordingly, the underlying theme of the present inquiry was that both movements are manifestations of a much more fundamental transformation occurring in society-at-large, and that each has the potential to contribute to the other's growth. The main purpose of the study was to afford a comprehensive analysis and overview of both movements in order to understand their commonalities and complementarities, concentrating on the potential hypothetical contributions transpersonal psychology might offer to lifelong learning. The inquiry basically progressed through the following steps: (a) Exposition, (b) Analysis and synthesis, (c) Application, (d) Implications., A comprehensive literature review provided the primary basis for an exposition of the lifelong learning movement, particularly since an elucidation and analysis of the concept-characteristics had already been explicated. Since the transpersonal field was not as well conceptualized, an identification of key contributors to the field was undertaken, followed by an intensive review and synthesis of their major publications. Based on these efforts, a five page conceptualization of the field was developed and sent to the identified group for verification/modification. The feedback received was incorporated into a refined, expanded version, which formed the basis of the chapter on transpersonal psychology., Chapters One and Two, accordingly, presented an exposition of lifelong learning and transpersonal psychology, respectively, as two organized, collective movements. Chapter Three addressed the analytic and synthesizing components, juxtaposing the two movements in order to make their commonalities, particularly in reference to the coming transformation, more visible. Also, the various ways in which they might act in a complementary manner to each other were highlighted, emphasizing how transpersonal psychology complements and may contribute to lifelong learning. Chapter Four explored how transpersonal psychology may provide a foundation for structuring a depth dimension for lifelong learning to complement current articulation on vertical and horizontal dimensions. Vertical deals with society's responsibility to make learning opportunities available to individuals at all ages and stages of growth, while horizontal addresses the breadth of the movement, cutting across a spectrum of learning agents, spheres, and formats. The depth dimension, development of which was proposed by adult educator J. R. Kidd, would address a continuum of needs from simple to sublime. By applying the transpersonal framework to its articulation, the quality of life concept--an overarching aim of the movement--is addressed, recognizing that different definitions and descriptions will be given to both quality of life and lifelong learning at various points along the depth continuum. The combined use of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in conjunction with Gibb's Environment Quality (EG) Scale are proposed in this regard, thus incorporating both individual and societal growth in an integrated movement toward a learning society. In conclusion, Chapter Five offered implications and recommendations for further inquiry.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8104856, 3084766, FSDT3084766, fsu:74267
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Title: THE QUIXOTIC AND THE SHANDEAN: A STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF CERVANTES' "DON QUIXOTE" ON STERNE'S "TRISTRAM SHANDY".
Creator: BOTHWELL DEL TORO, FRANCES MARGARET., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The oft-expressed opinion that Cervantes' Don Quixote influenced Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy was examined in the light of the two texts. Major aspects considered were character, narrative technique, and theme. For each, the model of Don Quixote was first analyzed--when possible, reconstructing Sterne's views--then, Sterne's use of the model was traced in Tristram Shandy., The first chapter presents, in general terms, the use of Spanish sources in seventeenth-century English literature;...
Show moreThe oft-expressed opinion that Cervantes' Don Quixote influenced Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy was examined in the light of the two texts. Major aspects considered were character, narrative technique, and theme. For each, the model of Don Quixote was first analyzed--when possible, reconstructing Sterne's views--then, Sterne's use of the model was traced in Tristram Shandy., The first chapter presents, in general terms, the use of Spanish sources in seventeenth-century English literature; the reception of Don Quixote and its interpretations in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries; the changing attitudes toward Don Quixote, and their effect on the development of the novel; Sterne's allusions to Don Quixote and Cervantes, and his identification of his own humor as "Cervantick." The last part of the chapter concerns the question of translation, and Sterne's use of the Motteux-Ozell version, whose merits and flaws are examined., The second chapter considers the characters, Don Quixote and Sancho from one work, and Walter Shandy, Toby, Trim, and Yorick from the other. Don Quixote is seen as didactic, eloquent, idealistic as well as irascible, ridiculous, and fanatical. Sancho is clever, loyal, ambitious as well as roguish, materialistic, and opportunistic. Don Quixote is maddened by his reading, and Sancho partakes of his madness. Walter Shandy shares with Quixote his temper, book-madness, didacticism, eloquence, fanaticism. Toby shares the knight's idealism, and his respect for soldiers. Toby also shares in several of Sancho's traits, especially his commonsense approach to life. Trim, Toby's servant, like Sancho, is loquacious, clever, loyal. Yorick, tall and lean, rides a hack like Rocinante and shares with Don Quixote his idealistic approach to life and his desire to help others. Like the knight, he gets only blows for his pains. The Walter-Toby and Toby-Trim relationships derive from that between Quixote and Sancho; that of Walter and Yorick derives from that of Quixote and the Curate., The third chapter examines structural elements, and deals primarily with the narrators and dramatized readers in both works. Don Quixote uses a multi-level presentation with three narrators: a first narrator who interrupts his work; a second, the Christian editor of the third; and Cid Hamete Benengeli, the Arab who supplies most of the tale. The narrators manipulate the material, presenting differing options and asking for the reader's sympathy. Sterne's narrator, Tristram, uses a number of Cervantes' narrators' devices and picks up suggestions on the nature of fiction, time, and the author-reader relationship. Cervantes presents readers within his novel who dramatize the reception of fiction in general and of Don Quixote itself. Sterne develops this device by having Tristram engage in a continual conversation with the reader., The fourth chapter deals with three themes found in both works: first, the relationship between life and art; second, literary theory and criticism; third, communication and frustration. For the first, Cervantes and Sterne explore the limits of fiction and reality, and the comic confusion of the two; however, the melding of art and life is not absolutely rejected by either. For the second, Cervantes presents a theory to dignify the new form of the comic epic in prose while Sterne presents an idiosyncratic theory to justify his own practices. For the third, the skeptical attitude of both authors with respect to language, their concern for communication and the inevitability of frustration in human endeavors, with verbal communication in the forefront, is analyzed., The fifth and last chapter presents the writer's conclusions of the presence of Cervantes' influence on Sterne.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8104857, 3084767, FSDT3084767, fsu:74268
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Title: A SURVEY OF ATTITUDES OF ALABAMA PRIMARY TEACHERS TOWARD SELECTED CONCEPTS OF VIKTOR LOWENFELD'S TEACHINGS REGARDING ART EDUCATION.
Creator: ADAMS, ROBERT LEON., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purposes of this study were to elicit and describe the attitudes of Alabama primary teachers toward Lowenfeld's teachings and to determine if there was a relationship between attitudes and the selected teacher characteristics of (a) the age of the teacher; (b) the location of the school; (c) the sex of the teacher; (d) the decade in which the last degree was completed; (e) the highest degree completed; (f) the grade taught; and (g) whether or not there was an art specialist/consultant in...
Show moreThe purposes of this study were to elicit and describe the attitudes of Alabama primary teachers toward Lowenfeld's teachings and to determine if there was a relationship between attitudes and the selected teacher characteristics of (a) the age of the teacher; (b) the location of the school; (c) the sex of the teacher; (d) the decade in which the last degree was completed; (e) the highest degree completed; (f) the grade taught; and (g) whether or not there was an art specialist/consultant in the school., The review of literature revealed that although many persons have written about Lowenfeld's impact on teaching practices in art education, no empirical studies have been conducted which attempt to describe the effects of his teachings on classroom attitudes. Further, contemporary writers have questioned many of Lowenfeld's ideas and reflect skepticism regarding some of his recommendations., A questionnaire was prepared by the investigator and administered to 204 primary grade school teachers in Alabama. Fixed alternative responses on a five-point agree-disagree continuum (Likert Scale) made it possible to utilize an answer sheet which could be electronically processed. Data were computer analyzed using the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) at the Florida State University computing center., Analysis revealed that Alabama primary grade school teachers had positive attitudes toward the teachings of Lowenfeld and that they view art: (1) as essentially process-oriented; (2) as a means of facilitating the total development of children; and (3) as being different from adult art (the natural characteristics of chilren's art should be respected). No significant relationship could be determined between these attitudes and the teacher characteristics variables., Major conclusions include: (1) Primary teachers have positive attitudes toward the concepts of Lowenfeld's teachings; (2) Most respondents agreed that the process is more important than the product; (3) Primary teachers agree with the Lowenfeld position (art is for the promotion of the child's growth and development) on goals for art education, and they do not support some of the recent essentialist goal statements in art education literature; (4) The majority of primary school teachers support the development of the "whole child" and they support the child-centered curriculum and negatively endorse the subject-centered curriculum; (5) The majority of primary teachers disagree with Lowenfeld's position on workbooks in that they do not agree that workbooks cause children to become inhibited creatively., Recommendations include: (1) Further research is needed at the national level to determine if the implications of this study are valid; (2) Further study is needed to indicate if teacher attitudes toward Lowenfeld's teachings are related to variables not considered by this study (such as number and type of art education courses in background, number and type of education and "methods" courses, other art classes, personality types, etc.,); (3) It is recommended that further studies (preferably on-site observations involving interaction analysis) be done to see if there is a relationship between teachers' attitudes toward Lowenfeld's teachings and actual teaching practices.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8104854, 3084764, FSDT3084764, fsu:74265
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Title: WRITING SKILLS IN THE NIGERIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
Creator: ABODERIN, ADEWUYI OYEYEMI., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The study reviewed the importance of English language in Nigeria. As the country's official language, the language of formal education, of politics, of commerce, and of inter-ethnic and international communication, English has become a language required for full participation in Nigerian affairs. This is the reason for the investigator's concern about students' poor performance in English every year on the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE)., Several possible causes were...
Show moreThe study reviewed the importance of English language in Nigeria. As the country's official language, the language of formal education, of politics, of commerce, and of inter-ethnic and international communication, English has become a language required for full participation in Nigerian affairs. This is the reason for the investigator's concern about students' poor performance in English every year on the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE)., Several possible causes were examined, but the paucity of qualified teachers of English and absence of good English language textbooks were considered to be the most threatening. Since teacher training normally requires a long time to accomplish, it was resolved that textbooks should provide the immediate remedy by presenting instructional materials in such quantity and of such quality as will ensure students' general competence in English language and success in the WASCE., Consequently, there were two parts to the study. The first part examined the types and amount of composition tasks set in each of the three coursebooks which subdivide into fifteen textbooks. The composition tasks in the fifteen textbooks and WASCE English composition papers from 1969-1979 were compiled by the investigator and handed out to a panel of three independent raters. The raters categorized each composition task according to the working definitions provided by the investigator. Frequency counts were later computed and expressed as percentages for the purpose of comparison., It was found that students were more frequently expected to write in the transactional-report category than in any of the six other categories used in the study. The textbooks' failure to include a fair proportion of composition tasks for each category was regarded as a fault since composition tasks were set in all the categories in the WASCE at one time or another., The second part of the study assessed the quality of instruction in each coursebook and the accompanying Teachers' Notes. Two of the three coursebooks were found to be average while the third was rated inferior. It was concluded that a coursebook would be satisfactory in the Nigerian situation examined in the study only if it provided superior quality instruction.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8104855, 3084765, FSDT3084765, fsu:74266
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Title: A NEW METHOD FOR ESTIMATING LIFE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INCOMPLETE DATA.
Creator: KITCHIN, JOHN FRANCIS., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: We construct a new estimator for a continuous life distribution from incomplete data, the Piecewise Exponential Estimator (PEXE)., To date the principal method of nonparametric estimation from incomplete data is the Product-Limit Estimator (PLE) introduced by Kaplan and Meier {J. Amer. Statist. Assoc. (1958) 53}. Our formulation of the estimation problem posed by incomplete data is essentially that of Kaplan and Meier, but we approach its solution from the viewpoint of reliability and life...
Show moreWe construct a new estimator for a continuous life distribution from incomplete data, the Piecewise Exponential Estimator (PEXE)., To date the principal method of nonparametric estimation from incomplete data is the Product-Limit Estimator (PLE) introduced by Kaplan and Meier {J. Amer. Statist. Assoc. (1958) 53}. Our formulation of the estimation problem posed by incomplete data is essentially that of Kaplan and Meier, but we approach its solution from the viewpoint of reliability and life testing., In this work we establish rigorously the asymptotic (large sample) properties of the PEXE. Our results include the strong consistency of the PEXE under various sets of assumptions plus the weak convergence of the PEXE, suitably normalized, to a Gaussian process. From an intermediate result in our weak convergence proof we derive asymptotic confidence bands and a goodness-of-fit test based on the PEXE., Though our main objective is the introduction of a new estimator for incomplete data and the study of its asymptotic properties, our second contribution to this area of research is the extension of the asymptotic results of the extensively used PLE. In particular, our results extend the work of Peterson {J. Amer. Statist. Assoc. (1977) 72} and Langberg, Proschan, and Quinzi {Ann. Statist. (1980) 8} in strong consistency and that of Breslow and Crowley {Ann. Statist. (1974) 2} in weak convergence., Finally, we show that the New PEXE, as an alternative to the traditional PLE, has several advantages for estimating a continuous life distribution from incomplete data, along with some drawbacks. Since the two estimators are so alike asymptotically, we concentrate on differences in the PEXE and the PLE for estimation from small samples.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8104261, 3084762, FSDT3084762, fsu:74263
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Title: RESPONSIVE DISTRESS IN HUMAN NEONATES.
Creator: MARTIN, GRACE BURKETT., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Two experiments replicated the results of a series of earlier studies (Sagi and Hoffman, 1976; Simner, 1971). Calm infants cry in response to the tape-recorded crying of other infants. In addition, four new findings were reported: (1) crying infants continue to cry in response to the crying of another infant; (2) crying infants who hear their own cry almost completely stop crying; (3) calm infants who hear their own cry make practically no response; (4) calm infants simply ignore the cries of...
Show moreTwo experiments replicated the results of a series of earlier studies (Sagi and Hoffman, 1976; Simner, 1971). Calm infants cry in response to the tape-recorded crying of other infants. In addition, four new findings were reported: (1) crying infants continue to cry in response to the crying of another infant; (2) crying infants who hear their own cry almost completely stop crying; (3) calm infants who hear their own cry make practically no response; (4) calm infants simply ignore the cries of a chimpanzee and an older child. The response differential between own cry and other cry tapes was taken as evidence in opposition to a conditioning hypothesis. A post hoc explanation of response crying was offered. It was suggested that the observed behavior is based upon the concept of intraspecific rivalry--response crying is an evolutionarily adaptive mechanism by which infants compete for food and physical contact from adult care-givers. The behavior is peer and species specific. Finally, several suggestions for further research were offered.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8104262, 3084763, FSDT3084763, fsu:74264
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Title: AN EXAMINATION OF APTITUDE LEVEL AND STAGE IN THE FORMATIVE EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
Creator: WAGER, JANE COOMBS., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study was designed to examine the following questions: (a) What aptitude level(s) of learners provide(s) optimal feedback for formatively evaluating instructional materials; and (b) At what stage(s) of the formative evaluation process (one-to-one or small group, or combination of both) is the most useful data provided for revision purposes?, The procedures for conducting this study were undertaken in two stages. The first stage consisted of conducting a series of independent formative...
Show moreThis study was designed to examine the following questions: (a) What aptitude level(s) of learners provide(s) optimal feedback for formatively evaluating instructional materials; and (b) At what stage(s) of the formative evaluation process (one-to-one or small group, or combination of both) is the most useful data provided for revision purposes?, The procedures for conducting this study were undertaken in two stages. The first stage consisted of conducting a series of independent formative evaluations of an instructional product. Three different groupings of ninth-grade mathematics students (high aptitude, mixed aptitude, and low aptitude) and three different formative evaluation techniques (one-to-one, small group, and a combination of the two) were employed. Theory-based principles and research-based guidelines for materials design were used to identify the revisions called for by the formative data. The second stage of the study consisted of (a) comparing the feedback and revision decisions that resulted from the various formative evaluation techniques employed, and (b) examining the instructional effectiveness of the resulting instructional products. Instructional effectiveness was measured by posttest scores, along with attitude and instructional time data., Results indicated that high aptitude students were more adept at pinpointing inaccuracies in the module and were able to provide their own events of instruction for those that might be missing. Low aptitude students identified the more basic problems (e.g., vocabulary) within the module, but did not provide many other suggestions for revisions. Students in the mixed aptitude group offered a greater variety of types of feedback than any one aptitude group alone., Results also indicated that students who received materials revised according to the feedback from the mixed aptitude group scored significantly higher on the posttest than did students who received materials revised according to feedback from either the high aptitude group or the low aptitude group. The materials revised according to feedback from the mixed aptitude group received the most favorable attitude rating. No practical differences were found in student completion times., Results also indicated that the materials revised according to feedback from the one-to-one sessions with the mixed aptitude group were as effective as materials revised according to feedback from a combination of one-to-one and small group sessions. Both sets of materials were more effective than the original materials. The materials revised according to feedback from one-to-one sessions with the mixed aptitude group were also more effective than materials revised according to feedback from a small group session alone., These findings indicate that formative evaluation using both one-to-one and small group stages does not necessarily lead to the production of more effective instructional materials than using the one-to-one stage with a heterogeneous aptitude group. These findings also indicate that using a heterogeneous aptitude group during the one-to-one formative evaluation stage provides better revision data than using a homogeneous group. Replications of this study, investigating other learner characteristics or successive stages of one-to-one formative evaluation may suggest ways to further improve the evaluation process.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8108418, 3084825, FSDT3084825, fsu:74326
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Title: THE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF BIOFEEDBACK OPEN FOCUS SELF-REGULATION TRAINING UPON HOMEOSTATIC EFFICIENCY DURING EXERCISE.
Creator: POWERS, CARL JOHN., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the functional relationship between the combined biofeedback, open focus, self-regulation technique and the physiological variables of oxygen consumption (l/m), heart rate (bpm), and systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) measured during a steady-state work condition., Four university volunteer subjects, two males (ages 29 and 31) and two females (ages 26 and 29), were recruited. A variation of a multiple baseline across subjects design was used to...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the functional relationship between the combined biofeedback, open focus, self-regulation technique and the physiological variables of oxygen consumption (l/m), heart rate (bpm), and systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) measured during a steady-state work condition., Four university volunteer subjects, two males (ages 29 and 31) and two females (ages 26 and 29), were recruited. A variation of a multiple baseline across subjects design was used to establish a clear and stable baseline. Subjects were given a 20-session biofeedback open focus attention training treatment following the baseline sessions. Electromyographic and temperature feedback were given during the feedback sessions, in which a criterion of 1.5 microvolt mean, 95(DEGREES)F finger temperature mean, and 90(DEGREES)F toe temperature mean was established to demonstrate acquisition of the skill., Subjects were retested at the same baseline workload after the 20-session training. Results were displayed graphically and the percentage reductions between baseline and the final testing were as follows: Heart rate--subject A, 3%; subject B, 6%; subject C, 11%; subject D, 14%. Oxygen consumption--subject A, 7%; subject B, 14%; subject C, 13%; subject D, 13%. Systolic blood pressure--subject A, 4%; subject B, 13%; subject C, 9%; subject D, 11%. The results indicated all but subject A had significantly improved the efficiency of pedaling the bicycle ergometer., The proposed physiological mechanism for the biofeedback self-regulation process may be seen as organization by means of attentional cortical open focusing leading to bilateral brain hemisphere synchrony; this, in turn, promotes trophotropic processes of the limbic and midbrain area, normalizing the regulatory centers of the hypothalamus, autonomic nervous system, and reticular activating system. The net result of this process of functional normalization through synchrony training is a state of homeostasis facilitating optimal functioning.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8108407, 3084830, FSDT3084830, fsu:74331
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Title: CAUSAL ATTRIBUTIONS FOR CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND RECOMMENDED REHABILITATIVE TECHNIQUES.
Creator: REDNER, ROBIN LINDA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The actor-observer bias in social psychology has been very well documented (Jones, 1976) and states that actors tend to attribute the causes of their behavior to situations while observers tend to attribute the causes of the actor's behavior to personal dispositions. An extension of this bias, termed perspective effects, has recently been demonstrated (Arkin, Gabrenya, & McGarvey, 1978; Regan & Totten, 1975) and indicates that the more similar the roles of the actor and observer, the more...
Show moreThe actor-observer bias in social psychology has been very well documented (Jones, 1976) and states that actors tend to attribute the causes of their behavior to situations while observers tend to attribute the causes of the actor's behavior to personal dispositions. An extension of this bias, termed perspective effects, has recently been demonstrated (Arkin, Gabrenya, & McGarvey, 1978; Regan & Totten, 1975) and indicates that the more similar the roles of the actor and observer, the more similar the observer's attributions will be to those of the actor., The present study investigated two hypotheses related to perspective effects and causal attributions for behavior. First, it was predicted that inmates would make less internal attributions than prison staff about an offender since their social role is more similar than prison staff's to the offender's. Second, based on Batson's (1975) work it was predicted that causal attributions for criminal behavior would be related to recommended rehabilitative techniques., A 2 x 2 x 3 factorial experiment was conducted with the factors of role (either inmate or prison staff), attributional condition (either internal-stable or external-unstable), and type of crime (either monetary, monetary involving violence, or violent). Sixty inmate volunteers and 42 institution staff volunteers at the Federal Correctional Institution (Tallahassee) were administered experimental questionnaires consisting of two crime scenarios and 22 Likert type scales. The scales measured crime specific perceptions (e.g., blame for the crime, likelihood of a subsequent crime being committed, internality of the cause of the crime, stability of the cause of the crime, belief in the crime description, intentionality, and seriousness of the crime), human nature perceptions (e.g., the goodness of human nature, the ability to change behavior by oneself or with the help of others), endorsements of rehabilitation programs (e.g., high school diploma program, vocational training, counseling, employment aid, financial subsidy, and religious services), and a decision about the locus of potential change for each program (e.g., either within the offender or within the offender's environment). Each participant rated two different crime scenarios on the 22 Likert items., Results indicated some support for the hypothesized attributional differences between inmates and staff; staff indicated a greater degree of internality of the cause of the crime than did inmates for the monetary crime and the monetary crime involving violence. Staff also indicated a greater perceived stability over time for criminal behavior than did inmates for the same two crimes. There was no evidence to support the hypothesis that causal attributions were related to recommended rehabilitative techniques; rather role and type of crime seemed to influence the program endorsements such that inmates recommended financial subsidies more strongly than did staff and financial subsidies were more often recommended for the monetary crime. The violent crime received the lowest rating for the vocational training program. When the cause of the crime was seen as highly stable, low inmate education level also seemed to strongly influence recommendations for the General Equivalency Diploma program. Failure to confirm the hypothesized relationship between attributions and rehabilitative recommendations may have resulted from the respondents' vast experience with programs in the institution, unlike Batson's (1975) participants who were generally more naive with respect to their client population and specific programs. Of particular interest, was the positive endorsement of the financial subsidies program by inmates but not by institution staff. This program description was based on the LIFE financial subsidy program (Lenihan, 1977) which has been demonstrated to be somewhat more successful than other programs in reducing recidivism.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8108409, 3084831, FSDT3084831, fsu:74332
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Title: A MATHEMATICAL STUDY OF THE DIRICHLET PROCESS.
Creator: TIWARI, RAM CHANDRA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This dissertation is a contribution to the theory of Bayesian nonparametrics. A construction of the Dirichlet process (Ferguson {1973}) on a finite set (chi) is introduced in such a way that it leads to the Blackwell's (1973) constructive definition of a Dirichlet process on a Borel space ((chi),A). If ((chi),A) is a Borel space and P is a random probability measure on ((chi),A) with a Dirichlet process prior D('(alpha)), then under the condition that the (alpha)-measure of every open subset...
Show moreThis dissertation is a contribution to the theory of Bayesian nonparametrics. A construction of the Dirichlet process (Ferguson {1973}) on a finite set (chi) is introduced in such a way that it leads to the Blackwell's (1973) constructive definition of a Dirichlet process on a Borel space ((chi),A). If ((chi),A) is a Borel space and P is a random probability measure on ((chi),A) with a Dirichlet process prior D('(alpha)), then under the condition that the (alpha)-measure of every open subset of (chi) is positive, for almost every realization P of P the set of discrete mass points of P is dense in (chi)., A more general constructive definition introduced by Sethuraman (1978) is used to derive several new properties of the Dirichlet process and to present in a unified way some of the known properties of the process. An alternative construction of Dalal's (1975) G-invariant Dirichlet process (G being a finite group of transformations) is presented., The Bayes estimates of an estimable parameter of degree k(k (GREATERTHEQ) 1), namely, (DIAGRAM, TABLE OR GRAPHIC OMITTED...PLEASE SEE DAI), where h is a symmetric kernel, are derived for the no sample size and for a sample of size n from P under the squared error loss function and a Dirichlet process prior. Using the result of the Bayes estimate of (psi)(,k)(P) for the no sample size the (marginal) distribution of a sample from P (when the prior for P is the Dirichlet process) is obtained. The extension to the case when the prior for P is G-invariant Dirichlet process is also obtained.(,), Let ((chi),A) be the one-dimensional Euclidean space (R(,1),B(,1)). Consider a sequence {D('(alpha)(,N)+(gamma))} of Dirichlet processes such that (alpha)(,N)((chi)) converges to zero as N tends to infinity, where (gamma) and (alpha)(,N)'s are finite measures on A. It is shown that D('(alpha)(,N)+(gamma)) converges weakly to D('(gamma)) in the topology of weak, convergence on P, the class of all probability measures on ((chi),A). As a corollary, it follows that D('(alpha)(,N)+nF(,n)) converges weakly to D('nF(,n)), where F(,n) is the empirical distribution of the sample. Suppose (alpha)(,N)((chi)) converges to zero and (alpha)(,N)/(alpha)(,N)((chi)) converges uniformly to (alpha)/(alpha)((chi)) as N tends to infinity. If, {D('(alpha)(,N))} is a sequence of Dirichlet process priors for a random probability measure P on ((chi),A), then P, in the limit, is a random probability measure concentrated on the set of degenerate probability measures on ((chi),A) and the point of degeneracy is distributed as (alpha)/(alpha)((chi)) on ((chi),A). To the sequence of priors (D('(alpha)(,N))) for P, there corresponds a sequence of the Bayes estimates of (psi)(,k)(P). The limit of this sequence of the Bayes estimates when (alpha)(,N)((chi)) converges to zero as N tends to infinity, called the limiting Bayes estimate of (psi)(,k)(P), is obtained., When P is a random probability measure on {0, 1}, Sethuraman (1978) proposed a more general class of conjugate priors for P which contains both the family of Dirichlet processes and the family of priors introduced by Dubins and Freedman (1966). As an illustration, a numerical example is considered and the Bayes estimates of the mean and the variance of P are computed under three distinct priors chosen from Sethuraman's class of priors. The computer algorithm for this calculation is presented.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8108190, 3084828, FSDT3084828, fsu:74329
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Title: EXPLORATORY STUDY OF QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEMS AND PROCEDURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF JUNIOR AND MISSES FASHION APPAREL IN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Creator: ANTRIM, LOUANNE SELF., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Quality control is essential as a means of survival in a market composed of intense competition, more knowledgeable consumers, increasingly complex technological growth and development, a scarcity of skilled labor, and increasing government regulation. Although sophisticated quality assurance systems have been developed and implemented in most segments of industry, these developments have been slow in coming to the garment industry, especially in the fashion sector where styles are numerous...
Show moreQuality control is essential as a means of survival in a market composed of intense competition, more knowledgeable consumers, increasingly complex technological growth and development, a scarcity of skilled labor, and increasing government regulation. Although sophisticated quality assurance systems have been developed and implemented in most segments of industry, these developments have been slow in coming to the garment industry, especially in the fashion sector where styles are numerous and changes occur rapidly. The purpose of this study was to investigate current problems of quality control experienced by manufacturers of women's fashion apparel, and to determine what quality control procedures have been developed which may reduce or eliminate these problems., Fifty-four manufacturers of fashion apparel in Dade County, Florida, were interviewed. The price range of the items produced included all categories from "budget" to "high," and the sizes of the operations ranged from 300 units to 30,000 units produced in a week. The length of time the companies have been in business ranged from one year to 49 years. The type of production process varied considerably, from 100 percent production in the main factory to 100 percent contracted to private operations. The manufacturers also market their goods to a variety of types of retail outlets., Specific quality control problems were investigated for each of the major steps in the production process. In addition, the amounts of returns of the incoming and outgoing goods were determined., Specific quality control procedures (centering around inspection processes) were also investigated for all steps in the production process. The number of employees whose full-time responsibility is for quality assurance was also determined, as well as whether or not written specifications are utilized as a quality control tool., The most severe quality problem identified by this study is with incoming materials, confirming reports that quality in the textile industry is declining. Neither type or size of operation influences the problems that the manufacturers are facing., Though not as severe as with fabric quality, problems in the sewing operation are of great concern. Those manufacturers who contract the majority of their production have the most severe problems, while those who control the production have fewer problems. The areas of production where the problems are of less concern are in pattern making and cutting., It was found that quality control problems can be influenced by the price range of the garments, the age of the business and the location of the majority of the production, but are not influenced by either type of outlet where the goods are marketed or by type of operation (larger corporation or independent)., In addition, it was found that quality control procedures used in the production process are affected by the price range of the garments. As the price increases, the quality problems decrease. Inspection procedures used are also influenced by where the majority of the production is done and the relative age of the business. The research determined that manufacturers who market their goods to either mail order houses or moderately-priced chain stores are more likely to have full-time quality control employees and use written specifications with the retailer., Very few manufacturers in this study plan to make major changes in their method of operation to insure more quality and/or productivity. Only a small percentage of these manufacturers have sought assistance in solving quality control problems.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8108182, 3084826, FSDT3084826, fsu:74327
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Title: A STUDY OF BORON-11 INDUCED SINGLE-NUCLEON TRANSFER REACTIONS ON CALCIUM-40 AND CROSS-SECTION MEASUREMENTS FOR THE 11.08 MEV (3-PLUS) AND 11.096 MEV (4-PLUS) STATES IN OXYGEN-16 POPULATED BY CARBON-12(LITHIUM-6, DEUTERON) AND CARBON-13(LITHIUM-6, TRITON) REACTIONS.
Creator: GLOVER, CHARLES WAYNE., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: In heavy-ion induced proton pickup reaction existing theories sometimes describe the data and sometimes they do not. No consistent patterns of failure or success has yet emerged. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether the structure of the projectile-ejectile is important in de
Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8108186, 3084827, FSDT3084827, fsu:74328
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Title: ULTRAVIOLET LASER AND X-RAY RADIATION DAMAGE TO L-ASCORBIC ACID SINGLE CRYSTALS FROM 77K TO 300K: ESR ANALYSIS.
Creator: MCDEARMON, GRAHAM FISCHER., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Single crystals of l-ascorbic acid and partially deuterated l-ascorbic acid were irradiated in the temperature range of 77K to 300K by either x-rays from a 3 Mev Van de Graaff electron accelerator or UV radiation (337.1 nm) from a pulsed nitrogen gas laser having a peak power of 240 KW. Several types of free radicals were produced by the radiation and were studied by X-band and Q-band ESR from 4.2K to 300K. The kinds of radicals produced by the UV and x-irradiation were the same. The relative...
Show moreSingle crystals of l-ascorbic acid and partially deuterated l-ascorbic acid were irradiated in the temperature range of 77K to 300K by either x-rays from a 3 Mev Van de Graaff electron accelerator or UV radiation (337.1 nm) from a pulsed nitrogen gas laser having a peak power of 240 KW. Several types of free radicals were produced by the radiation and were studied by X-band and Q-band ESR from 4.2K to 300K. The kinds of radicals produced by the UV and x-irradiation were the same. The relative intensities of the spectral lines of the different types of radicals depend upon both the temperature and the type of radiation. Four radicals were identified: two oxidation products (radicals I and IV), one neutralized anion (radical III), and one adduct (radical II). Radicals I, III, and IV are present at 77K after irradiation at 77K. Upon annealing to 140K, radical I changes to dehydroascorbic acid and proton adduction creates radical II. Upon annealing to 300K, radicals II, III, and IV remain and are stable at 300K for at least several months. All four radicals are carbon based radicals and are located on the furan ring. All hyperfine couplings are to (beta)-protons. No carbon-13 hyperfine couplings were observed. ENDOR was tried at 4.2K, 77K, and 300K after x-irradiation at 77K or 300K. In all cases a matrix ENDOR line was observed, but no hyperfine ENDOR lines were observed. UV bleaching was attempted at 300K on a deuterated crystal which had been x-irradiated previously. The UV laser radiation had no observable effect on the ESR spectra in which radicals II, III, and IV were already present.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8108399, 3084829, FSDT3084829, fsu:74330
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Title: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF THE SWAMPING PHENOMENON ON SEVERAL BLOCK PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE OUTLIERS IN UNIVARIATE SAMPLES.
Creator: WOOLLEY, THOMAS WILLIAM, JR., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Statistical outliers have been an issue of concern to researchers for over two centuries, and are the focus of this study. Sources of outliers, and various means for dealing with them are discussed. Also presented are general descriptions of univariate outlier tests as well as the two approaches to handling multiple outlier situations, consecutive and block testing. The major problems inherent in these latter methods, masking and swamping, respectively, are recounted., Specifically, the...
Show moreStatistical outliers have been an issue of concern to researchers for over two centuries, and are the focus of this study. Sources of outliers, and various means for dealing with them are discussed. Also presented are general descriptions of univariate outlier tests as well as the two approaches to handling multiple outlier situations, consecutive and block testing. The major problems inherent in these latter methods, masking and swamping, respectively, are recounted., Specifically, the primary aim of this study is to assess the susceptibility to swamping of four block procedures for multiple outliers in univariate samples., Pseudo-random samples are generated from a unit normal distribution, and varying numbers of upper outliers are placed in them according to specified criteria. A swamping index is created which reflects the relative vulnerability of each test to declare a block of outliers and the most extreme upper non-outlier discordant, as a unit., The results of this investigation reveal that the four block tests disagree in their respective susceptibilities to swamping depending upon sample size and the prespecified number of outliers assumed to be present. Rank orderings of these four tests based upon their vulnerability to swamping under varying circumstances are presented. In addition, alternate approaches to calculating the swamping index when four or more outliers exist are described., Recommendations concerning the appropriate application of the four block procedures under differing situations, and proposals for further research, are advanced.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8113272, 3084903, FSDT3084903, fsu:74401
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Title: THE DISTRIBUTION OF ACTIN IN CULTURED NORMAL AND DYSTROPHIC RAT PIGMENT EPITHELIAL CELLS DURING PHAGOCYTOSIS OF ROD OUTER SEGMENTS.
Creator: CHAITIN, MICHAEL HOWARD., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A new procedure for assaying the phagocytosis of isolated rat rod outer segments (ROS) by cultured rat pigment epithelial (PE) cells has been developed. Utilizing an ROS antiserum and the technique of indirect immunofluorescence, ROS which are attached to the external surfaces of the PE cells can be distinguished from those which have already been ingested by the cells. With this assay procedure, large numbers of PE cells can be visualized for study. Most importantly, the procedure makes it...
Show moreA new procedure for assaying the phagocytosis of isolated rat rod outer segments (ROS) by cultured rat pigment epithelial (PE) cells has been developed. Utilizing an ROS antiserum and the technique of indirect immunofluorescence, ROS which are attached to the external surfaces of the PE cells can be distinguished from those which have already been ingested by the cells. With this assay procedure, large numbers of PE cells can be visualized for study. Most importantly, the procedure makes it possible to separate and to quantitate both ROS attachment and ingestion. This makes it feasible to study the effects of a variety of metabolites on the recognition and attachment phases of phagocytosis, as well as on the ingestion phase., The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) strain of rat has been extensively studied in recent years because it has an hereditary retinal dystrophy in which there is a defect in the phagocytosis of shed ROS material by the PE cells. Numerous in vivo and in vitro studies have been unable to localize the step in the phagocytic process which is affected by the genetic mutation. Using cultured, dystrophic PE cells, and the assay procedure described above, it was possible to show that the recognition and attachment phases of phagocytosis are normal in these dystrophic cells. However, the ingestion phase is deficient. After 4 hours of incubation, normal rat PE cells ingested about 80% of the ROS which had attached to the cells. In contrast, after this incubation period, less than 20% of the ROS which had bound to the dystrophic rat PE cells had been ingested., Since actin is the main component of the microfilaments which surround an attached particle during its ingestion by a phagocytic cell, it seemed likely that actin might be the defective component in the ingestion process for dystrophic PE cells. Utilizing actin antibodies and the technique of indirect immunofluorescence, normal PE cells were shown to have an extensive network of actin filaments. These filament arrangements did not change when the PE cells were challenged with isolated ROS. This was true whether the ROS were externally bound, in the process of being ingested, or completely internalized. However, a localized concentration of actin was seen to take place at many sites of ROS attachment and ingestion. The arrangement of actin filaments in the dystrophic PE cells appeared normal. Additionally, actin was seen to accumulate at the few sites of ROS ingestion. Thus it appears that actin, a contractile protein important for the ingestion phase of phagocytosis, functions normally in the dystrophic rat PE cell. However, the ingestion phase of phagocytosis becomes activated at very few sites of ROS attachment., The failure of ingestion to take place at all but a few sites of ROS attachment in the dystrophic PE cells raises the possibility that these cells are deficient in those plasma membrane receptor sites which normally mediate ROS ingestion. However, the phagocytic defect in these PE cells may be due to a failure of actin to accumulate and/or form the microfilaments necessary for pseudopod extension. If this is found to be true, then the defect may be in one of the proteins which regulates the intracellular pool of actin, or in the signal necessary to cause actin accumulation and filament formation at sites of ROS attachment.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8115398, 3084907, FSDT3084907, fsu:74405
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Title: A STUDY OF THE SYSTEMATICS OF LOW-LYING LEVELS IN NUCLEI IN THE MASS REGION A=80 WITH A NIM CONTROLLED RABBIT SYSTEM.
Creator: FRY, LEOLAN HAROLD, JR., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Heavy ion reactions were used to produce nuclei away from beta stability in the mass region A(TURNEQ)80. The irradiated targets were transported to an isolated detector site using a rapid target transfer (Rabbit) system to aid in the study of weak products produced in these reactions and to protect the Ge(Li) detectors used in the experiments. The "Rabbit" system constructed for this purpose was a pneumatic type and was controlled by a NIM controller. The NIM controller, a unique feature of...
Show moreHeavy ion reactions were used to produce nuclei away from beta stability in the mass region A(TURNEQ)80. The irradiated targets were transported to an isolated detector site using a rapid target transfer (Rabbit) system to aid in the study of weak products produced in these reactions and to protect the Ge(Li) detectors used in the experiments. The "Rabbit" system constructed for this purpose was a pneumatic type and was controlled by a NIM controller. The NIM controller, a unique feature of this system, was constructed with TTL and CMOS circuits and works in conjunction with a leaky integrator and a UNIVAC 6130 computer. The "Rabbit" system was used in lifetime, gamma-gamma coincidence measurements and beta-gamma coincidence measurements., Lifetime measurements were used to study the decay of ('79)Sr produced in the reaction ('54)Fe + ('28)Si at 90 MeV (lab). The lifetime of the ground state of ('79)Sr was measured and a positron feeding to the 39.3-keV level in ('79)Rb was established. Lifetime measurements were also used to study the decay of ('81m)Rb, which is produced in the reaction ('68)Zn + ('16)O at 56 MeV (lab). A positron feeding from the isomeric level in ('81)Rb to the 49.6-keV level in ('81)Kr was established. In addition, lifetime measurements were used to help identify gamma rays produced in the reactions ('68)Zn + ('16)O and ('70)Ge + ('16)O at 56 MeV (lab)., The reaction ('68)Zn + ('16)O was also studied with the gamma-gamma coincidence technique. Extensive level schemes were constructed and new levels were established for the decays of ('81)Rb and ('81)Sr. The beta-gamma coincidence technique was used in the study of the reaction ('70)Ge + ('16)O to investigate the ground state and isomeric levels of ('83)Y and ('84)Y. The order and relative separation of these levels were tentatively established for ('83)Y. The Q-value and J('(pi)) of the ground state were established and tentative J('(pi)) assignments were made for the isomeric levels in ('84)Y., The information from these measurements as well as information previously known are then used to look for apparent systematics in a number of isotopes of Zr, Y, Sr, Rb and Kr. Possible explanations of these trends are given in terms of the spherical shell model.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8113275, 3084905, FSDT3084905, fsu:74403
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Title: THE EFFECTS OF AMPLIFICATION ON THE SOCIABILITY OF OLDER ADULTS.
Creator: UTT, HAROLD ALPHA, JR., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to assess the importance of communicative ability in the overall sociability of the older adult. It was hypothesized that the successful use of amplification by a hearing-impaired older adult would lead to an increase in communicative abillity and therefore sociability. A valid and reliable 35-item, two-part communicative ability and attitude sociability questionnaire was developed and administered to 50 older adults using a highly structured interview technique...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to assess the importance of communicative ability in the overall sociability of the older adult. It was hypothesized that the successful use of amplification by a hearing-impaired older adult would lead to an increase in communicative abillity and therefore sociability. A valid and reliable 35-item, two-part communicative ability and attitude sociability questionnaire was developed and administered to 50 older adults using a highly structured interview technique and fixed response set format. Part I of the questionnaire was constructed using a speaker-message-channel-receiver (SMCR) model as a conceptual framework and consisted of questions relating to a subject's communicative ability in social situations under a variety of listening conditions. Part II consisted of questions which sampled a subject's communicative attitude in social situations., In addition to the sociability questionnaire, a hearing aid use and performance indicator form was developed. The objectives were to elicit information concerning subject satisfaction with the effects of amplification on communicative performance and to ascertain the actual amount of hearing aid use during the experimental treatment period. These data were analyzed for significant correlations between hearing aid use and sociability and between hearing aid performance and sociability., In addition to assessing the importance of communicative ability in the sociability of older adults, "A Feasibility Scale for Predicting Hearing Aid Use (FSPHAU) with older individuals," developed by Rupp et al., was selected for further inquiry. The scale provides information regarding the probable effective utilization of amplification by an older adult. It seemed logical to assume that persons obtaining positive scores on the FSPHAU would also obtain high sociability scores if amplification was useful to them. Therefore, the hypothesis tested was that subjects obtaining positive FSPHAU scores would also obtain high communicative sociability scores after a period of successful hearing aid use., If Rupp's FSPHAU is a helpful instrument in predicting the usefulness of recommended amplification, subjects who obtained a positive total score on the FSPHAU should also obtain positive hearing aid use and performance indicators. It was speculated that among all hearing-handicapped subjects provided with hearing aids, there should be a positive relationship between hearing aid use and FSPHAU total scores and between hearing aid performance and FSPHAU total scores. In addition, audiometric data related to auditory sensitivity and auditory speech discrimination ability were collected for comparison with self-report sociability questionnaire responses., Results of this study led to the following conclusions: (1) Communicative ability is an important factor in the overall sociability of the older adult. (2) Concerning hearing-handicapped older adults provided with hearings aids, there is a positive relationship between hearing aid use and sociability and between hearing aid performance and sociability. (3) The FSPHAU appears to be a useful instrument in providing information related to the probable effective utilization of recommended amplification. (4) Hearing handicap can best be viewed from the standpoint of hearing sensitivity.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8113270, 3084902, FSDT3084902, fsu:74400
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Title: BIOMIMETIC SYNTHESES OF SEVERAL MORPHINE ALKALOID ANALOGUES.
Creator: ZODA, MICHAEL FRANCIS., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: N-Ethoxycarbonyl-5'-hydroxynorreticuline (1) was oxidized with vanadium oxytrichloride (VOCl(,3)) to give the para-ortho coupled N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-hydroxynorsalutaridine (2) in 55% yield., Dienone 2 was converted into N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-hydroxynorthebaine (3) in 47% yield. Hydrolysis of 3 gave an 85% yield of N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-hydroxynorcodeinone (4) which upon reduction produced ((+OR-))-2-hydroxycodeine (5)., Reaction of the protected thebaine analogue 6 with singlet oxygen generated the...
Show moreN-Ethoxycarbonyl-5'-hydroxynorreticuline (1) was oxidized with vanadium oxytrichloride (VOCl(,3)) to give the para-ortho coupled N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-hydroxynorsalutaridine (2) in 55% yield., Dienone 2 was converted into N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-hydroxynorthebaine (3) in 47% yield. Hydrolysis of 3 gave an 85% yield of N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-hydroxynorcodeinone (4) which upon reduction produced ((+OR-))-2-hydroxycodeine (5)., Reaction of the protected thebaine analogue 6 with singlet oxygen generated the protected 2,14-dihydroxynorcodeinone derivative 7. Selective dehydroxylation with concurrent double bond reduction gave the known N-ethoxycarbonylnoroxycodone (8); subsequent hydrolysis of 8 then concluded the total synthesis of ((+OR-))-noroxycodone (9).
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8113273, 3084904, FSDT3084904, fsu:74402
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Title: THE OTHER'S PERSONALITY STYLE AS A DETERMINANT OF THE DEPRESSIVE'S INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR.
Creator: BLUMBERG, STEPHEN RONALD., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The present study was designed to examine the social responses of depressives and normals, while they were interacting with one of three personality styles. Trained confederates enacted a critical-competitive (a domineering, aggressive person), a supportive-cooperative (a warm, friendly person), or a helpless-dependent (a needy, helpless person) interpersonal style. The two groups (depressives and normals) interacted with the confederate role players over a series of face-to-face encounters,...
Show moreThe present study was designed to examine the social responses of depressives and normals, while they were interacting with one of three personality styles. Trained confederates enacted a critical-competitive (a domineering, aggressive person), a supportive-cooperative (a warm, friendly person), or a helpless-dependent (a needy, helpless person) interpersonal style. The two groups (depressives and normals) interacted with the confederate role players over a series of face-to-face encounters, which were tape-recorded for later content analysis. Subjects also had several opportunities to exchange written communications. The subjects were led to believe that they were participating in an experiment which measured interpersonal aspects of the creative process. The results indicated that relative to normals, depressives sent more written communications of self devaluation-sadness and helplessness to confederates regardless of the type of personality style enacted. In addition, when interacting with all three roles, depressives emitted a lower percentage of neutral talk and more conversational responses which conveyed negative content. However, only when interacting with the critical-competitive personality did depressives send elevated written messages of extrapunitiveness; and these written expressions of anger were not accompanied by direct expressions of hostility when depressives conversed with the critical-competitive personality in face-to-face interactions. While conversing with the helpless-dependent personality, depressives showed a strikingly high percentage of negative self-statements which served to underscore their characteristic written messages of helplessness-sadness. Thus, the helpless-dependent personality prompted exaggerated displays of depressive symptomatology. These findings were discussed in terms of a social-interactional framework for depression.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8115397, 3084906, FSDT3084906, fsu:74404
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Title: COMPETENCY EXPECTATIONS FOR PRINCIPALS OF LARGE AND SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS AS REPORTED BY FOUR REFERENCE GROUPS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
Creator: ROTHER, ALBERT JOSEPH., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: One of the most significant and pervasive trends in American society has been the steady consolidation of institutions. This trend has resulted in an increase in the institutions organizational size. The high schools of Florida and the nation have reflected this trend toward bigness displaying a dramatic increase in average enrollment between 1965 and 1970. The physical nature of the high school, relative to size, has changed. Has the role of the principal and the competencies required by the...
Show moreOne of the most significant and pervasive trends in American society has been the steady consolidation of institutions. This trend has resulted in an increase in the institutions organizational size. The high schools of Florida and the nation have reflected this trend toward bigness displaying a dramatic increase in average enrollment between 1965 and 1970. The physical nature of the high school, relative to size, has changed. Has the role of the principal and the competencies required by the nature of the job changed as the size of the school changed?, This study employed an instrument which required respondents to rate seventy competencies in a real and ideal situation, and for large (enrollment of 1,500 or more students) and small (enrollment of 750 or fewer students) high schools. The analysis of the data revealed a high degree of agreement among all responding groups (principals, teachers, superintendents, and school board members) relative to the competencies necessary to successfully perform the functions and complete the tasks associated with the high school principalship in a large or small high school., Generally those competencies related to human relations were considered to be more important than those related to organizational management. In addition, all respondent groups ideally placed great emphasis upon those competencies related to the instructional process while in the real situation they acknowledged that these competencies did not always receive the attention of the principal they deserve. The single most important concern registered by all respondent groups was pupil control. Maintaining order, providing discipline and minimizing disruptions were considered the highest priority. Considered least important were competencies related to research and development projects, student activities, and auxiliary services. The respondents did not see the public schools as testing laboratories for new experimental educational theories, programs or materials. They also viewed the management of the student activities program and services such as food and transportation as supportive and not central to the successful operation of the high school as a place of learning.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125860, 3085035, FSDT3085035, fsu:74533
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Title: PRACTITIONERS' EVALUATION OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PUERTO RICO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Creator: OLIVELLA-BENIAMINO, CARMEN ANA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study was designed to determine how physical educators in Puerto Rico's public schools evaluate physical education programs in grades one through twelve. The survey population was the aggregate of public schools' physical education teachers contained in the Department of Education Computer Center 1979-80 roster. A questionnaire, prepared by the researcher, was distributed to 373 practitioners. Responses were received from 250 (69.5 percent) of the subjects., On the basis of the six areas...
Show moreThis study was designed to determine how physical educators in Puerto Rico's public schools evaluate physical education programs in grades one through twelve. The survey population was the aggregate of public schools' physical education teachers contained in the Department of Education Computer Center 1979-80 roster. A questionnaire, prepared by the researcher, was distributed to 373 practitioners. Responses were received from 250 (69.5 percent) of the subjects., On the basis of the six areas used in the study the following data were obtained: (1) There were 221 (85.3 percent) male and 38 (14.7 percent) female teachers; 130, approximately 50 percent of the total, were in the 20-29 years of age range. (2) Physical education programs were rated as fair, on a scale of excellent to no opinion, by the practitioners at the elementary and secondary school level. (3) The development of motor skills was selected as the main role of physical education in the elementary level; the refining of personal skills capabilities was chosen as the main role of physical education by secondary school teachers. (4) Elementary school teachers chose the intramural area and secondary teachers the instructional areas as the most valuable in attaining the main objectives of physical education. (5) Lack of facilities, lack of equipment, limited funds, inadequate facilities, and lack of materials were the five major deficiencies that teachers listed as hindering the most the physical education program. (6) Approximately 98 percent of the subjects had a coaching assignment in addition to regular teaching duties. (7) Only 20 (less than 8 percent) teachers out of 259 served both the elementary and secondary school level. (8) Younger teachers were more aware of and familiar with the new approaches to instructional physical education than older teachers, (9) Approximately 54 percent of the teachers chose the letter grade system as the most suitable for grading physical education students.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125859, 3085034, FSDT3085034, fsu:74532
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Title: INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG LEISURE SATISFACTION, JOB SATISFACTION, AND PERCEIVED QUALITY OF LIFE.
Creator: URSREY, LAWTON RANDALL., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The present study attempted to investigate the interrelationships among Leisure Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, and Perceived Quality of Life. There is little evidence of research in the literature that specifically addresses the contributions of Leisure Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction to overall Perceived Quality of Life. This investigation is different in that it utilized different methods and employed a different combination of instruments in examining the specific contributions of...
Show moreThe present study attempted to investigate the interrelationships among Leisure Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, and Perceived Quality of Life. There is little evidence of research in the literature that specifically addresses the contributions of Leisure Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction to overall Perceived Quality of Life. This investigation is different in that it utilized different methods and employed a different combination of instruments in examining the specific contributions of Leisure Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, and a set of Demographic variables to overall Perceived Quality of Life., The subjects consisted of 227 employees of an industrial plant engaged in the light manufacture of food products in the North Florida-South Georgia geographical area. The subjects consisted of 180 males (79.3%) and 47 (20.7%) females. Racially their composition was 170 whites (74.9%) and 57 blacks (25.1%). Over 60% of the subjects were in the 26-45 year old age category, while 78.9% were married. Seventy-four percent of the sample had a gross income from their job of $10,001-20,000 in 1981, while 52.4% had a high school education. There were 12 broad occupational levels of employees identified at the plant. they were as follows: executives, managers, supervisors, salesmen, bakers, shippers, truck drivers, clerical workers, mechanics, light machine operators, packers, and other workers., The subjects were given a research packet containing a demographic questionnaire and three instruments to assess Leisure Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, and Perceived Quality of Life. The instruments utilized were the Leisure Satisfaction Scale (LSS), the Job Descriptive Index (JDI), and the Life Quality Inventory (QL). The questionnaire consisted of 143 items including the seven demographic items. All three instruments evidenced adequate validity and high reliability. The sample was not randomly drawn. Participation in the study was voluntary., Pearson Product-Moment Correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis were the statistical methods employed to test the interrelationships and the contributions of the independent variables (Leisure Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, and a set of demographic variables) to the dependent variable (Perceived Quality of Life). The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Program was utilized to analyze all the data., The results indicated a strong correlation between the overall scores on the Job Descriptive Index and the Life Quality Inventory. The multiple regression equation indicated that Job Satisfaction, as measured on the JDI, was the strongest predictor of overall QL scores, followed by the demographics put into the regression equation as dummies, and then followed by Leisure Satisfaction as measured on the LSS., The main purpose of this descriptive study was to add baseline data to the body of knowledge in order to hypothesize and develop theoretical models of the Perceived Quality of Life. No attempt was made to generalize the results beyond the sample.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125863, 3085038, FSDT3085038, fsu:74536
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Title: THE WORKS OF HANOCH LEVIN, 1969-1976.
Creator: WEITZ, SHOSHANA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This research presents an analysis of major dramatic works by the contemporary Israeli playwright Hanoch Levin. Between 1969 and 1976 Levin wrote ten full-length plays and directed five of them. Throughout this period of dramatic work Levin developed a unique dramatic style. This study follows Levin's progressive development in themes and structure during this period, through 1976 when the research on the dissertation began. Although he worked in a parallel manner with musical and non-musical...
Show moreThis research presents an analysis of major dramatic works by the contemporary Israeli playwright Hanoch Levin. Between 1969 and 1976 Levin wrote ten full-length plays and directed five of them. Throughout this period of dramatic work Levin developed a unique dramatic style. This study follows Levin's progressive development in themes and structure during this period, through 1976 when the research on the dissertation began. Although he worked in a parallel manner with musical and non-musical plays, his works developed differently in each of these forms. His development in each form is described and analyzed in this study., Since there are similarities between Levin's works and those of the Theatre of the Absurd and the Theatre of Bertolt Brecht, these similarities are explored, as are the specific ways in which Levin has mixed Epic motifs with motifs of the Theatre of the Absurd., Levin's work is universal in nature. Nevertheless, he is rooted in Israeli culture and society and has succeeded in fusing the national with universal in his plays. This study attempts to demonstrate Levin's contributions to both Israeli drama and western theatre.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125862, 3085037, FSDT3085037, fsu:74535
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Title: PERCEPTIONS AND PREFERENCES OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.
Creator: KIRKPATRICK, GEORGE D., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to survey the perceptions and preferences of mental health personnel from which guidelines could be derived for staff development planners within community mental health centers. The study involved the administration of a forty item questionnaire to a large community mental health center. The items were designed to elicit staff perceptions and preferences regarding staff development issues and activities. After analyzing the data, conclusions were drawn and...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to survey the perceptions and preferences of mental health personnel from which guidelines could be derived for staff development planners within community mental health centers. The study involved the administration of a forty item questionnaire to a large community mental health center. The items were designed to elicit staff perceptions and preferences regarding staff development issues and activities. After analyzing the data, conclusions were drawn and guidelines formulated., Conclusions. The principle conclusions developed in the study were: (1) Items involving decisional participation were critical ones. (2) Respondents, regardless of job rank, perceived staff development to be of great importance, but did not think the organization really backed it. (3) Respondents preferred not to enter into intimate training roles with each other. (4) Promotion was perceived as unrelated to inservice training. (5) Time and location of inservice activities were very important to the respondents., Guidelines. Selected guidelines developed in the study were: (1) Staff must be involved in all stages from planning to outcome evaluation. (2) The entire staff would not have to be surveyed to determine perceptions and preferences. Job position or classification within the study organization did not significantly influence perception of needs items. (3) Flexibility and variation in the scheduling of staff development events must accommodate different work schedules and unit missions. (4) Organizational commitment with appropriate personnel policies must be present for realistic backup of the staff development program. (5) The perceived needs and interests of staff must be reflected in the design and composition of inservice education and training efforts. (6) Staff will view with caution any effort that would diminish their control and ownership of staff development planning.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125858, 3085033, FSDT3085033, fsu:74531
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Title: A GENERALIZED ESTIMATION PROCEDURE OF BOX-JENKINS' AUTOREGRESSIVE MOVING AVERAGE MODELS.
Creator: HSIEH, HSIH-CHIA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study is to introduce several criteria and to find the best method for estimating dynamic models with the autoregressive moving average residuals. First, Monte Carlo simulations are used to compare the two stage least square method with the ordinary least square estimates of the residuals (2SLS/OLS), the 2SLS method with Box-Jenkins' estimates of the residuals (2SLS/Box-Jenkins), as well as the 2SLS method with the recursive maximum likelihood method on the residuals (2SLS...
Show moreThe purpose of this study is to introduce several criteria and to find the best method for estimating dynamic models with the autoregressive moving average residuals. First, Monte Carlo simulations are used to compare the two stage least square method with the ordinary least square estimates of the residuals (2SLS/OLS), the 2SLS method with Box-Jenkins' estimates of the residuals (2SLS/Box-Jenkins), as well as the 2SLS method with the recursive maximum likelihood method on the residuals (2SLS/ML). The results show that the 2SLS/ML method performs best within the stationary constraints. When the residuals are white noise or out of stationary constraints, the 2SLS/OLS method performs best. The results are ranked according to the criteria of mean square errors (MSE), variance, bias squared, mean absolute deviations (MAD), and the percentage of prediction errors (PPE)., Second, the simulations are used to compare the relative effects of the ARMA errors on the estimates of regression coefficients. We compare the ordinary least square (OLS) and the generalized least square method with the recursive maximum likelihood estimates of the residuals (GLS/ML), and the maximum likelihood method with the maximum likelihood estimates of the autoregressive residuals (ML/ML). The results show that within the unit circle, the ML/ML estimator performs best according to four criteria: deviations between the estimates and the true coefficients, their frequency distributions, the standard deviations of the estimates of dependent variables, and the adjusted coefficient of determination.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125857, 3085032, FSDT3085032, fsu:74530
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Title: THE ELLIS AND YEATS EDITION OF WILLIAM BLAKE'S "VALA": TEXT AND COMMENTARY.
Creator: STARLING, ROY., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study includes a facsimile of Edwin John Ellis and William Butler Yeats's text of William Blake's unfinished epic Vala, reproduced from their 1893 edition of The Works of William Blake: Poetic, Symbolic and Critical (Quaritch). Ellis and Yeats were the first editors and commentators of Vala, and this study provides textual apparatus which show the immense difficulties they encountered and the numerous changes they made as the attempted to derive a readable text from a "heap of unsorted...
Show moreThis study includes a facsimile of Edwin John Ellis and William Butler Yeats's text of William Blake's unfinished epic Vala, reproduced from their 1893 edition of The Works of William Blake: Poetic, Symbolic and Critical (Quaritch). Ellis and Yeats were the first editors and commentators of Vala, and this study provides textual apparatus which show the immense difficulties they encountered and the numerous changes they made as the attempted to derive a readable text from a "heap of unsorted and unnumbered" manuscript leaves., Ellis and Yeats began their collaboration in 1889; they shared in the copying of the manuscript and, probably, in the arrangement of passages. Ellis frequently emended Blake's verse in an effort to improve the meter (as this study's lengthy "Table of Variants" demonstrates), and he was largely responsible for the arrangement of the manuscript leaves; Nights I, VII, and VII gave the greatest difficulty here., In Night I they arranged pages 5 and 6 in reverse order, omitted pages 15 and 16 altogether, and incorrectly arranged the Night's last two leaves. Except for their inability to place manuscript pages 111 and 112 (whose present position at the end of Night VIII is still not totally satisfactory), the only other anomaly in their arrangement is their combining of the two Night Sevens; they print what is now known as VIIa ahead of VIIb, maintaining, however, that VIIb was Blake's "first draught" for the Night., Even though Ellis and Yeats believed Vala was Blake's most important poem, they did not use it to its best advantage in their mammoth commentary, "The Symbolic System." Their preoccupation with mysticism and the occult and their eccentric interpretation of Vala seriously hindered their efforts to elucidate Blake's major prophecies. Their commentary, however, did contain some grains of truth and was instrumental in convincing other editors and critics that Blake deserved further investigation.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125861, 3085036, FSDT3085036, fsu:74534
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Title: THE WALDORF SCHOOLS: AN EXPLORATION OF AN ENDURING ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL MOVEMENT.
Creator: FOSTER, SARAH WHITMER., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study provides an orientation to Waldorf education and to the educational ideas of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of the movement. Waldorf education is described analyzed and some of the key educational ideas (Steiner's) behind it are compared with those of A.S. Neill and Maria Montessori, founders of two widely known alternative school movements., The Waldorf School movement began in Germany in 1919 and has grown, spreading to other countries. Though international and found throughout the...
Show moreThis study provides an orientation to Waldorf education and to the educational ideas of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of the movement. Waldorf education is described analyzed and some of the key educational ideas (Steiner's) behind it are compared with those of A.S. Neill and Maria Montessori, founders of two widely known alternative school movements., The Waldorf School movement began in Germany in 1919 and has grown, spreading to other countries. Though international and found throughout the world, the Schools are virtually unknown to American educators and the general public., The study includes: a brief biographical sketch of Rudolf Steiner's life, Steiner's basic philosophical ideas including his interpretation of human growth and development, Steiner's suggestions for educational practice and use in Waldorf Schools, characteristics of a contemporary (1970s) German Waldorf School, and a comparison of key statements made about education by Maria Montessori, Rudolf Steiner and A. S. Neill., As a school movement which has existed since 1919, the Waldorf Schools deserve the attention of those who seek ways to improve educational approaches and the development of the total human being.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125855, 3085031, FSDT3085031, fsu:74529
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Title: A STUDY OF THE ACOUSTIC REFLEX AS ELICITED BY SELECTED ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE STIMULI.
Creator: SMITH, MARSHALL MELVIN., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the present study was to determine the threshold (ART), latency, rate, and magnitude of the Acoustic Reflex (AR) for ten recorded environmental noise stimuli. These values were then compared to results obtained with standard white noise and a 1 kHz pure-tone. The latency was measured at threshold, and at 20 dB above the threshold (SL(,R)). The rate and magnitude were measured at 20 dB SL(,R). The measurements were made on 30 normal hearing subjects via an impedance meter., The...
Show moreThe purpose of the present study was to determine the threshold (ART), latency, rate, and magnitude of the Acoustic Reflex (AR) for ten recorded environmental noise stimuli. These values were then compared to results obtained with standard white noise and a 1 kHz pure-tone. The latency was measured at threshold, and at 20 dB above the threshold (SL(,R)). The rate and magnitude were measured at 20 dB SL(,R). The measurements were made on 30 normal hearing subjects via an impedance meter., The results, expressed in median values, suggested that: (1) The ARTs for the environmental noises ranged from 78.83 through 81.78 dB SPL. The ARTs for the white noise, and the pure-tone were 81.38 and 95.19 dB SPL, respectively. For all practical purposes (91%) the ARTs for the environmental noises lie within (+OR-) 5 dB of the ART for the white noise. (2) The latency at threshold for the environmental noises ranged from 452.5 through 552.50 msec. Similarly, the latencies were 402.5 and 487.5 msec for the white noise and the pure-tone, respectively. (3) The latency at dB SL(,R) for the environmental noises ranged from 152 through 180 msec. Similarly, the latencies for the white noise and the pure-tone were 152.5 and 181.0 msec, respectively. There was a decrease in latency at 20 dB SL(,R) compared to that at threshold across all the stimuli. (4) The contraction rate at 20 dB SL(,R) for all stimuli ranged from .0009 through .0011 cc/msec. (5) The contraction magnitude at 20 dB SL(,R) for all the environmental noises and the white noise ranged from .669 through .816 cc. However, the magnitude for the pure-tone was .867 cc which was higher than all the noises., In conclusion, the answers obtained for the five experimental questions investigated provide data which is similar for the environmental noises and the white noise.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125790, 3085053, FSDT3085053, fsu:74551
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Title: EQUITY AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS: A COMPARISON OF MARRIED, COHABITING, AND STEADY DATING INDIVIDUALS.
Creator: SALCE, JOELLEN., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A study utilizing a questionnaire format was undertaken to compare married, cohabiting and dating individuals on four variables: equity (overbenefitted, equitably treated, underbenefitted), optimism for continuance of the relationship into the future, relationship satisfaction and time with partner. It was proposed that cohabiting individuals would indicate more inequity in their relationships, with male cohabitors more likely to indicate that they were overbenefitted in their relationships...
Show moreA study utilizing a questionnaire format was undertaken to compare married, cohabiting and dating individuals on four variables: equity (overbenefitted, equitably treated, underbenefitted), optimism for continuance of the relationship into the future, relationship satisfaction and time with partner. It was proposed that cohabiting individuals would indicate more inequity in their relationships, with male cohabitors more likely to indicate that they were overbenefitted in their relationships than female cohabitors and all married and dating subjects. In addition, it was hypothesized that cohabitors would be less optimistic about their relationships' future, less satisfied with their relationships, and have relationships of shorter durations than married and dating individuals., No differences for the equity classifications and optimism for the relationship's continuance among the three relationship types (married, cohabiting, dating) were confirmed, and male cohabitors were not found to be more likely to indicate that they were underbenefitted than other respondents. Most respondents in the three relationship types indicated that they were equitably treated and optimistic about their relationships' future. However, dating individuals were found to be slightly less satisfied with their relationships than married and cohabiting individuals, but the subjects in all three relationship types were, on the whole, satisfied with their relationships. Finally, married individuals had been with their partners for greater amounts of time than both cohabiting and dating individuals., Females were found to be more likely to indicate that they were underbenefitted than males. Underbenefitted individuals indicated that they were less satisfied with their relationships than overbenefitted and equitably treated individuals, with married and cohabiting subjects especially likely to exhibit this tendency. Equity had no effect on the relationship satisfaction of daters., Long term married respondents were less satisfied with their partners than other married individuals. Underbenefitted marrieds were less satisfied with their relationships and less optimistic about their relationships' future than equitably treated and overbenefitted marrieds., No single relationship type was found to be more likely to terminate their relationships, and relationship type and equity had no effect on the couples' follow-up assessments of their relationships. Neither cohabitors or daters were more likely to become engaged or get married.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125789, 3085052, FSDT3085052, fsu:74550
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Title: MEGARGEE'S MMPI-BASED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR CRIMINAL OFFENDERS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF MMPI TYPE HOW IS IN NEED OF SUBCLASSIFICATION.
Creator: ZAGER, LYNNE DONNA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The MMPI-based typology, developed by Megargee and his associates, classifies criminal offenders and makes recommendations for the management and treatment of the ten types. Recently, several authorities suggested that type How, which is considered the most pathological group, is heterogeneous consisting of "neurotic" and "psychotic" subtypes. The purpose of this study was to investigate this notion empirically., The MMPI profiles of 155 men (X age = 22.3) incarcerated at(' )a medium security...
Show moreThe MMPI-based typology, developed by Megargee and his associates, classifies criminal offenders and makes recommendations for the management and treatment of the ten types. Recently, several authorities suggested that type How, which is considered the most pathological group, is heterogeneous consisting of "neurotic" and "psychotic" subtypes. The purpose of this study was to investigate this notion empirically., The MMPI profiles of 155 men (X age = 22.3) incarcerated at(' )a medium security federal correctional institution were subclassified by three clinicians into: "neurotic-like" (HowN: negatively sloped) and "psychotic-like" (HowP: positively sloped) subgroups. Comparing this clinical method of profile differentiation with five more objective procedures found in the literature, similar results were observed. This supported the reliability of the clinicians' ratings., Next, the proposed subtypes were compared with t-tests on six dependent variables measuring institutional adjustment and three measures of recidivism to determine if they differed in behavior. The two subgroups were also compared with the other nine MMPI types (N = 1009) using Duncan's ranges. These analyses were calculated based on flexible sorting criteria which produced more general subgroups, and stringent criteria which produced extreme subgroups. The subgroups differed significantly on some measures. However, the results were not considered consistent or substantial enough to recommend a subdivision., The third phase of this investigation considered conceptual issues. The subtypes were compared using t-tests and were also compared with the other nine MMPI types on eleven variables measuring background, demographic characteristics and psychological test results. Using the general and extreme subgroups, similar results were observed. Although significant differences were obtained on some measures, the similarities between the subgroups outweighed the differences. Differential treatment strategies for each type was not considered necessary, but some fine-tuning was suggested., While clinicians could subclassify MMPI profiles into subtypes reliably, the major conclusion was type How is not in need of subdivision since the proposed subtypes did not differ in their behavior. The empirical procedures used to develop the typology appeared sound. Therefore, future investigators should complete an exercise such as this one before recommending a subdivision in an existing type or the addition of a new type of the system.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125796, 3085054, FSDT3085054, fsu:74552
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Title: DIRECT HEAT DEATH AND HEAT POTENTIATION OF RADIATION DAMAGE IN CANCER CELLS: MODIFICATION BY INTRACELLULAR AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.
Creator: MIVECHI, NAHID FATEME., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This investigation represents an attempt to evaluate the damaging effects of hyperthermia on mammalian cells, specifically Bp-8 murine sarcoma cells. Two types of heat damage were studied, thermal radiosensitization and direct thermal cell death. The experiments were designed to answer two fundamental questions: (1) Do thermal radiosensitization and direct thermal death share a common lesion? (2) What are the factors responsible for the enhanced thermal sensitivity of tumors as compared to...
Show moreThis investigation represents an attempt to evaluate the damaging effects of hyperthermia on mammalian cells, specifically Bp-8 murine sarcoma cells. Two types of heat damage were studied, thermal radiosensitization and direct thermal cell death. The experiments were designed to answer two fundamental questions: (1) Do thermal radiosensitization and direct thermal death share a common lesion? (2) What are the factors responsible for the enhanced thermal sensitivity of tumors as compared to normal body cells?, (I) Three types of experiments provided evidence against a common mode of action for thermal radiosensitization and direct thermal death. (1) Evaluation of kinetics of heat and radiation death. (2) Thermal radiosensitization and direct heat death as a function of heating time. (3) Independent modification of radiosensitization and thermal death., (II) Although the two types of heat damage do not share the same mode of action, the two effects show certain common features and one is the fact that tumors are more sensitive to heat than normal body cells. This enhanced thermal sensitivity of tumors may be due to (a) poorly oxygenated regions (hypoxia) in tumors which unable them to deal with the adverse consequences of hyperthemia. (b) hypoxia may enhance tumor glycolysis, in turn cause tumor acidification and reduce the resistance of acidified cells., To evaluate the influence of these factors on thermal response of cells, a method was developed to permit independent variation of cell pH and environmental oxygen. Experiments on the effects of cellular acidification indicated that reduced intracellular pH and not reduced environmental pH causes pronounced enhancement of thermal damage. Studies on the effect of acute hypoxia on thermal sensitization indicated that thermal radiosensitization and direct thermal death is the same for both euoxic and hypoxic cells., In conclusion, it appears that hypoxia indued tumor acidification rather than hypoxia per se is responsible for the enhanced thermal sensitization of tumors. Moreover, the degree of thermal sensitization is proportional to the degree of intracellular and not environmental acidification.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125802, 3085057, FSDT3085057, fsu:74555
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Title: IMPROVING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE THROUGH SYSTEMATIC MNEMONIC TRAINING.
Creator: BROWN, JAMES GARY., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: In order to determine whether complex, abstract concepts could be practically, and efficiently memorized using mnemonic memory aids compared to using a traditional, rote, repetition study method, a 2 x 3, one-way analysis of variance was used on a pre-post design comparing the performance of two groups, an experimental group, n = 15, and a control group, n = 15, on an immediate recall, and a 48 hour delayed recall memory test. The two groups were prison inmates who were divided into three...
Show moreIn order to determine whether complex, abstract concepts could be practically, and efficiently memorized using mnemonic memory aids compared to using a traditional, rote, repetition study method, a 2 x 3, one-way analysis of variance was used on a pre-post design comparing the performance of two groups, an experimental group, n = 15, and a control group, n = 15, on an immediate recall, and a 48 hour delayed recall memory test. The two groups were prison inmates who were divided into three levels of intelligence, bright-average, average, and dull-normal. Four dependent variables were used, a 20-word concrete list, a 20-word abstract list, 20 uncued biology definitions, and the same 20 biology definitions cued by the biology word. The experimental group was taught two mnemonic systems, (a Peg, and Loci system), and the control group practiced improving their memory using a traditional rote, repetition memory strategy (the Whole-Part method)., Results supported the primary research hypothesis. The experimental subjects recalled significantly more abstract words and cued biology concepts than the control subjects (p = .025, n = 15) on the immediate recall memory test. There was a nonsignificant difference between the two groups on the 48 hour delayed memory test. Overall, intelligence did not significantly influence recall in a consistent manner., While research findings were significant in a statistical sense, the actual differences in recall between the experimental and control subjects were small, and relatively unstable, suggesting that significant amounts of time and practice would be required before mnemonic memory aids could be effectively used to memorize complex, abstract concepts in an applied setting.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125798, 3085055, FSDT3085055, fsu:74553
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Title: A COMPARISON OF WAIS PERFORMANCES BETWEEN RIGHT AND LEFT-HANDED LEFT HEMIPLEGIC PERSONS.
Creator: RAYMOND, MICHAEL JAMES., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study investigated the differences between right and left-handed left hemiplegic persons in the areas of cognitive and perceptual functions. The subjects were 32 right-handed left hemiplegic persons and 32 left-handed left hemiplegic persons who were former or current patients of medical centers, hospitals, or rehabilitation centers located throughout the United States. Etiology included: (a) cerebral thrombosis; (b) cerebral embolism; and (c) intracranial hemorrhage., The instrument...
Show moreThis study investigated the differences between right and left-handed left hemiplegic persons in the areas of cognitive and perceptual functions. The subjects were 32 right-handed left hemiplegic persons and 32 left-handed left hemiplegic persons who were former or current patients of medical centers, hospitals, or rehabilitation centers located throughout the United States. Etiology included: (a) cerebral thrombosis; (b) cerebral embolism; and (c) intracranial hemorrhage., The instrument utilized in assessing differences between the right and left-handed groups was the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). A demographic and WAIS data sheet was completed on all of the subjects., Results indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the mean Verbal Scale IQ's minus the mean Performance Scale IQ's of right and left-handed left hemiplegic persons. The difference between the two groups was less on average for the left-handed group when compared to the right-handed group. Results may benefit in the expansion of traditional diagnostic and rehabilitative services to include additional objectives for the remediation of physical, psychological, familial, social, and vocational deficits.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125806, 3085058, FSDT3085058, fsu:74556
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Title: MARITAL SATISFACTION: A VALIDATION APPROACH.
Creator: MATTHEWS, CLAUDIA JAYNE., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: It was hypothesized that the desire for equity in relationships and the desire for validation from significant others are common human concerns which affect marital relationship satisfaction. Sixty married couples from Colorado Springs, Colorado completed a series of questionnaires which assessed equity in 23 areas of the marital relationship, global equity in the marital relationship, relationship satisfaction, perceptions of relationship stability, understanding from spouse, validation from...
Show moreIt was hypothesized that the desire for equity in relationships and the desire for validation from significant others are common human concerns which affect marital relationship satisfaction. Sixty married couples from Colorado Springs, Colorado completed a series of questionnaires which assessed equity in 23 areas of the marital relationship, global equity in the marital relationship, relationship satisfaction, perceptions of relationship stability, understanding from spouse, validation from spouse, assistance from spouse in intellectual and emotional growth, frequency of stimulating conversations between the marital pair, frequency of affectionate touching from spouse and sexual satisfaction in the marital relationship. Personality similarity between spouses was assessed by comparing the degree of similarity between the spouse's personality profiles on the Jackson Personality Inventory. Subjects who felt validated by their spouses reported more relationship satisfaction, greater relationship stability, more assistance from their spouses in intellectual and emotional growth, and greater sexual satisfaction than did subjects who did not feel validated by their spouses. Overall, equitably treated subjects reported more relationship satisfaction, greater relationship stability, more assistance from spouse in emotional growth, greater sexual satisfaction, and a greater frequency of affectionate touching from their spouses than did inequitably treated subjects. However, these differences between equitably treated and inequitably treated subjects applied primarily to non-validated subjects. Personality similarity between spouses was negatively related to relationship satisfaction.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125800, 3085056, FSDT3085056, fsu:74554
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Title: EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWING: THE EFFECTS OF INTERVIEWER TRAINING IN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GUIDELINES AND SEX OF INTERVIEWEE ON INTERVIEWEE RATINGS.
Creator: MIREE, LUCIA FRANCES., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The effects of interviewer training in Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines and the sex of interviewee on ratings of that interviewee were investigated in this study. Previous research on job interviewing indicated that interviewee choices or ratings are based primarily on subjective data, such as attractiveness of the interviewee, sex of the interviewee, and perceived attitude similarity, rather than on objective, job-related criteria., Current legislation, particularly Title VII of the...
Show moreThe effects of interviewer training in Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines and the sex of interviewee on ratings of that interviewee were investigated in this study. Previous research on job interviewing indicated that interviewee choices or ratings are based primarily on subjective data, such as attractiveness of the interviewee, sex of the interviewee, and perceived attitude similarity, rather than on objective, job-related criteria., Current legislation, particularly Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, requires that interviewee hiring be based solely upon job-related criteria and that biases due to such things as race, color, religion, sex and national origin be eliminated. Organizations have attempted to comply with these rules, but have had little success, particularly in the area of eliminating biases in interviewing due to sex of the interviewee. Therefore, this study examined the sex source of bias in the employment interview and attempted to minimize its effect through training in Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines, those written to enforce title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended., The hypotheses were: (H(,1)) Interviewers not trained in Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines will rate male interviewees significantly higher than equally qualified female interviewees when interviewing for a neuter-gender job. (H(,2)) Interviewers trained in Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines will rate equally qualified male and female interviewees the same when interviewing applicants for a neuter gender job. (H(,3)) Training in Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines will have a greater effect on the ratings of equally qualified male and female interviewees than will the sex of the interviewee when interviewing for a neuter-gender job., One hundred thirty-six students enrolled in introductory management classes served as interviewers for the study. They were all trained in interviewing skills and on the use of the three dependent measure scales used for rating interviewees: (1) How qualified is the applicant for this job?; (2) How strongly do you recommend hiring this applicant for the job?; and, (3) What starting salary do you recommend for this applicant?, The control group then interviewed one male and one female job applicant in random order. Both applicants had been judged to be equally qualified for the job and the job had been judged to be neuter in gender. Meanwhile, the treatment group received a lecture and discussion on Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines by the Affirmative Action Officer of the University System of New Hampshire (the training). They mastered the material at the 90 percent level immediately after training. Then, the treatment group interviewed the same male and female job interviewees for the neuter-gender job in random order., All subjects completed the three dependent measure scales after each interview., The results were analyzed using t-tests for repeated measures and a 2 x 2 mixed design analysis of variance, with repeated measures on one factor., The results of the study indicated that interviewers, both trained and untrained in Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines, rated male and female interviewees significantly different, with females being rated higher than the males. In addition, while training did have a significant effect on the ratings of all interviewees, it did not have as strong of an effect as the sex of the interviewee on the ratings. Thus, all three hypotheses were rejected., The results of the experiment were discussed in relation to Equal Employment Opportunity policy. Limitations of the research were discussed and suggestions for future research made.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8205697, 3085131, FSDT3085131, fsu:74626
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