Browsing by Subject "Major educational psychology"
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)The present study was designed to investigate one primary research question. Do Black and White adults differ in ability patterns, independent of any overall score differences, as determined by the 11 substests of the ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)Recently there has been an increased focus on educating students who are in danger of failing in school or in life, and who, therefore, are "at-risk." The literature addresses defining the at-risk problem, the consequences ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1984)The major purposes of this study were: to provide descriptive data regarding the developmental functioning and adaptive behavior of male subjects with Infantile Autism and compare these subjects to Down's Syndrome and ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)The present study investigated the adoption of coping patterns in personal relationships and work encounters in relation to attachment styles and self-efficacy. Five research expectations were hypothesized based on the ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)In order to study the effects of age, frequency of recall and degree of involvement upon memory for experienced events, 71 women within three different age groups (18-25, 35-45 and 55-65) participated in an hour-long ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)After reflecting on attributional research and achievement motivation theory, this study proposed a model of teacher stress. Included in this model were situational variables and various attributional variables which ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)This study explored the reasons why students with poor academic backgrounds select higher education as a means of career preparation. The study investigated the attributions of students who were nearing completion of high ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1992)The goal of this study was to identify which aspects of social cognition are associated with the development of preschool children's sibling caregiving behavior. Fifty-five child-sibling dyads were observed in a 4 min ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)The primary purpose of this study was to compare the self-report characteristics of individuals who display tendencies to approach threatening stimuli (sensitizers) with those of individuals who display tendencies to avoid ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1995)Scientific investigations into the phenomenon of play within the creative individual are scarce and reveal minimal knowledge especially related to young adults. A brief review of major play and creativity theories served ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of self-reported cognitive mode, as an indicator of brain hemisphericity, with physiological indicators of brain hemisphericity and task performance on seven ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)The primary objectives of this study were to provide concurrent validation for three self report measures of assertiveness (Conflict Resolution Inventory, Rathus Assertiveness Schedule, College Self-Expression Scale) and ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)This study was undertaken to compare personality characteristics of patients being treated for specific types of chronic benign pain. The subjects were 166 patients seeking treatment at a chronic pain clinic in a large ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of adjunct bibliotherapy with RET group therapy and bibliotherapy without RET group therapy in the treatment of college students with self-concept problems. Thirty ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1988)The search for ways to increase learner motivation has provided the impetus for development of theories of motivation, instructional practices and educational technologies. The purpose of this study was to compare the ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)The primary purpose of this research was to examine the differences, if any, in the zone of proximal development of learning disabled Anglo and Hispanic pupils. The zone of proximal development is defined as the difference ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1988)The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of language and academic competency as mediators of Hispanic pupils' reading behavior and perception. Separate groups of Hispanic fourth grade pupils with differing ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)A meta-analysis was conducted to review and integrate the findings of the mother-infant attachment literature. Standardizing differences for secure and anxiously attached infants from 89 studies yielded 809 outcome values. ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)Leadership has long invited explorations into the vagaries of its nature. Albert Ellis describes eight characteristics common to all leaders, each of which can be disrupted or negated by ones proneness to upset oneself ...