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This thesis is a reconnaissance of the behavioural ecology of domestic cats. The principal subjects were two groups of farm cats. There was also a group of captive cats and a house cat. The study differs from all previous ones in that the cats were tame and therefore could be shadowed and observed for long periods at all hours. It deals with (1) activity patterns and activity budget, (2) use of space and social behaviour, (3) scent communication, (4) foraging and (5) population dynamics.

An eating disorder is a psychological disorder that affects one’s eating habits. According to a 2011 study, approximately 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States suffer from a clinical eating disorder at some point in their lives (Wade, Keski-Rahkonen, & Hudson, 2011). Eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other disorders (DSM V, 2013). Recent research has indicated that the prevalence of anorexia nervosa is 0.3% in males, 0.9% in females, and 0.3% in adolescents (Hoek, 2006). In 2007, the first national survey to include eating disorders found the prevalence of bulimia nervosa to be 1.5% in the United States (Hudson, Hiripi, Kessler, 2007). The fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (2013) was revised to include binge eating disorder, which has a prevalence rate of 2.6% in white women and 4.5% in African American women (DSM V, 2013; Pike, Dohm, Striegel-Moore, & Fairburn, 2001; Striegel-Moore, Wilfley, & Pike, 2000). Though overall prevalence rates are low, eating disorders impact millions of Americans each year, and eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all psychiatric disorders(Neumarker, 2000). Music therapy, defined as the use of musical interventions to address non-musical goals, has its roots in mental health care (Silverman, 2015). While music therapy is one of the treatment options for individuals with eating disorders, very little research is available regarding music therapy with this population (Hilliard, 2001). This manual provides an overview of music therapy for the treatment of eating disorders with the purpose of better equipping music therapists with the knowledge and tools to serve the growing eating disorder population. / A Thesis submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Music. / Summer Semester 2017. / June 21, 2017. / eating disorders, music therapy / Includes bibliographical references. / Lori Gooding, Professor Directing Thesis; Jayne Standley, Committee Member; Diane Gregory, Committee Member.

Individual Affect-Related Performance Zones (IAPZs) have been commonly estimated using a two-dimensional affect measures (arousal by pleasantness) as predictors of a unidimensional performance measure. Performance measures have been self-reported ratings of perceived overall performance or objective performance scores from competition (e.g., completion time, points total, etc.). IAPZs were determined through the multi-dimensional nature of affect and emotion but performance remained unidimensional. The purpose of this study was to use various dimensions of performance (i.e., anticipation, decision-making, and skill execution) to estimate IAPZs and compare them with the commonly used unidimensional measure, "overall performance." The self-reported affect (arousal and pleasantness) and performance (anticipation, decision-making, skill execution, overall performance) ratings of 9 college club bowlers during simulated competitions were used to estimate 8 probabilistic IAPZs for each bowler. The zone for each bowler was defined by the location and range of the affective intensity where optimal performances were more likely to occur than other performance types. Descriptive differences in IAPZ parameters (i.e., location, range, and probability) emerged at the group and individual levels. Each bowler presented 8 IAPZs that were unique across all bowlers. The 8 IAPZs for each bowler were somewhat different, giving evidence for within-bowler differences when using various dimensions of performance or affect. The ranges and probabilities of each zone were used in a repeated measures ANOVA to assess whether the outcomes of the three new performance dimensions (i.e., anticipation, decision-making, and skill execution) were statistically different from the traditional measure of overall performance across all bowlers. Results of the analysis showed non-significant effects for affect, performance dimension, and the affect by performance interaction on both outcome variables, range and probability. Though non- significant there were important descriptive differences both within and among bowlers' optimal zones. The findings revealed unique IAPZs for various performance dimensions, which implies more accurately determining the multidimensional nature of performance affect-related zones. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Education Psychology and Learning Systems in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Fall Semester 2018. / November 13, 2018. / Bowling, Individual Affect-related Performance Zones, Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning, Optimal Zone, Performance Zone, Sport Psychology / Includes bibliographical references. / Gershon Tenenbaum, Professor Directing Thesis; Graig Chow, Committee Member; Nicole Gabana, Committee Member.