The problem of this study was to determine if the principle of congruity can be used as a reliable predictor of undergraduate students' attitude change toward a required speech course and toward the course instructor between the outset and the end of a semester.

The problem of this study was to compare the social alienation of upper elementary students receiving reading instruction in five types of environmental settings.

How do people allocate responsibility for inter-racial conflict (Black vs. White) under ambiguous circumstances? We tested the hypothesis that responsibility allocation reflects people’s implicit racial bias—with greater blame allocated to the Black protagonist by observers with stronger implicit anti-Black bias—but only when they identify the conflict in low-level terms (i.e., the specific momentary actions of the individuals). When observers identify the conflict in high-level terms (e.g., the intentions of the individuals), they are conscious of their biases and can suppress them in favor of less prejudicial judgments. White and Black participants read or listened to an ambiguous inter-racial conflict narrative, then allocated responsibility for the conflict and rated the protagonists’ personalities. The results showed the defendants were rated as more responsible when rated more positively for personality and affective reaction. Methodological reasons for the direction of the relationship are discussed, as are suggestions for future research. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Texas Christian University, 2007. / Title from dissertation title page (viewed Dec. 10, 2007). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

The purpose of this study is to explore gender differences in adult perceptions of sexual abuse encounters between an adult male and children of both genders and of various ages. Subjects were four hundred and fifty three students from a northwestern university. They were recruited from a lower-level human development course and from introductory courses in the arts and humanities department. One hundred and seventy-nine males and 274 females participated in the study. Participants were randomly given one of four vignettes that contained a scenario describing an "ambiguous" sexual encounter between a neighbor man and a child. The age of the child (5 or 13) and the child's gender differed between the scenarios. Results showed that female respondents were more likely than their male counterparts to perceive that the encounter was serious in nature (p=.022) and to expect the child in the scenario to be negatively impacted by the encounter (p=.001). Other results indicated that female respondents perceived the encounter with the older child, regardless of the child's gender, as more serious in nature (p=.008) and would have more negative outcomes (p=.002) than the encounter with the younger child. Male respondents also perceived that the encounter with the older child would have more negative outcomes for the child (p=.003) than the encounter with the younger child. Gender of child in the scenario was not predictive of perceived seriousness of the encounter nor of the negative impact of the encounter for either male or female respondents. Conclusions and implications are discussed. / Graduation date: 1998

Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Education. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2005. / "A dissertation in counseling psychology." Advisor: Changming Duan. Typescript. Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed March 12, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-99 ). Online version of the print edition.

The purpose of this research was to examine the attitudes of currently practicing registered nurses to the concept of primary care nursing. The sub-problems analyzed were the reactions of the nurses toward society and toward the profession of nursing.The study utilized the responses to a questionnaire completed by the registered nurses at Fordham Hospital, New York City, and at Ft. Wayne Visiting Nurse Association, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The participation mean of both agencies was 0.755.The respondents were identified as feeling favorably toward the concept of primary care nursing. Eighty-six per cent of the respondents favored additional preparation for nurses who were to embark on a career as primary carepractitioners.Alienation to society and to the profession of nursing was most obvious in the staff nurse group. Clinicians represented the extreme opposite by displaying strongly positive feelings toward society and toward the profession.The study revealed great discrepancy between the attitudes of the nurses at the two agencies studied. This suggests the need for more research at the agency level, prior to attempting any research with a more diverse sampling. The problem of alienation among staff nurses must be dealt with in order to insure a professional committment to excellence.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

Thesis--University of Michigan. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-151).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 1931. / Published also by the Westminister press with title: Measuring certain aspects of faith in God. On cover: University of Pennsylvania. "This study was undertaken primarily as a project of the Department of educational research of the Presbyterian board of Christian education."--Introd. Bibliography: p. 114-118.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves : [51]-55).