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Theses/Dissertations from 1983

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ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS OF ANTIDEPRESSANTS ON OPIATE SYSTEMS, KATHERINE ANNE O'NEILL

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The Effects of Story Consequence and Story Theme on the Moral Reasoning of Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh Graders, Kevin Plummer

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A STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL MODEL OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT: THE EFFECTS OF STORY CONSEQUENCE AND STORY THEME ON THE REASONING OF SEVENTH, NINTH AND ELEVENTH GRADERS, KEVIN GERARD PLUMMER

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RELATIONSHIPS OF VISIBLE NONVERBAL BEHAVIORS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF TEACHERS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF TEACHERS' ABILITIES IN CLASSROOM CONTROL, Mary Cecil Weyhing

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DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES IN THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL CONTEXT UPON CHILDREN'S CONCEPTIONS OF PEERS (FRIENDS, PLAYMATES, WORK PARTNERS), JACQUELINE BREAULT WILK

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A Comparison of Five Rules for Determining the Number of Components in Complex Patterns, William R. Zwick

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A COMPARISON OF FIVE RULES FOR DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF COMPONENTS IN COMPLEX PATTERNS (FACTOR ANALYSIS), WILLIAM RYAN ZWICK

Theses/Dissertations from 1982

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The Interaction of Participant Conceptual Level and Structure of Groups Teaching Interpersonal Communication, Valerie L. Brewer

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The Relationship Between Ethnicity and Self-Concept in Italian-Americans, Paul Robert Cassarino

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DIFFERENTIAL ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLES IN DISTRESSED AND NON-DISTRESSED MARRIED COUPLES, ROBERT I. COHEN

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Children’s Fears: The Development of a New Measure and Preliminary Findings Regarding Age and Sex Differences, Michael Hayden Davies

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SCHOOL READINESS: LONG-TERM PREDICTION OF ACADEMIC OUTCOME WITH THE "PRESCHOOL SCREENING SYSTEM", WILLIAM MOWAT FLOOK III

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Investigation and Interpretation of an Event with Multiple Causes, Stephen A. Ginpil

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NORMALIZATION IN MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY RESIDENCES, SARAH JANE GOLDEN

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A Comparison of Multi-Dimensional Measures of Aggression, Joseph Michael Govia

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Reliability, Faking Susceptibility, and Discriminant Validity of the Basic Personality Inventory, Raymond A. Kilduff

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AN ASSESSMENT OF CHRONICITY AMONG IMMUNOGENETICALLY DETERMINED GROUPS OF CHLORPROMAZINE TREATED SCHIZOPHRENIC MALES, HERBERT JOSEPH LOVETT JR.

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The Effects of Delayed Response Prevention on Fear Reduction and Enhancement, Stephen Abbot Neill

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A SOCIAL COGNITIVE ANALYSIS OF STEREOTYPES, CATHRYN M. NOSEWORTHY

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A Social Cognitive Analysis of Stereotyping, Cathryn M. Noseworthy

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Review and Evaluation of Two Models of Moral Development, Kevin Plummer

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THE EFFECT OF AGE VS. LIFE EXPECTANCY ON THE HIGHER CORTICAL FUNCTIONS OF MIDDLE AGED AND OLDER WOMEN, PATRICIA MARY RAYMOND

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CHILD MALTREATMENT: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, RICHARD STREAN SOLOMON

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Nicotine Self-Regultion in Heavy and Light Smokers, Gwendolyn A. Underhill

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NICOTINE SELF-REGULATION IN HEAVY AND LIGHT SMOKERS, GWENDOLYN ANNE UNDERHILL

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DIMENSIONS AND SUBGROUPS ASSOCIATED WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE CHILDREN, MARLENE CAROLE WILCOX

Theses/Dissertations from 1981

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INTEROCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULI PRODUCED BY CLONIDINE: RELATIONSHIP TO ALPHA(2) ADRENORECEPTOR STIMULATION AND HYPOTENSION, DEBRA ANN BENNETT

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The Child's Adjustment and Development Following the Death of a Parent: A Critical Analysis of the Research and its Implications, Ellen B. Berlinsky

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THE WORK EXPERIENCE OF SERVICE STAFF IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, STEVE DAGIRMANJIAN

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The Establishment of Conditioned Reinforcement in Rats: Information Value or Contiguity, Robert Stephen Harris

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DECREASING THERAPY DROPOUT AT A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE CLIENT EXPECTATIONS AND TO INCREASE THERAPIST MOTIVATION, KATHERINE CLAIR HASPEL

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A REMOTIVATION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH READING PROBLEMS, JOHN JAMES KENNY

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SERUM NEUROLEPTICS, PSYCHIATRIC STATUS, AND NEUROLOGICAL SIDE EFFECTS: A RADIO-RECEPTOR ASSAY INVESTIGATION IN ACUTELY PSYCHOTIC INPATIENTS, LONGIN THOMAS KUCHARSKI

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Development of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA) Scale: A Device for the Measurement of Stages of Change, Eileen A. McConnaughy

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ADOLESCENT INVOLVEMENT: A PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE AND PERFORMANCE, MICHAEL LEONARD NOVER

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The Effect of Forced Warm Swim on Escape Learning in Rats, Katherine A. O'Neill

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THE USE OF SOCIAL PROBLEM SOLVING AND SELF MONITORING IN ENHANCING SOCIAL SKILLS, DAVID GARY PILCHMAN

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THE RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIAL PROBLEM SOLIVING TO HIGH SCHOOL PREFORMANCE, Barry Alan Plummer

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THE RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIAL PROBLEM SOLVING TO HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, BARRY ALAN PLUMMER

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National Stereotypes and Their Relationship to Self-Perceptions in Irish, Italian, and American College Students, Caroline M. Salvatore

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The Effect of Adrenalectomy and Stress on Autoanalgesia in the Rat, Patricia A. Seymour

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COGNITIVE DEFICITS IN ALCOHOL TROUBLED FEMALES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY, FRANCIS RAYMOND SPARADEO

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CONTINGENT SENSORY STIMULATION AND PRODUCTIVE VOCAL RESPONDING IN PROFOUNDLY RETARDED MULTIPLY-HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, THOMAS ARAM TASHJIAN

Theses/Dissertations from 1980

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EMOTION AND MUSIC: A CORRELATION STUDY, MARTHA ESTINA BANKS

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MIRROR-IMAGE DISCRIMINATION IN ADULT FEMALES, EDNA L. BIK

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Perceived Motivation and Evaluation: Effects of Intention Cues and Effort Cues on Attribution of Responsibility and Evaluate Judgements of Elementary School Teachers, Mary Ann Ford

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PERCEIVED MOTIVATION AND EVALUATION: EFFECTS OF INTENTION CUES AND EFFORT CUES ON ATTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY AND EVALUATIVE JUDGMENTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, MARY ANN F. FORD

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The Effects of Hue and Lightness Upon Color Preference and Their Relationship to Five Manifest Needs, Elaine Puntch Gelineau

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SCREENING FOR SCHOOL READINESS, JOHN ALAN KATAJA

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A STUDY OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING OF SOCIAL DRINKERS, JOY REED MACVANE

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMIPRAMINE IN THE TREATMENT OF ENURESIS: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TYPE OF ENURESIS AND REPORTED LEVEL OF SLEEP, ROBERT ALEXANDER MARZILLI

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Persistence of Fear Reduction Resulting from Response Prevention, Stephen Abbot Neill

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An Investigation of Grief and Adaptation in Parents Whose Children Have Died from Cancer, Therese Ann Rando

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THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A GROUP INTERVENTION TECHNIQUE FOR A UNIQUE PARENTING ROLE: SEPARATED AND DIVORCED FATHERS, TIMOTHY RICHARD SWANN

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Factors Influencing Four Rules for Determining the Number of Principal Components to Retain, William R. Zwick

Theses/Dissertations from 1979

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THE USE OF SELF-MONITORING TO PROMOTE VERBAL INTERACTIONS IN PRIMARY GRADE CHILDREN WITH LOW LEVELS OF SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS, GERALD P. CHAMPAGNE

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The Development of Imagination: The Relationship Between College Students’ Retrospective Reports of Parent-Child Interactions and Imaginal Activity in Everyday Life, Martin W. Ham

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The Modification of Impulsive Behavior with Learning Disabled Boys: A Verbal Self-Instructional Approach, Vicki Lynn Moss

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STRESS REDUCTION IN THE TREATMENT OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: A CLINICAL TRIAL UTILIZING ASSERTION AND RELAXATION COPING SKILLS, ADOLPH MALCOLM PRINTZ

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Is There a Threshold For Mental Rotation?, Joseph S. Rossi

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CLASSROOM CLIMATE AS A FUNCTION OF STUDENT AND TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS, GROUPING POLICIES AND TEACHER MORALE, RICKEY BERNARD SILVERMAN

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A Psychophysiological Investigation of Sexual Responding in Heterosexual Males and Females, Debra L. Steinman

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Some Factors Affecting College Students' Willingness to Interact with Hospitalized Mental Patients, Joan E. Wilkins

Theses/Dissertations from 1978

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Nonlinguistic Communication of Emotion, Martha Estina Banks

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The Effect of Systematic Desensitization and Information on Attitudes Toward the Physically Disabled, Susan F. Cohen

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A Direct Comparison of Three Fear Assessment Techniques, Donald Paul Corriveau

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PERCEIVED CHANGE PROCESSES IN THE SUCCESSFUL CESSATION OF SMOKING BEHAVIOR AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THIS CHANGE, CARLO CARMEN DICLEMENTE

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The Effects of Priming and Subliminal Oedipal-Related Stimuli on Competitive Behavior of College Males, Katherine C. Haspel

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Personality and Background Characteristics of Women in Asextypical Occupations, Jeanne Parr Lemkau

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Evaluation of Pain as a Discriminative Stimulus in the Rat, Stephen Miksic

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Facilitation of Fear Reduction Following Electrical Stimulation of the Brain in Rats, William A. Pacitti

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AN ATTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF TEACHERS' EVALUATIVE JUDGMENTS, MYRNA SILVERSTEIN

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The Relationship Between “Rapid Induction” and Placebo Analgesia, Hypnotic Susceptibility, and Chronic Pain Intensity, Lorraine Luke Snow

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An Investigation of Methodological Problems in the Cognitive Developmental Diagnosis of Transitivity, Elizabeth S. Thayer

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Closedmindedness as a Positive Behavior, Herbert Wax

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LATERALIZATION: DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS AND CERTAIN COGNITIVE CORRELATES, ANN SHAPIRO ZARTLER

Theses/Dissertations from 1977

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An Investigation of a Simulated Spatial Technique as a Measure of Interpersonal Distancing Behavior, Max C. Alovisetti

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERBAL MEDIATIONAL ABILITY IN A PAIRED-ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING TASK, ALLAN ANTHONY KAMFONIK

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Word Meanings in Semantic Memory: Separating, Defining and Characteristic Features, Ageliki Nicolopoulou

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An Empirical Investigation of an Existential Theory as it Appears to the Elderly: The Will to Live, Ann M. Varna Garis

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AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF AN EXISTENTIAL THEORY AS IT APPLIES TO THE ELDERLY: THE WILL TO LIVE, ANN M. VARNA GARIS

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Children’s Attitudes Towards the Crippled, the Retarded and the Mentally Ill, Joan Wilkins

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LIFE SATISFACTION IN MOBILE AND NON-MOBILE ADULTS IN THE EARLY 30s, William Lawerence Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 1976

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The Effect of Two Competitive Conditions and a Non-Competitive Condition on Performance and Retention on a Recognition Task, Thomas J. Comiskey

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NONPROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAMS: A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MANUAL, MICHAEL GERSHON

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MODIFICATION OF OBESITY VIA STANDARD SELF-CONTROL PROCEDURES; SELF-CONTROL PROCEDURES PLUS EXTERNAL CONTROL; AND SELF-CONTROL PROCEDURES PLUS INTERNAL CONTROL, CAROL LANDAU HECKERMAN

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PATTERNS IN CHILDREARING: AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF PARENTAL FEMINISM ON SEX-ROLE DEVELOPMENT, NEED: ACHIEVEMENT, AND AUTONOMY IN CHILDREN, JUDITH PUTNAM KALISKI

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THE EFFECTS OF INDUCED EXPECTANCIES IN THERAPISTS AND SUBJECTS ON THE OUTCOME OF SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION OF SNAKE PHOBICS, WILLIAM TAYLOR MERKEL

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Hypnotic Susceptibility of Undergraduates: Class Standing, Major, and Sex, Randall B. Plourde

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An Exploration of the Relationship Between Self-Reported Anxiety and Belief in Internal Versus External Control of Reinforcement, Caroline Salvatore

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The Effects of Self-Imposed and Externally Imposed Rewards of Children's Intrinsic Motivation, Douglas Lee Schooler

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AN INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOMETRIC PREDICTOR VARIABLES USED IN THEDIAGNOSIS OF HYPERKINESIS, SHEILA COHEN SCHWARTZ

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STEREOTYPES AND PREJUDICES AS POTENTIALS FOR UNCERTAINTY REDUCTION, JAMES GREGG SIMMONS

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Cognitive Complexity of Clinical Psychology Students in Relation to Their Evaluation of Contributions to Psychology, Dannel Hussey Starbird

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Agency/Communion Balance and its Relationship to Sex Role Stereotyping, Dorothy Thompson

Theses/Dissertations from 1975

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Fear Reduction Following Response Prevention in the Rat, Donald P. Corriveau

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EFFECTS OF INDUCED EXPECTANCY AND SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION ON TEST ANXIETY IN THERAPY, PSEUDODESENSITIZATION, PSEUDOCONTROL, AND CONTROL GROUP SUBJECTS, NORMAN CHARLES DU PONT

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CHANGING ATTITUDES TOWARD MENTAL ILLNESS THROUGH SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION AND INFORMATION, ROBERT STEVEN FRAZIER

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Goal-Directed Fantasy, Imaginative Involvement, and the Development of Suggestibility, Martin W. Ham

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Sex-Role Development in Psychiatrically Disturbed Adolescent Females and Their Parents, Judye Gershman Hess