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.Theses from 1988
Warning compliance : behavioral effects of cost and consensus, Nancy A. McKenna
A study of the self in The Red and the Black and The Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man, Roberta Mowery
Jealousy : an investigation of attribution, Margaret L. Offerdahl
Lady Jane Grey the nine days queen : a study of the dynastic questions, religious reforms, and unique personalities that influenced her fate, Susan Elizabeth Plunkett
Outcome-biased correspondent inferences and choice behavior in social dilemmas : "acting on inference", Shannon J. Pratt
The influence of gender schema on the perception of advertising, Kim Seitz
A considertation of cost-benefit analysis in the context of public policy decision-making, Kathleen M. Wong
Theses from 1987
Classroom observation of school-age ADDH, conduct disorder, and depressed children, Kristin S. Allan
The effect of parental pressure on athletic performance, Jessica A. Bumsted
England's Experimental Colony: The First Settlement in Australia, Frances M. Casazza
Self efficacy, locus of control, and task difficulty as predictors in athletic competition, Glen F. Cox
Self efficacy, locus of control, and physical ability, E. Catherine Edmiston
The effects of adrenalectomy on the systolic and diastolic blood pressures of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus), Stephen D. Foxx
A system development for analyzing a defect in histone H4 protein in plasmids of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Gregory R. Galakatos
Lewis Carroll's dissection and restructure of the social self, Pamela F. Pecora
Zora Neale Hurston and the emergence of self, Cheryl Y. Williams
Theses from 1986
A systematic survey of terpenes in the genus Magnolia, Douglas Dedera
Styles of leadership : leader behavior in a crisis situation, Jacqueline J. DeLisle
The future of elderly women : psychosocial factors influencing the aging transition, Michelle Dever
Toni Morrison's approach to understanding, Joyce Dorris
The cranial development of the brown water snake, Nerodia taxispilota, Mary V. Durgin
Gerard Manley Hopkins: the struggle for poetic vision, Kathryn M. Fessler
Kate Chopin : a different look, Kimberly Ann Francis
Richard Brautigan : a man in search of America, Elizabeth A. Howell
The effect of bilateral adrenalectomy on the electrocardiagram of Meriones unguiculatus, Randy Kienzle
The effects of sex typing, on the perception of gender in projected animal content, Steven J. Lash
Observational investigation of school-aged children's peer relations, Darcy Milhaven
Objectivity and aesthetic judgment, Glenn Poskocil
Evil and the role of evil in the Book of Revelation, Elizabeth Alger Pugh
Reproductive cycle of the Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), Scott J. Stahl and Joseph C. Mitchell
Alice Walker: An Interpretation of her Works, Niamh Walsh
The relationship of stress, coping, and social support to depression, Katherine B. Wissman
Theses from 1985
The effect of bilateral adrenalectomy on the electrocardiogram of Meriones unguiculatus, Jeff A. Brown
The effects of photoperiod and melatonin injections on the reproductive system of the female Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus), Raymond Scott Buttenbaum
James Joyce's use of topography in Ulysses, Mary Beth Delea
Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling : a portrait of the Renaissance, Anne A. Ferris
The pastoral tradition in film, Andrew J. Ford
Program evaluation of St. Mary's Hospice, Lyn M. Harper
Description of the form of wing-flashing behavior in Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos), Lyn M. Harper and Kathryn J. Schneider
The distribution of the ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi (A. Agassiz), in a vertical thermal gradient, James J. Leder III
The Star Chamber in its last years, Christine Martine
Political ethics and responsibility : the role of the elected official, Janet M. Muller
Community adaptation in the Judeo-Christian tradition, John K. Overton
The effects of birth order upon personality, Laura W. Quarles
Effects of the color analysis process on the self-concept of women, Sherry Tanenbaum
Theses from 1984
Wood anatomy and relationships of Neowawraea (Euphorbiaceae), Dörthe S. Brandt and W. John Hayden
Mind over matter : considerations of understanding and artificial intelligence, John C. Brice
Environmental psychology : theory, methodology, and research, Ellen R. Divers
Collingwood's idea of history : the development and form of historical inquiry, Timothy A. Hartin
Exegesis of the book of Malachi, Malcolm M. Hutton
Cognitive development in females : effects on self-esteem and achievement motivation, Mary Miller
Family and peer relations of conduct disorder and hyperactive children, Katy N. Morrison
The effects of subject assertiveness on perceived assertiveness of others, Lisa E. Robertori and Sandra D. Hulbert
Theses from 1983
Children of divorce : a survey of factors related to children's adjustment to parental divorce, Carey A. Dougherty
The biological, psychodynamic, humanistic, and social psychological perspectives of athletic participation, Katharine R. Johnson
The Day of Yahweh, Kathryn L. Muller
American athletics and the law : the sports triangle, Brian M. Sheahan
Poignant quotations and the thematic structures in Gustav Mahler's ninth symphony, Edward D. Sturms
Theses from 1982
The application of the Kodaly method to instrumental music education, Sherry Black
The French Revolution : a comparison of the attitudes of Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine, Christine R. Chaires
The problems in research within juvenile corrections, Laura Egerton
Ammoniogenesis in gill mitochondria from the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, Robert D. Fanelli
Isolation of apical membrane from gill ion-transporting gells of the blue crab, Callinectes Sapidus, Cheryl A. Fletcher
Concept formation and development in the congenitally blind child, Kimberly J. Franco
Assessment, intervention and treatment of geriatric psychopathology : a comparison of the medical and behavioral models, Susan C. McClintock
The preferential hiring of women as compensatory justice, Carolyn W. Nicander
Behavior modification techniques used on austistic children : a literature review, Timothy J. O'Keefe
An overview of Virginia Satir's method of family therapy and an evaluation as to its use in the substance abuse rehabilitation field, Katherine A. Startzman
Organ chorale forms of the Baroque era, Suzanne A. Utley
Husa's Al fresco: an amazing coherence, Stewart Blackwell White
Personality and behavioral characteristics important to the coach/athlete relationship, Michael A. Zacharias
Theses from 1981
The type a coronary-prone personality : a coping mechanism for situational control, Elizabeth Bennett
The effects of sex-role identity on the perception of work situations, Tamra J. Hall
Reality orientation : is it the answer to old age "senility"?, Kay W. Hardy
The treatments of child abuse, Susan D. Haske
The evaluation of social programs, Susan L. Hitchcock
A demographic profile of the 1980 clients of the Family Crisis Center, Susan Lee Hitchcock
Cognitive impulsivity of children : its handicap and treatment, Godwin Koon Tat Lau
Impulsive cognitive style and self-reported anger arousal in emotionally disturbed children, Godwin Koon-Tat Lau
A. D. Bache and the coast survey, Robert Arnold Lefkowitz
The evolution of the statute of uses and its effects on English Law, Timothy L. Martin
Relationship enhancement : a study in four parts, Brett W. Oakley
Is the West responsible for Lenin's rise to power?, Stephen D. Ramsey
Theses from 1980
The legal confrontations between King James of England and Chief Justice Sir Edward Coke, Howard B. Blackmon
An alternative explanation for the origin and effects of sex roles, Mary F. Chewning
Thomas Cromwell : the force behind the Henrician reformation, Stephanie Annette Finley
The cause of sobriety : David Lloyd George and temperance reform, Philip A. Krinsky
Theses from 1979
The institutionalization of the aged, Cynthia E. Allen
The stylistic characteristics of selected A cappella choral works of Ralph Vaughan Williams, James Bennighof
Cultural barbarism and the romantic ideal an analysis of three cases of hero-worship in 19th century Germany, Gregory R. Chemnitz
Child neglect, Katherine Earle
The ghost of Malthus, Steve Emmert
The psychological and rehabilitative aspects of cerebrovascular accidents, Jeanette Given
A survey done to determine methods of increasing participation among University of Richmond alumni, Robin Leigh Hicks
A correlational analysis of suggestibility, self preoccupation, styles of loving, and sensation seeking, Teresa L. Johnston and Matt E. Jaremko
Jealousy as a function of self preoccupation and styles of loving, Teresa L. Johnston and Matt E. Jaremko
The development and growth of the Richmond Symphony, Elaine Susan McCauley
The measurement of self-preoccupation, Steven W. Noles
Male/female conceptualization differences in children of single fathers and dual parent families, Patricia A. Riley