The problem of this study was to determine the relationship
between selected autobiographical data and the personality characteristics
of high school basketball players.
The Athletic Motivation Inventory (AMI) measured the personality
traits of 150 high school basketball players. The Individual Data
Questionnaire was used to identify background characteristics for
comparison...
This study examined the relative contribution of parental warmth,
non-authoritarianism, and approval of sex-typed behavior to children's
sex role knowledge and preference. Subjects were 45 married
couples, and their 25 male and 20 female preschool children. Parental
attitudes toward child-rearing and sex role behavior were assessed
with the Parent Attitude...
Two experiments were conducted using coturnix quail to determine
the effects of dieldrin and calcium on the reproductive performance
of this species. In both experiments quail were raised on a
soybean-meal glucose-monohydrate ration. At 25% egg production
the quail received diets containing 0, 10 or 25 ppm of dieldrin in...
Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of birth
order, sex, and the interaction of birth order and sex on the self concept
as measured by the 29 mean scores of the Tennessee Self-
Concept Scale (TSCS). Procedures: This research is restricted to...
The purpose of this study was to examine self-perceived
success as experienced in a learning environment, and its association
with self esteem. The relationships between pretreatment-self
esteem, posttreatment-self esteem, and perceived success experienced
in a five-week clothing construction course were investigated.
Measures of perceived sewing ability, perceived success,
and course...
Phosphate, silicate and nitrate concentrations in the sea off
the coast of Oregon were determined to study their seasonal distribution
patterns. The water samples were collected monthly along the
east-west hydrographic line off Newport, Oregon, from the shore to
165 miles (310 km) offshore. The samples were analyzed by both...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a
relationship between identity achievement and Christian religious
ideology in selected university students attending Oregon State
University.
The sample consisted of two hundred and forty-nine students
enrolled during the winter quarter 1978 in Psychology and Education
courses. The respondents...
Cells of the marine bacterium, Ant-300, accumulate loosely bound
amino acids during amino acid uptake. The fraction of amino acid taken
up that exists in the loosely bound state depends on the substrate in
question. Shock treatment studies indicate that, in general, the initial binding, uptake, and retention of amino...
The specific activity of ⁶⁵Zn (nanocuries ⁶⁵Zn/g total Zn)
was determined in various organs of the common coastal mussel,
Mytilus californianus Conrad, collected from six locations along
the Pacific Coast. These organs included the gills, mantle, foot,
reproductive organs, adductor muscle, and viscera. After ashing
and dissolving with nitric acid...