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Theses from 1990
The experience of being a single mother and a student., Brenda Temblador, Psychology
Other hungers :: object relations issues in male and female binge eaters., Sally T. Weylman, Psychology
Theses from 1989
Body size variation of and multiple blood feeding by Culiseta melanura (Coquillett) in southeastern Massachusetts., Robert Allan Anderson, Entomology
Prediction of socially undesirable behaviors :: cheating, shoplifting, and lying., Lisa Marie Beck, Psychology
Racial differences in the assumptive world., Karen Havens Butler, Psychology
Effects of early childhood relationships and discrete major life events on basic beliefs., G. Catlin, Psychology
An on-site assessment of chlorination impacts on benthic macroinvertebrates /, Yi-Ying Emily Chang, Plant & Soil Sciences
Family relations, love relationships, attachment, and their influence on people's conceptions of love., Katherine B. Fiala, Psychology
The long-term emotional adjustment of children of divorce: trust in intimate relationships., Kathryn M. Franklin, Psychology
Diel behavior of the apple blotch leafminer moth, Phyllonorycter crataegella (Clemens) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)., Thomas Anthony Green, Entomology
Coleomegilla maculata (DeGeer) predation on eggs of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)., Ruth V. Hazzard, Entomology
Protein changes associated with the infection of a nematode by a nematophagous fungus /, Yen Hsu, Plant Pathology
Pronouns and the representation of discourse., John S. Huitema, Psychology
Aspects of the behavioral ecology of Edovum puttleri Grissell (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an egg parasitoid of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)., Karen Idoine, Entomology
The relationship of parental discipline style to gender differences in early adolescent compliance, self-image and peer relations :: a comparison of child and parent perspectives., Linda D. Jenness-mcclellan, Psychology
First steps in children's acquisition of expertise on shorebirds., Kathy E. Johnson, Psychology
Constructive thinking and coping with stress., Lori S. Katz, Psychology
Is nuclear deterrence paradoxical deterrence?, Bryan D. Keifer, Philosophy
A study of ozone effects on yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britt.) and paper birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) seedlings inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi /, Deborah L. Krupczak, Plant Pathology
The clinical correlates of biological measures of depression., Jan E. Lerbinger, Psychology
Spatial variability of organic matter in Massachusetts soils /, Mohammad Mahinakbarzadeh, Plant & Soil Sciences
Assimilation of different foods by larvae of Simulium verecundum Stone and Jamnback (Diptera: Simuliidae)., Paula J. S. Martin, Entomology
True feelings, the self, and authenticity :: a social perspective., Charles R. Morgan, Psychology
Moisture regimes, water flow patterns, and related soil characteristics of upland soils in central Massachusetts /, Michael G. Reed, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effect of competition on individuating processes in impression formation., Janet B. Ruscher, Psychology
Argument structure frames :: a lexical complexity metric?, Anna R. Schmauder, Psychology
Exploring the assumptive worlds of bereaved individuals., Steven S. Schwartzberg, Psychology
Inter- and intradimensional discrimination and generalization of the pigeon nictitating membrane response., Robert W. Schwartz, Psychology
The use of energetics in movement planning., James D. Slotta, Psychology
Subject sensitivity to changes in task and stimulus characteristics :: effects on judgement behavior., R. Kevin Stone, Psychology
The United States security policy in the tripolar nuclear power system : how China's attainment of mutual assured destruction (MAD) capability would affect the U.S. security policy., Maki Tagaya, Political Science
Emotional creativity :: a social constructivist perspective., Carol Elaine Thomas, Psychology
Reasoned/intuitive action :: an individual difference moderator of the attitude-behavior relationship in the 1988 U.S. presidential election., Andrew E. Watters, Psychology
The relationship of psychological distress to the decision to obtain professional psychological help., Dana Denyse Weaver, Psychology
Infant emotion and behavior :: the relation between facial emotional expressions and behavior at 6 months., Marta K. Weinberg, Psychology
Theses from 1988
The effects of circular questioning on individuals' perspectives of their problems., Etiony Aldarondo-antonini, Psychology
Promises to keep :: the story of successful professional men whose fathers were blue collar workers., Neal Aponte, Psychology
Annual weed competition and management for direct-seeded onion /, Carl D. Bannon, Plant & Soil Sciences
The response switching effect., Heather J. Barnes, Psychology
The biology of horseweed (Conyza canadensis (L.) Cron.) /, Marilyn M. Bekech, Plant & Soil Sciences
Religion, secularization and politics : the case of the Federal Republic of Germany., Bernhard Boll, Political Science
The relationship between attentional inertia and recognition memory., John J. Burns, Psychology
Positive and negative transfer in analogical problem solving by 6-year-olds., Zhe Chen, Psychology
Very special circumstances :: women's colleges and women's friendships at the turn of the century/, Rosalind S. Cuomo, History
Flexibility in fall harvest management of alfalfa /, Maureen Dempsey, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effect of antecedent wetness on flow instability during infiltration into layered soil /, David Mark Edelstein, Plant & Soil Sciences
Effects of nitrification inhibitors and nitrogen fertilizers on growth and composition of plants /, Jinan Feng, Plant & Soil Sciences
Cosmic grain size evolution., Charles A. Field, Astronomy
An exploration of the motivational factors in surrogate motherhood., Lael E. Foster, Psychology
Correlates of emotional imagery., Gernot Gollnisch, Psychology
Stroop task latencies as a function of reading ability, context, and context-target relatedness., Barbara A. Greene, Psychology
Long-term effects of sucrose and carbohydrate on blood glucose and aggression in mice., Jill M. Greenwald, Psychology
Basic and superordinate level categorization by autistic preschoolers and their typical peers., Susan G. Izeman, Psychology
A user-built system for automated monitoring and controlling of controlled atmosphere apple storages /, Katrin Slosser Kaminsky, Plant & Soil Sciences
Inoculation of apple protoplast with tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) /, Xiao Hua Li, Plant Pathology
Analyzing population dynamics of the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L., and its parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae (McIntosh) using simultaneous measurement of host and parasitoid recruitment rates in the field., E. Rolando Lopez-Gutierrez, Entomology
The use of methoprene in the preparation of an immunogen from non-immunogenic insect growth regulators with juvenile hormone activity : development of a model system., Joanne V. Mei, Entomology
The role of the meda in international affairs : an analysis of the media's role in relations between West Germany and Israel., Lila B. Orbach, Political Science
Charlemagne and kingship :: the responsibility of absolute power/, Jane Swotchak Ourand, History
A study of weight-preoccupied college women., Deborah Freda Perlman, Psychology
A growth analysis of the competitive posture of field corn with respect to fall panicum and large crabgrass /, Susan M. Podmayer, Plant & Soil Sciences
Self-incompatibility in Zinnia angustifolia HBK (Compositae) /, Raymond R. Samaha, Plant & Soil Sciences
Symptom remission of peach X-disease using Mauget microinjection of oxytetracycline /, Julianne T. Schieffer, Plant Pathology
Geometry and Deformation History of Mylonitic Rocks and Silicified Zones Along the Mesozoic Connecticut Valley Border Fault, Western Massachusetts, Lynne E. Stopen, Geology
Chinese political movements and historiography on American history/, Wenjun Xing, History
Theses from 1987
Extension of continuous versus discontinuous conditioned stimuli before versus after the unconditioned stimulus., Melody Lynn Albert, Psychology
Population genetics of resistance management for the Colorado potato beetle., Joseph Albert Argentine, Entomology
The balance beam :: rule induction and transfer., Leslie K. Arriola, Psychology
The effect of background information on object identification., Susan J. Boyce, Psychology
Perceptions of occupational discrimination among college students: 1970, 1986 cohort comparison., Judith Ann Burnett, Psychology
"Mere thought" attitude polarization :: some second thoughts., Francis Patrick Callahan, Psychology
Encoding and decoding facial expressions of emotion as a function of children's social competence., Robert Joseph Custrini, Psychology
Performance feedback to enhance the quality of teaching by institutional direct care staff., Richard Kevin Fleming, Psychology
Kant's philosophy of the self., Michio Fushihara, Philosophy
Cultural and marketing studies on dill, Anethum graveolens L. /, Nancy Lynn Garrabrants, Plant & Soil Sciences
Pectic enzyme and protease production in Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica /, Helga L. George, Plant Pathology
Experiences with assault and impact on behavior., Kristina M. Hallett, Psychology
Factors Influencing Parents' Decisions Regarding Immunization for their Children, Norma E. Hallock, Nursing
The separate and combined effects of ozone and acidic precipitation on paper birch seedlings (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) and their mycorrhizal associations /, Kevin D. Keane, Plant Pathology
Perception, representation, and reference : some thoughts on an essential structure., Ralph E. Kenyon, Philosophy
Erich Fromm's theory on alienation., Kaori Miyamoto, Philosophy
Maintenance of progesterone-facilitated sexual behavior in female rats requires continued hypothalamic protein synthesis and nuclear progestin receptor occupation., Michael J. Moore, Psychology
Eye movement guidance in reading :: the role of parafoveal letter and space information., Robin K. Morris, Psychology
Therapist cognitive and affective responses as a function of therapist gender, client gender, and client anger and depression., Shelley Lynn Murphy, Psychology
Nonverbal encoding and decoding of emotion in children :: data and theories., Pierre Rene Philippot, Psychology
Polwar, the politicization of military forces : history, theory and practice., Pascal Ronald Politano, Political Science
Perimenstrual cramps :: diagnostic issues, medication use, and coping., Elizabeth Dale Rhinehart, Psychology
Improving preschoolers' "self control" :: differentially reinforcing the choice of larger, delayed over smaller, immediate rewards., Julie Beth Schweitzer, Psychology
Convergence of listening and reading processing., Gale Marie Sinatra, Psychology
Evaluation of home horticulture/small farms program through individual consultation /, Tina Marie Smith, Plant & Soil Sciences
European political cooperation at the United Nations General Assembly in the 1980's., Klaus-Dieter Stadler, Political Science
Perceptually aberrant experiences as a risk factor for psychosis :: the importance of conditions and explanatory style., Joseph Edward Struckus, Psychology
Newborn longterm retention of speech sounds., Irina Uta Swain, Psychology
The subjective experience of cognitive disturbances in chronic schizophrenia., Welli Yeh, Psychology
Attribution for conflict in close relationships and its relation to memory and relationship evaluation., Michael K. Zuschlag, Psychology
Theses from 1986
Bluestain fungi and insect vector interactions in Japanese black and Scots pine mortality /, Elise M. Bennett, Plant Pathology
Lithological controls on the clay mineralogy of selected Massachusetts soils /, Steven M. Bodine, Plant & Soil Sciences
The influence of certain dietary patterns on mood :: exploring the effects on mood of manipulating dietary protein-carbohydrate ratios., Kathleen A. Bonal, Psychology
Some views on our knowledge of substance., Robert J. Boyle, Philosophy
Investigation of the actions of type I and type II pyrethroids on norepinephrine uptake and release by rat brain synaptosomes., Matthew W. Brooks, Entomology