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Theses from 1992
Separation-individuation, vulnerability to stress and psychological symptoms in late adolescents., Audrey Ellen Tolman, Psychology
Psychosocial development and life events in adulthood :: a 22-year sequential study., Karen-jo Wills, Psychology
Theses from 1991
Toward decreasing the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome in video display terminal users through feedback., Kathleen E. Blake, Psychology
Short and long-range host finding in plum curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)., Susan L. Butkewich, Entomology
An examination of the relationship between measures of skill on component reading processes in the native and second language., Maria S. Carlo, Psychology
Soil mottling as an indicator of seasonal high water table in Massachusetts floodplain soils /, Corinna Chase-Dunn, Plant & Soil Sciences
Cephalic control of ovarian development in the black blowfly, Phormia regina (Meigen)., Hongyu Duan, Entomology
Field methods of spodosol identification in northwestern Worcester County, Massachusetts /, Brenda Edmund Frazer, Plant & Soil Sciences
Termination of psychotherapy :: descriptions of the reports written at termination by therapists in a training clinic., John B. Huber, Psychology
An in situ assessment of the impact of chlorinated wastewater on the macroinvertebrates inhabiting the upper hyporheic zone /, Daniel S. Jones, Plant & Soil Sciences
The inner world of adolescent male sexual abuse victims and offenders :: a Rorschach study., Anne J. Kaplan, Psychology
An engaged aesthetic : Aids activism through cultural practice., Jennifer Kates, Political Science
Clinicians' accounts in Psc case records of the termination and transfer of psychotherapy clients., Aida M. Khan, Psychology
The effect of similarity in parents' moral stage on children's moral development., Mabel Sau-ching Lam, Psychology
Nodal response of soybean seed yield components to increased light and source-sink manipulations /, Gerald V. Litchfield, Plant & Soil Sciences
Maternal input in the introduction of novel hierarchically organized concepts., Laurel M. Long, Psychology
Reduced rates of metolachlor and atrazine for weed control in corn /, Francis Xavier Mangan, Plant & Soil Sciences
Maintaining a Machiavellian perspective., Marco F. Monoc, Political Science
American Catholicism and the political origins of the Cold War/, Thomas M. Moriarty, History
True enough :: a phenomenology of knowing in the process of becoming a therapist., Jennifer C. Nash, Psychology
The ass worship controversy/, Robert E. Ravens-seger, History
Applied epidemiology of Rhizoctonia spp. on turfgrass /, Lisa Vallencourt Rowley, Plant Pathology
Perceptions of efficacy and socio-political activism., Robert T. Schatz, Psychology
Development of a molecular genetic linkage map in Brassica rapa (syn. campestris) L. /, Angela Schilling, Plant & Soil Sciences
Fast priming in reading :: a new eye movement paradigm., Sara Crescentia Sereno, Psychology
Single-parent family interaction and adolescent moral development., Margaret Stephenson-loiodice, Psychology
The self-reported content and function of religious and spiritual beliefs :: a grounded theory., Karen L. Suyemoto, Psychology
The development of local religious tolerance in Massachusetts Bay Colony/, Andrew Leonard Sweet, History
The Czechoslovakian reaction to perestroika : an examination of political and economic change in Czechoslovakia from 1985 to 1990., Edward J. Valla, Political Science
A septic tank effluent treatment system for enhanced nitrate removal /, Eric S. Winkler, Plant & Soil Sciences
Adolescents' defense mechanisms and associations with behavioral symptomatology :: a longitudinal study., Virginia C. Wright, Psychology
Theses from 1990
Professional development and personal change :: a study of friendships in the lives of therapists-in-training., Debra Boltas, Psychology
Customer satisfaction as a function of bank teller friendliness., Carolyn Shaw Brown, Psychology
Exposure to television and attention in preschoolers., Patricia A. Collins, Psychology
Learning an empathic use of self :: a study of therapists-in-training., Joan M. Copperman, Psychology
Evolution of ethylene, growth, and development of crops under varying concentrations and sources of nitrogen /, Ilia Cornier-Rivera, Plant & Soil Sciences
Vasopressin innervation of sexually dimorphic structures of the gerbil forebrain under various hormonal conditions., Bradley J. Crenshaw, Psychology
Episodic priming and object probability effects., Peter De Graef, Psychology
Bucking the tide :: Charles Phelps and the Vermont land grant controversies, 1750-1789/, Peter E. Dow, History
A study of the pariah in Hannah Arendt's theory of action., Tobi B. Elkin, Political Science
U.S. foreign policy and Israeli nuclear weapons, 1957-1982., John L. Galligan, Political Science
Individual and family dynamics in individual therapy :: an analysis of intake reports., Stéphane I. Jacobus, Psychology
The influence of causality on strategies for making judgments of strength of relation., Celia M. Klin, Psychology
Differential effects of exposure duration on semantic priming from homophones :: evidence for Van Orden's (1987) verification model., Mary F. Lesch, Psychology
Populism and the Guatemalan revolution :: politics and power in transition, May 1944-March 1945/, Todd R. Little, History
Preharvest and postharvest factors affecting yield and quality of witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) /, David J. Marchant, Plant & Soil Sciences
Potassium supplying power of an alluvial soil in Massachusetts /, Morteza Mozaffari, Plant & Soil Sciences
The Soviet Union and eastern Europe : considerations in a political transformation of the Soviet bloc., Dag Wincens Noren, Political Science
The role of plant enzymes and ethylene diurea in protection of pinto bean leaves from ozone injury /, Edward Paul Nowak, Plant & Soil Sciences
Effects of shading and light enrichment on the growth, fruit development, and yield of soybean /, Andreas A. F. Rautenkranz, Plant & Soil Sciences
Views of the self and their ethical implications., Thomas M. Ravens, Philosophy
Attitudes toward women and equality :: individual difference effects on gender-relevant decision-making., Sheri L. Rosenblum, Psychology
Perceptions of sexual harassment: spontaneous responses to vignettes varying initiator status, recipient behavior, and recipient response., Lee D. Rosen, Psychology
The effect of turfgrass growth retardants on photosynthesis, pigment content, and discoloration of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) / by Lesley A. Spokas., Lesley A. Spokas, Plant & Soil Sciences
Reproductive Ecology of Ospreys and Peregrine Falcons, Robert J. Steidl
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