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ANNUAL REPORT OF PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Reporting Period: September 1968 to September 1969.
I. Faculty
A.
Faculty Honors
Dr. William F. Grossnickle was officially cited by the national office of
Psi Chi, honorary fraternity in psychology, for outstanding work
with the East Carolina University Chapter.
Dr. Clinton R. Prewett was re-appointed Vice Chairman of the North Carolina
State Board of Examiners of Practicing Psychologists.
Dr. Thomas E. Long was accorded diplomate status by the American Board of
Professional Psychology.
Dr. Charles C. Mitchell was a speaker for the East Carolina University
Executive Development Seminar.
Dr. Clinton R. Prewett was elected Vice Chairman of the North Carolina
Mental Health Training Institute.
Dr. Charles C. Mitchell was officially cited by the national office of
Psi Chi for outstanding work with the East Carolina University
Chapter.
Dr. Clinton R. Prewett was a speaker for the Fast Carolina University
Executive Development Seminar.
Dr. William F. Grossnickle was elected parliamentarian of the Faculty
Senate.
Several staff members are consultants to various educational and research
enterprises in the State.
Dr. William F. Grossnickle was a speaker for the East Carolina University
Executive Development Seminar.
Dr. R. Stephen Tacker was the recipient of a grant from the U. $. Public
Health Service.
Dr. Charles H. Moore presented a paper at the Southeastern Psychological
Association meeting (February 1969). "Treatment of homosexuality
by aversive conditioning and desensitization: A case study.
Several faculty members have been accepted into various divisions of
membership in the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Calvert R. Dixon received his Ph.D. Degree from East Coast University.
Two papers were presented at Southeastern Psychological Association
meeting under the sponsorship of Dr. Clinton R. Prewett.
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Faculty Publications
Moore, Charles H. Psychiatric Impressions of Psychological Tests. J.
Clin. Psychol., 1968, 24, 3.
Moore, Charles H. Weight Reduction in a Chronic Schizophrenic Using
Operant Conditioning Techniques. Beh. Research & Therapy, 1969,
J, 129-131.
Moore, Charles H. Anxiety & the Conditioning of Verbal Behavior: A
Replication. J. Abn. Psychol., 1969, 73, #4, 304-305.
Moore, Charles H. Parental Interpretation of Rorschach Cards IV & VII
Among Adjusted and Maladjusted Subjects. Journal of General
Psychology, 1969, 81, 131-136.
Moore, Charles H. Self Acceptance & Adjustment Revisited: A Replication,
Submitted to Psychol. Reports for consideration.
Tacker, R. S., Furchtgott, E., and D. 0. Draper. Open-field behavior and
heart rate in prenatally X-irradiated rats. Teratology, 1968, 1,
201-206.
Tacker, R. S. Paper with Furchtgott, in press. (Will send reprint later.)
Kinzie, Wayne & Zimmer, H. On the measurement of hostility, aggression
anxiety, project and dependency. Journal of Projective Techniques
& Personality Assessment, 1968, 32, 388-391.
Kinzie, W. B. & Strain, G. S. Reducing misdiagnosis of schizophrenic
patients on a test for brain damage. Journal of Clinical Psychology,
1969, 25, 262.
Kinzie, W. B. & Strain, G. S. Improvement in performance of schizophrenic
patients on a test for brain damage. Journal of Clinical Psychology,
(In press.)
Kinzie, W. B. & Watkins, J. T. Exaggerated scatter and less reliable
profiles produced by the Satz"Mogel abbreviation of the WAIS.
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1969 (accepted for publication
April 1970).
Kinzie, W. B. & Strain, G. S. Improving Prediction of Brain Damage with
the Tactile Performance Test in a Psychiatric Population. Paper
read at Southeastern Psychological Association Convention February
1969.
Dixon, Calvert R. Readings in Developmental Psychology. Simon & Schuster,
1969.
Dixon, Calvert R. Effects of Cultural Variations and Ethnic Identity
on Verbal and Nonverbal Intelligence. ESEA Title I, Project I,
Martin County Board of Education, North Carolina, 1969.
C.
D.
Faculty on Leave--None
Faculty Summer Activity
1.
3.
Further Study:
Dr. Calvert R. Dixon was awarded his Ph.D. Degree from East Coast
University, August 1969.
Research
Several joint research projects are underway but the outcomes have not
been finalized yet.
Other
Dr. Thomas E. Long attended a 10 days National Training Laboratory
Basic Human Relations Lab. in Columbia, Missouri.
Dr. Charles H. Moore held a Behavior Modification Seminar at East
Carolina University.
Dr. Charles H. Moore helped with the establishment of Psychological
Services at the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center.
Dr. Wayne B. Kinzie attended Conference of Community Mental Health
at Pisgah, N. C. and National Training Laboratory. Also, a 2-weeks
Human Relations Lab. at Plymouth, N. H. and an all day workshop on
Significant Innovations in the Practice of Psychotherapy and How
CanoWe Speed Up the Intensive Psychotherapeutic Process in
Washington, D. C. August 31 and September 1, 1969.
Dr. Harry A. Williams attended Conference of Community Mental Health
at Pisgah, N. C. Also, 3 other week-end workshops related to
group process and new approaches in group work held in Washington,
D. C.
Faculty Members awarded degrees since last report--Dr. Calvert R. Dixon
Faculty members with highest degree outside teaching field--None.
Faculty members not on tenure:
Mrs. Julia Harris, Jay Steinberg, Vann Latham, Dr. Boice Daugherty, Dr.
R. S. Tacker, Dr. James L. Higgins, Dr. James Preston Rogers, Dr. Wayne
B. Kinzie, Dr. Charles H. Moore.
Faculty members with one-year appointments: Mr. Vann Latham.
Faculty members within two years of retirement--None.
Faculty members with released time--Dr. R. Stephen Tacker.
Additional Comments--None
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IIL.
Students
A.
Departmental Majors:
1. Fall quarter, 1968: 360; fulltime graduate students: 36.
2. Number of majors in School or Departmental honors program: None.
3. Total number of majors in probation during period covered: 264.
4. Total number of majors on probation in Spring quarter: 80.
Student Honors:
Three psychology majors graduated Magna cum laude: John Julius Beasley,
Lynda Scott Cox, and Lynda Sue Mathews.
Caroline Breedlove was appointed an official representative of Psi Chi
by the American Psychological Association to work in the national office
during the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association meet-
ing in Washington, D. C.
The following students were accepted for doctoral study at various
universities. Each student was awarded a substantial stipend:
John Vantrease, The University of Georgia--$425 per month.
Philip D. Jones, University of Tennessee--$3400 plus tuition and fees.
Gerald McCullen, Georgia State University--$2600.
Michael Jon Prewett, The University of Georgia. (Scholarship not yet
determined. )
Curricula
A. New degree programs added--None.
B. New major or minor requirements--None.
C. Courses added or deleted since last ~report.
Added:
Psychology 407 (3)--Assessment and Development of Creative Behavior
Psychology 408 (3)--Fundamental Psychological Concepts
Psychology 429 (3)--Non-parametric Statistics
Psychology 469 (3)--Seminar in Behavior Modification
Psychology 471 (3)--Seminar in Sensitivity Training
Psychology 472 (3)--Psychology of Cognitive Processes
Psychology 476 (3)--Advanced Psychopathalogy
Psychology 484 (3)--Psychological Assessment I
D. Courses not taught for past two years but still listed in catalog: None
E. Special lectures or academic programs sponsored by Department:
Monthly programs were presented by Psi Chi, the Psychology Club, and
the staff of the Psychology Department.
Instruction
Comment on Departmental teaching load for academic year.
In the fall quarter 1968 68 classes were taught with an average of 44
students per class. This includes all graduate classes as well as
undergraduate classes. In the winter quarter 64 classes were taught,
again with an average enrollment of 42 students per class. In the
spring quarter 65 classes were taught with an average class size of 40.
Average Departmental teaching load for academic year.
Faculty members averaged teaching between 11 and 12 hours per quarter.
The heavy teaching load, in terms of students per class, is not as
crushing as might appear at first glance. We do need much smaller
classes in Physiological Psychology and in Experimental Psychology.
We can continue to carry large loads in Psychology 50, Psychology 100,
Psychology 240, and Psychology 305 without serious trouble with the
quality of teaching.
Comment on what is being done to attain or maintain a strong, consistent
faculty demand for higher quality student performance.
The Psychology Department ranks about in the middle as far as the grade
distribution pattern at East Carolina is concerned. We have managed to
maintain the quality of student performance rather well by demanding that
certain of our classes screen out the weaker student. For example,
statistics, experimental psychology, and physiological psychology at least
keep the illiterate from graduating. Our best students compare favorably
with graduates from outstanding universities in the country.
Comment on methods used to safeguard security of test materials.
The mimeograph room has been converted into a locked vault-type room
with each professor having an individual storage space for tests and
other materials. This room adjoins the Departmental Office and is kept
locked whenever the office is not occupied. The door has a special steel
bolt lock, making it impossible for it -to be pried open. Only two keys
are available for this room and the Departmental secretaries have them in
their possession at all times.
Comment on any innovations in teaching methods since last report.
We are continuing to try to find ways to spread our equipment and
facilities out so that we get maximal returns from such things as
calculators and experimental bins. Innovations in experimental
psychology and in physiological psychology are continued to be
tried each quarter.
Comment on methods used to assure that at least one essay examination
or the nearest equivalent is given in each course.
Staff members are reminded at the monthly staff meetings of the ruling of
at least one essay examination. Several staff members prefer essay exams
but it is a problem with the huge sections of some of the courses.
V.
Comment on orientation of new faculty and teaching fellows.
New faculty members are immediately placed in committee positions so
that they can learn quickly the operations of the Department. Teaching
Fellows are counseled intensively at the beginning of the quarter in
regard to their work. This whole responsibility comes under the
Psychology 50/100 Committee.
Comment on measures currently used to assure effective and helpful
student advising.
Counseling of our graduate students, we think, is superb. Upper
division undergraduate students are handled well because the staff
members have very strong feelings for these students.
School or Departmental development
A.
List areas of specialty within the fields that are thought to be necessary
or desirable to the present program or to the early expansion of the pro-
gram in which the Department (1) has 1 no oO qualified faculty members , or
(2) where the qualified faculty member within that field is within two
years of retirement.
Programs which must be implemented with a substantial thrust very shortly
include the school psychologist degree, which will be a 2-year Master's
program and the Master's in Industrial Psychology. The Department is
superbly qualified to offer both of these degrees, from the standpoint
of personnel but physical facilities continue to make it impossible for
further expansion at this time.
An additional program badly needed, both in the University structure and
the community at large, involves a psychological services center on the
campus. Should we ever expect to offer a doctoral program in clinical
psychology this would be absolutely required.
List national honor society or societies with which Department is
affiliated, noting new affiliations since last report.
Psi Chi is the only honorary biacaratty pertaining to psychology at this
stage in our development. The Department has an excellent chapter.
if Department is not now affiliated with a national honor society, list
steps being taken to gain affiliation.
Already affiliated.
List any honors or awards given to the Department since last report. None.
List all grants and subsidies to the Department or to faculty members,
including the following information for each grant or subsidy:
1. Source of funds--Health Education and Welfare
2. By whom prepared--Dr. Clinton R. Prewett
3. Total amount of grant--$2553
4. Total amount of indirect funds allowed by grantor--None
1. Source of funds--U. S. Public Health Service
2. By whom prepared--Dr. R. S. Tacker
3. Total amount of prant-~$6253
4. Total amount of indirect funds allowed by grantor--$622.00
List proposals made during reporting period and note current disposition
(pending, rejected, in revision, etc.).
Pending:
1. Source of funds--United States Office of Education
2. By whom prepared--Dr. Clinton R. Prewett
3. Total amount of grant--$231,500
4, Total amount of indirect funds allowed by grantor--None.
Addenda
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