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ANNUAL REPORT OF PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Reporting Period: September 1971 to September 1972.
Faculty
A.
Faculty Honors
Dr. Charles C. Mitchell: Elected Vice-Chairman, Eastern North Carolina
Psychological Association; reappointed Chairman, Legislative Committee,
North Carolina Psychological Association.
Dr. William F. Grossnickle: Re-elected Southeastern Vice President Psi
Chi, National honor society in psychology; member, Executive Council,
North Carolina Psychological Association; re-appointed Chairman,
Insurance and Related Social Issues Committee, North Carolina Psychological
Association
Faculty Publications
Dr. Betty Jane Corwin: Review of Handbook for the Strong Vocational
Interest Blank by David P. Campbell. Published in Educational and
Psychological Measurement, Summer, 1972.
Dr. R. S. Tacker and Daniel, P. N: Preferred modality of stimulus input
and memory for CVC trigrams. (Pending)
Dr. Larry W. Means:
Means, L, W., Woodruff, M. L. and Isaacson, R. L. The effect of a
24-hour intertrial interval on the acquisition of a spatial discrimina-
tion by hippocampally damaged rats. Physiology and Behavior, 1971, 8,
457-462.
Walker, D. W., Messer, L. G., Freund, G. and Means, L. W. The effect
of ITI on single alternation performance in the hippocampectomized rat.
Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. In press.
Daniel, H. W., Means, L. W., Dressel, M. E. and Loesche, P. J. Otitis
media in laboratory rats. Psychonomic Science, in press.
Means, L. W., Bates, T. W. and Cahoon, R. U. The effects of non-
reinforcement on the cue value of the odor trails of rats. Submitted
to Behavioral Biology.
Faculty members awarded degrees since last report.
Dr. Wilbur A. Castellow: awarded Ph.D. in December, 1971, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Faculty members with released time during reporting period.
Dr. Larry W. Means
E. Additional Comments:
Grants funded:
Means, L. W. Korsakoff's Psychosis and the Dorsal Medial Thalamus, II.
Proposal made to N. C. Department of Mental Health. Amount funded: $2988.
Prewett, C. R. Instructional Barriers as Perceived by Public School
Teachers; and A study of the relationship between the spiral after-effect
and extraversion, neuroticism, sex, and induced arousal. Proposal made
to University Research Council. Amount funded: $200.
Roberts, Dennis M. Research on Multiple-choice Tests - I and II.
Proposal made to University Research Council. Amount funded: $150.
II. Students
A. Number of majors in school or departmental honors program~--none.
B. Student honors:
Elizabeth Duncan and Sandra Long had articles published in Chi Beta
Phi Science Journal, Spring, 1972.
Minnie C. Daughety and Dianna Beamon Morris were honored by the Eastern
N. C. Alumni Association of Phi Beta Kappa for distinguished scholarship
and academic achievement during their four years at East Carolina
University.
Ronald Eggers was awarded the Richard Todd fellowship for 1971-72 for
outstanding scholarship, leadership and fellowship for members of Phi
Sigma Pi.
Joseph N. LeConte, Jr. was chosen the outstanding male senior by Phi
Sigma Pi.
Four psychology majors were elected into Phi Kappa Phi: Etta E. Humphrey,
Joseph N. LeConte, Jr., Dianna Beamon Morris, and Jane L. Rayford.
Four of the thirteen magna cum laude A. B. graduates were psychology
majors: Minnie Daughety, Etta Humphrey, Dianna Beamon Morris, and
Barbara Rauth.
Ronald Eggers, Sue Corey, and Kathrine Green received Psi Chi awards for
scholarship for graduate students and Dianna Beamon Morris and Thomas
Harrell received the Psi Chi awards for undergraduate students.
Randy Stokes received the Psi Chi award for service and Sandra Long
received a special award for her service to the Psi Chi Library and Kurt
Helm for his outstanding service to the Laboratory.
III. Curricula
A. Courses listed in catalog but not taught for past two years:
Psychology 314, Psychology 3266, Psychology 360G.
B,
Special lectures or academic programs sponsored by Department: None
IV. Instruction
A.
Comment on what is being done to attain or maintain a strong, consistent
demand for higher quality student performance.
One of the professors is using newer humanistic approaches to stimulate
discussion and participation in learning process by students.
In one of the graduate courses the professor is requiring all the students
to design a small, simple experiment, actually carry it out, and write a
report about it. It is believed this will give students insight into
doing research and to have some experience in professional writing.
In other classes by one of the professors the student is asked to master
the material presented in lectures and reading assignments; a study guide
is given to each student to assist in this. During each quarter five
hours are set aside as discussion periods. Material for discussion comes
from Scientific American reprints and Psi Chi Library. The students are
encouraged to choose a topic relevant to course work, study this topic on
their own, discuss the topic with the professor and this is counted as an
informal. examination.
For Psychology 380G, Psychology of Exceptional Child, each student has
been required to make a minimum of three field trips to institutions or
agencies providing residential care, training or other services for
exceptional individuals. Reports of observations and reactions follow
each field trip.
In Psychology 370G, Mental Hygiene in Schools, students have been re-
quired to keep an "intellectual diary" of their readings, observations,
and reactions to discussions, films, etc. This provides an opportunity
for the professor to sample the ability of the student to see the inter-
relationships among topics discussed, and his ability to see possibilities
for meaningful application of principles of mental health.
Report changes or modifications in: (1) teaching methods, (2) teaching
patterns, (3) student advising procedures, (4) orientation of new faculty
and teaching fellows, and (5) security measures for test materials.
(1) Several instructors are conducting experiments with their classes
using modified self-instructional and programmed methods.
(2) None
(3) None
(4) A meeting was held at the beginning of the academic year and a
professor instructed the teaching fellows as to their duties, re-
sponsibilities, and other information necessary to the performance
of their jobs.
(5) A locked room is used for the care of the tests. Each professor has
a space in this room which he can use to store his tests until needed.
This room has two keys which are kept by the secretaries. The door
has a special steel bolt type lock and it is kept locked at all times
when the office is not occupied.
V.
VI.
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 school or department (1) has no qualified faculty member,
or (2) where the qualified faculty member within that field is within one
year of retirement.
B. Report activities of honor societies or work related to honor societies.
Psi Chi is the only honorary fraternity pertaining to psychology and the
Department continues to have an excellent chapter. A Psi Chi Library has
been established and it is contributing a great deal to the academic devel-
opment of the students. It is growing in number of volumes and the Depart-
ment feels it is serving a very useful purpose, not only for psychology
majors but students from other disciplines. It is manned by members of
the fraternity and has the assistance of a student work serving a
Librarian.
Addenda
Attach any pertinent material including faculty reprints, etc.
Dr. James Higgins is doing research on the marine brachiopod Glottidia.
Dr. Rosina Lao is spending 12 hours a week observing children at the
Developmental Evaluation Clinic in order to get some actual experience in
working with children so as to better her teaching ability in teaching
psychology of children.
Dr. R. S. Tacker conducted workshops in behavior modification for teachers
through the Division of Continuing Education. Also developed a Behavior
Record Chart for use in behavior modification procedures. (Copy attached.)
Dr. Betty Jane Corwin acted as field supervisor for standardization program
for Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (revised) for Psychological
Corporation. Presented a paper: Comparison of test results of disadvantaged
children at annual meeting of Southeastern Psychological Association.
Dr. Charles H. Moore chaired a symposium and sponsored two graduate studentsT
papers at annual meeting of Southeastern Psychological Association.
Dr. R. S. Tacker is doing research on Precision Teaching of Educational
Psychology. The procedures have been tested, revised, and evaluated three
time. A strong working procedure for teaching this course has been developed.
Data are being analyzed for possible publication. "
Dr. R. S. Tacker has been involved as consultant to Greenville City Schools in
the development of a behavior modification program imposed upon a pre-voca-
tional exploratory curriculum for junior high students with learning handicaps.
This program will serve as a laboratory for both research and training for a
selected number of psychology students.
Dr. Clinton R. Prewett has served as consultant for the Governor's Management
Development program.
Mrs. Hazel Stapleton was one of two evaluation consultants for an ESEA Title
III Project in Environmental Science, P. S. Jones Junior High School
Washington, North Carolina.
VI. Addenda (Continued)
Dr. William F. Grossnickle chaired two meetings at the annual meeting of the
Southeastern Psychological Association.
Dr. William F. Grossnickle served as consultant to Blue Bell, Inc.
Dr. William F. Grossnickle served as consultant to Psychological Consultants,
Inc.
Dr. Thomas E. Long was elected as president of the North Carolina Group
Behavior Society.
Dr. Thomas E. Long was appointed chairman of the Ethics and Professional
Practices Committee of the North Carolina Psychological Association.
Dr. Thomas E. Long was appointed as the North CArolina Psychological
Association's representative to the Governor's North Carolina Mental Health
Council.
Dr. Thomas E. Long was elected the representative-at-large to the North
Carolina Psychological Association.
Addenda to annual report; Psychology Department
B. Faculty Publications
Lao, Rosina: "Important Factors in Internal-External Belief Among
Male Adults."' Has been accepted by the editors of the Journal of Social
Psychology and scheduled to be published in 1973.
