Word: particulars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...entire squad saw a good deal of action, giving coach Floyd Wilson a chance to observe the particular weaknesses he must iron out before this Saturday's official opener at Amherst...
...intention of the research, as Professor Skinner has stated in his report to the Fund, is on "controlling the variables of which learning is a function." By setting up suitable "contingencies of reinforcement," Skinner says, the particular modes of behavior can be directed by the particular type of stimuli. The consequent behavior proves to be predictable over long stretches of time...
This sequence gives an example of the manner in which the student's mental responses are guided and aimed at a particular end in each "lesson." The more cogently selected and clearly connected each frame in the series is, the more effective the program of the machine in instilling the intended knowledge...
Hammond gave no particular reason why the Faculty Club now wants to break precedent for an official liquor permit. "There was talk about it over the summer," Hammond remarked, "and a group of us wanted to sound out the Administration about it this fall...
...particular interest was the first appearance in Cambridge of Elliot Forbes as conductor of the Glee Club, although he led the Radcliffe Choral Society here recently. The inevitable comparisons between him and Professor Woodworth will probably be being made for some time to come, for their approach to choral singing and style of conducting are quite different. The emphasis on diction which was a trademark amounting almost to a fetish in past years has been relaxed, allowing for a smoother, more fluid performance, but sacrificing the percussive element to some degree. There seems to be less attempt at choral "effects...