Word: put
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...speedy Crimson line made many prolonged forays into Williams territory, but a mistake on offense or a sparkling Eph defensive play put an end to every threat. Hampered by inaccurate passing, the varsity's attack showed the same fault that has characterized it all season--the lack of a real scoring punch...
...Cornell fumble early in the second half set up the next varsity score. Taylor bobbled a handoff on his own 35, and Hank Keohane recovered. Six plays later Ravenel went over from the ten to put Harvard two touchdowns ahead...
...third touchdown, which would have clinched this Ivy League opener. Taking over on downs at the Cornell 26, it had driven for a first down on the 13. A clipping penalty nullified this advantage and the possible score, but Charlie Ravenel's time-killing maneuvers seemed to have put the game...
...explicit and implicit cues provided by the hypnotist and the situation," Dr. Orne set up two groups of hypnotic subjects. Two separate lectures on hypnosis were given in an introductory psychology course. In one the erroneous impression was given that catalepsy of the dominant hand (the hand stays put wherever it is placed) is typical of the hypnotic state. This point was omitted entirely in the other lecture. Volunteers were then selected from both groups and hypnotized. (As a control measure, the hypnotist was not told which lecture the subjects had attended until the session was concluded...
...hold the weight as long as possible without dropping it or lowering their arm. Every effort was made to maximize their performance. Then post-hypnotic amnesia was induced and they were motivated (they were told such things as "it is vital that we get your true capacity") and put through the test again. Each subject was asked to better his previous performance under hypnosis (but it must be remembered that amnesia had been induced and the subject had no recollection of his first test). All the subjects were able to hold the weight up longer in the motivated waking state...