Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 1954 A Study of the Influence of the Temporal Position of Success and Failure upon Level of Aspiration Robert Clair Nicolay Loyola University Chicago Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss Part of the Psychology Commons Recommended Citation Nicolay, Robert Clair, "A Study of the Influence of the Temporal Position of Success and Failure upon Level of Aspiration" (1954) Dissertations 460 https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/460 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Loyola eCommons It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Loyola eCommons For more information, please contact ecommons@luc.edu This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License Copyright © 1954 Robert Clair Nicolay A STUDY f1I 1'1& ~I ot tU TDPORAL POSITIOIl 0'1 SUOCEi JdtJ) , AlLVB.I UPOI LEVit 01' ABPIRATtOl A DLaNri&tJ.oa Su.bJUtt.e4 to tt I'acuJ.t¥ of the ~te Soaool of Loyola tJD1vort11" 1A Pa.:rt1&l f'lIl.t11l.atm'l of 'Uut a.q~ t07.' the De of JleotoJo of PhUoeopb,y WI ,ra, 1924 Be Ill1ao1., J , ~ted f'roa Ca~ io,ye au, _ rl"a 1- Mtll!kb ihUven1t4r, aob, IUh, lH8, 1dtA the dtIpee of 1960, be Cbleap' ~_ NOe1.oa the dej2."M or Ba.-tv 01lllJ.aw !be autbor 1eha",101" Blab s.Mol, Spr1asr1elcl ~ OlJa1e f1t Cook •• Oount¥ IUj" or Ia 'ebwU)", ~ Il"OII ~ t~ ~ , l.o7ela UDivwa1t,'t ,.choloaln at t.he Or.t.Jd.ul ~ boa 1948 to 19150 ~ 181 thla pu1.od be a reU.ow a.w1lateao l twv in Ptt1~ ~ wtaor _ a' Lo,yola Ual't'lnlt.tr' ofQ:lloap, XlliaoJ.a 8inoa 19S0 - 1a8~ 1a ta ~" of P'V'obololt at Lo7olt4 Urd:, 1• • 11 TO PIOILlIi • • • • " • •• • • • • • ~ ot pal direoted bebev1or • • • • B onpa &tid Yalue or the 1_&1 or upiraUOD teolm1que c Purpos or the pre " 1nftItt&atioD • • • D S1pUloaaee of t;h problea • • & Bu.117 • • A .l eYel of aep1raU•• a • ' • • ., • •• , • • • • • •• • • ., • • • • II A UYliW 01 BlLATItlLItilRN.fUU • • • • • • • • A ht.bodol.olr ., • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .tun or tU task • • • • • • Quat.1:t.aU"e • • • • • • • • , I • Aae.lTe11 or • '" • • • • • B De~ tit leYe1 of up1l'au •• • ••• Iatelleot.1.tallaotonJ • • • • • • • • • • • lip clat • • • • • • •" • • • • • • " I Oul:tUhl l'actwa • • • • •• •• • •• - •• •• • • •• •• • ~taot.or • • • • , • • • •• i At,U- towa.tU tile ta.ek • " • • • • • • • • • • • e , .u.'V tactor • • • • • • • • • • • • • • f Wl • • • • • • • • • • ••• C fJeaeIoaUt¥ or l el ot IUl$pUat1Oa • • • • • • • •" • • • " H18toI7 ApSel u4 f t ooaoel'D1a& ::::,-::;1~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ul4 " t of tU probla • • • D !be poe1u of auooe uc1 taU 11& r-e.l.at.1cD to • • leYel et up1ra:t;1 • •• ••••••••••• Pnd.ou r.aea:ra:h •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • •• I SulaaI'T •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • IU.~· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A $elMUoa ad 4uor1P'1oa or wbjeotl • • • • • • • • B Seloot1oa or I tut •• • • • • • • • ••• •• • • • •• • • · " & "I · · ,"., \II ' a._ ·' 11 lA 1I 11 19 21 22 U SO Q 11 M " H 81 U 89 40 ~ Qrl~ or & task • • III • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • JleaaotpUon of putaaitilo\er' uaed u \uk C ll E&~tal ~ GJIotlpaacOOl'4i.Jli \0 Mqu at ROQUe aDd t'aU'tU'e •• Com.a Irt4ex data , ~tal ~." 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