Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Dr. Richard Malott is the most thoroughgoing radical behaviorist and behavioral systems analyst I have known. The quality and breadth of this thesis is primarily a result of his innovative, consistent style of teaching. I am grateful to Mike Dillon, my graduate super visor and an excellent systems manager. His thesis-advising system defined and maintained my research activities, and his

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... l, thoughtful supervision guided me throughout all aspects of completing the thesis. I thank Dr. Joel Bowman for teaching me the mechanics and the subtleties of writing and for his frequent, careful editing of many drafts of this manuscript. I appreciate Earlene Gant's patience and sacrifice-and the frequent telephone calls from her work place which encouraged me during a spring and summer of writing. As always, my friend Terry McSween made excellent suggestions and fully supported the systems I designed. Dr. Paul Mountjoy and Dr. Jack Michael made useful comments on the final draft. Finally, I thank the participants -the supervisors and the researchers-whose consent and hard work made this research possible.