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TOR (INSTRUCT IOH AM) APPLICATION OF AH m & Z m m ffl tOH THE EVALUATION OF ATTITUDE TGMKP HOfEICAL EDUCATION m AH ACTIVITY COERCE toy CrjpXo b Leon wear A d i s s e r t a t i o n eu b m itted i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l l m o n t o f th e r e a u ir e ja e n ts f o r th e d e g r e e o f D octor o f Ifcileeop b y* i n th e D iv is io n o f P h y s ic a l E d u ca tio n and I n t e r c o l l e g i a t e A th le tic ® # i n th e Graduate C o lle g e o f th e S t a te U n iv e r s it y o f Jovm June 1950 ProQuest N um ber: 10907210 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is d e p e n d e n t upon the quality of the copy subm itted. In the unlikely e v e n t that the a u thor did not send a c o m p le te m anuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if m aterial had to be rem oved, a n o te will ind ica te the deletion. uest ProQuest 10907210 Published by ProQuest LLC(2018). C opyright of the Dissertation is held by the Author. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States C o d e M icroform Edition © ProQuest LLC. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 4 8 1 0 6 - 1346 The w r i t e r w ish es p a r t i c u l a r l y t o e x p re s s h i s g r a t i t u d e to Bx* C . H* McCloy and t o Bx* $ • I* Shobcn, J r . * f o r c o u n s e l and g u id ance d u rin g th e co u rse o f t h i s s tu d y . He w ish e s a l s o to th a n k Hr* H arold B e c h to ld t, Hr* A r th u r I . Wendler* and Hr# Morma B* Young f o r a s s i s t a n c e on s e v e r a l o c c a s io n s * Thanks a r e e x p re s s e d to D. A# Aro&rusteTft d i r e c t o r o f th© r e q u ir e d program o f p h y s ic a l e d u c a tio n f o r men a t th e S ta te Uni v e r s i l y of Iowa* f o r p e rm is s io n .to a d m in is t e r th e A t t it u d e In v e n to ry to th e s tu d e n ts in t h i s program* The w r i t e r i s in d e b te d to hi© w ife , E dra W ear, f o r i n v a lu a b le a s s i s t a n c e i n a sse m b lin g and o r g a n is in g th e d s ta o f th e stu d y * ii S t a t e U niversity of Iowa LlBRAFttES ACKHOVELEDQMEOTS The w r i t e r w ishes p a r t i c u l a r l y t o e x p re s s h i s g r a t i t u d e to Br* C* H* tteG loy e n d t o D r. I* £* S hoben, J r . * f o r c o u n s e l en d g u id ence d u rin g , th e c o u rse o f t h i s study* He wish©© els© t o th a n k Dr* H art)id B e c h to ld t, Dr* A rth u r J* W en&lsr, and D r. tSoria© P* Young f o r e a e is ta n c a o n s e v e r a l occasion© * Thanks a r e e x p re ss e d to D. A* A ra & ru a te r, d i r e c t o r o f t h e r e q u ir e d program o f p h y s ic a l e d u c a tio n f o r men a t th e S ta te U n iv e rs ity o f Iowa* f o r p e rm is s io n t o adm inis* t e r th© A t t it u d e In v e n to ry to th e s tu d e n ts i n t h i s program . The w r i t e r i s in d e b te d to hi© w ife* E dra W ear, f o r in * v a lu a b le a s s i s t a n c e i n a seem h lin g and o r g a n is in g th e d s t a o f th e stu d y * /IT'S 11 S t a t e U niversity of Iowa LIBRARtES TABAB Of comwm Chapter I page th e ii*oblem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I n tr o d u c tio n * « * * * « • * ...................... 1 Statem ent o f th e JRrcbXam Def i n i t lone . . . . * « » • • . • • * « 4 6 A ttitu d e ® • * * * * ...................... II III If 1 « • 6 A ttitu d e O bject » » * » « • * • • • 8 P h y s ic a l E d u catio n ........................... 8 Behavior The SHeaeurement of A ttitu d e