This bibliography on approaches to behavior modification with juvenile delinquents lists programs in residential situations, intervention with families, basic education courses, and community-based projects. Virtually every facet of behavior control and modification is covered, including some which are controversial. Citations are not annotated.…

Assumptions that learning is basically concept development and that it is also a process of successive approximations of a terminal behavior lead the author to a definition of concept and a hierarchy of concept development. The nine-stage model of cognitive development is presented in a chart with sample items and instrumentation for each state.…

Analyzed parataxic distortion (low self esteem and attribution of low self-acceptance to the average person), by looking for key qualities of parenting associated with this type of distorted perception. (DP)

This brief review of the results of a phenomenological analysis of the pedagogical situation suffices to show the significance of this approach in penetrating into the realities of the act of upbringing and education, and for establishing a theory of pedagogy as an independent human science. (Author)

This study concerns the onset and early development of wariness in human infants. The data suggest positing a hierarchy of aversive reactions, from distress reactions to acquired fears. (Author/GB)

Suggests how simple role-playing can be used to improve social interaction of primary students. (MG)

Identifies four behavioral manifestations of growing creativity": independence of approach," urge for expression," increased interest in detail," and departure from stereotype." (Author/RD)

Explored prevention of learned helplessness through the use of thermal biofeedback training and varied explanations of performance. It was found that only in the biofeedback group receiving accurate feedback was there any prevention of the subsequent development of learned helplessness behavior. (Author)

Lists 17 selected films illustrating the personal and interpersonal developmental problems encountered by mentally retarded adolescents or young adults. Each citation includes a descriptive annotation. (Author/BK)

Direct instruction in vocational ethics offers many advantages over the indirect approach as a means of teaching students to recognize and deal with ethical conflict. Advantages include clear instructional goals, replicable teaching strategies, and objective evaluation procedures. (JOW)

One of the major changes in developmental psychology during the past 50 years has been the acceptance of the important role of nature (genetics) as well as nurture (environment). Past research consisting of twin and adoption studies has shown that genetic influence is substantial for most domains of developmental psychology. Present research…

Contemporary evolution biology has recognized the role of development in evolution. Evolutionarily oriented psychologists have similarly recognized the role that behavioral plasticity, particularly early in development, may have had on the evolution of species, harking back to the ideas of Baldwin (the Baldwin effect). Epigenetic theories of…

The purpose of this study was to test direct, additive, and mediation models involving family, neighborhood, and peer factors in relation to emerging antisocial behavior and social skills. Neighborhood danger, maternal depressive symptoms, and supportive parenting were assessed in early childhood. Peer group acceptance was measured in middle…