Research has generally found instruction effective in raising student cognitive levels, but only inconsistently effective in producing behavior change. The authors urge that health education programs be developed in a manner reflective of the supportive behavior change research. (MJB)

Male subjects (N=96), defensive externals, congruent externals, and internals, participated in a level of aspiration task under either "game" or "test" instructions. As predicted, congruent externals showed significantly more realistic striving behavior in the test condition. (Author)

Reviews the position taken by the Supreme Court in supporting corporal punishment, asserts that corporal punishment is demeaning, and lists alternative approaches to the control of students. (IRT)

Reviewed is research on the relationship between the treatment of autistic children and diagnostic and etiological variables. (SBH)

Reviews the present status of cognitive theories in social psychology and summarizes major findings in the domain of attitude change. (Author)

Discusses early attitudes toward the transistor and the resulting consequences of these attitudes. (SL)

Described is a procedure for the reduction of stuttering behavior by means of reality confrontations in structure verbal exchanges, which has been used by the author as treatment with over 200 adolescent stutterers. (Author/IM)

The article discussed the relationship between sex-role behaviors and assertiveness. It was concluded that assertive training is potentially valuable to students and educators alike in helping to modify some of the extreme behaviors associated with sex-role stereotypes and as such is beneficial in bringing about more adaptive forms of behavior in…

Discussed are some techniques available to the parent trainer that utilize behavioral principles to teach behavioral principles. (SBH)

A comparative survey of university students who had taken a course on alcohol education and those who had not indicated that alcohol education has some effect in modifying behavior and attitudes toward drinking. (JD)

Discusses a study of a reinforcement program using a multiple baselin design to teach number names to a learning disability student. Results indicated that a classroom teacher can design and implement a methodologically sound, practical, and effective behavior change program. (JM)

Ex-smokers (N = 61) who had stopped smoking as part of a televised "clinic" were assigned to either a tape-reinforcement or nonreinforcement condition and were followed up a month later. A self-regulated reward system can be an extremely cost-effective tool in preventing short-term recidivism among neophyte ex-smokers. (Author)

Analyzes social skills in four emotionally disturbed students (ages 12-14) enrolled in adolescent day treatment programs. Students displayed an increased ability to relax and to use appropriate interpersonal behaviors in simulated social interactions involving scenes not previously trained. Skills did not generalize to the classroom. Discusses…

The study of use of the drug fenfluramine with four autistic children (7-20 years old) indicated no significant side effects, a reduction in some deviant behaviors, and an improvement in activity level/attention span. (Author/DB)