A randomized design with a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments was employed to investigate the role of susceptibility to persuasion, expectations for personal growth and divergent counseling treatments in the process of behavior change. The results of the investigation indicated that: (1) the divergent counseling treatment procedures…

A study measured changes in the teaching behavior of 70 first-year Temple University interns teaching in metropolitan Philadelphia secondary schools. Subjects, selected from 110 on the basis of subject and grade level, had received 6 weeks of graduate training in the summer prior to placement; they participated throughout the year in seminar…

Observable behavior change is a more useful goal in counseling than self-acceptance or self-understanding. Goals should be stated as specific behavior changes desired by each client, compatible with the counselor's values, and externally observable. Behavioral goals would result in: (a) a clearer anticipation of what counseling could accomplish,…

The monograph is the second in a series entitled "Studies in Behavior and Rehabilitation" and is scientifically dependent upon the first article. The authors report observations of two case studies and list three major purposes of the analysis: (1) to familiarize individuals interested in rehabilitation with the work Behavior Observation Scheme…

This study was undertaken to examine the constellation of attitudes and beliefs felt to be related to health behavior. Two types of health messages were delivered to a group of teenage camp counselors on the disease diabetes. Their attitudes toward the disease in terms of their perception of vulnerability to it, their perception of its severity,…

Thirty five volunteer college women were divided into three groups to determine if heart rate could be conditioned instrumentally and lowered during exercise stress on the treadmill. The three groups were a) experimental group I, 15 subjects who received instrumental conditioning with visual feedback; b) instrumental group II, 9 subjects who…

This review of the research literature focuses on processes that Cautela (1972a) has called covert conditioning and Mahoney, Thoresen, and Danaher (1972) have called covert behavior modification. Both of these terms refer to processes for changing behavior through imaginal responses. Two general strategies have been employed. One has been to…

Described is a short term resource program to help emotionally disturbed children achieve acceptable classroom behavior. It is explained that cooperation between the regular teacher and the resource teacher is achieved through flexible scheduling, use of assignments from the regular teacher in the resource situation, and various feedback…

The present study compared the effects of assertion with that of progressive relaxation training in systematic desensitization. Nineteen Ss were selected on the basis of exemplifying high debilitating test anxiety according to Alpert and Haber's (1960) Achievement Anxiety Test. Results showed that test anxious Ss who received either relaxation or…

A psychodynamic view posits that persistence of behavior change requires modification of a more or less permanent, spontaneous behavior potential which is partially outside the person's awareness and control. A review of the research and theoretical literature between 1960 and 1972 about video playback and other kinds of self-confrontation in…

What are the relative effects of self-interest and altruistic motives on teacher acceptance of educational innovation after the effects of the following classes of variables have been taken into account: personal attributes, characteristics of the school system, characteristics of the school, career patterns, and psychological predispositions?…

This study investigates the suitability of a particular conceptual framework for preparing secondary teachers. The program was aimed at developing five basic teaching behaviors--planning, motivating, verbalizing, controlling-disciplining, and evaluating. Three major tasks were identified: 1) to redesign the structure of the existing program, 2) to…

The discussion of applied research in the field of behavior modification as used in child treatment is based on the carefully controlled research design of the Children's Treatment Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The Center provides a total treatment program for emotionally disturbed children and their families while serving research needs and…

The bibliography lists 31 items relating to drug therapy selected from "Exceptional Child Education Abstracts." One in a series of over 50 similar selected listings, the bibliography cites research reports, conference papers, journal articles, texts, and program guides. Each entry contains bibliographical data, availability information, indexing…

One in a series of over 50 similar listings relating to handicapped and gifted children, the bibliography contains 81 references selected from Exceptional Child Education Abstracts concerning behavior modification. The following information is provided for each entry (which includes research reports, conference papers, journal articles, texts, and…