The biomotometer, an electronic device that simultaneously measures activity and provides auditory feedback to the subject, was used in combination with material reinforcers in two experiments attempting to modify activity level in two children (one hyperactive, one psychotic and hyperactive). (Author/SBH)

Examining the norm formation process in terms of internalization versus conditioning, this study concludes that Sherif's 1935 model of norm formation (internalization) is questionable, suggesting, rather, that with the internalization of group norms there appears to be a tendency for individual judgments to diverge when returned to individual…

An attendance control policy based on the Katz and Kahn (1966) motivational pattern of legal compliance was implemented in one department of a large manufacturing organization with two comparable departments serving as controls. Results supported the effectiveness of the attendance control policy among chronically absent workers, but not with…

The criteria most appropriate for assessing school health programs are discussed, and the need for such evaluation in the light of pressure from public opinion is emphasized. (JD)

This study was designed to determine how effective an instructional program about cancer prevention might be in changing the knowledge and behavior of teenage females. (MM)

While behavior change procedures should not be viewed as a panacea, they do offer an attractive alternative for addressing many of the problems faced by secondary school teachers and administrators. (Author)

Therapeutic communities (TC's) have become a mainstay of the drug rehabilitation network, yet many important questions remain unanswered. A careful examination of the TC movement, its philosophies and practices, reveals a number of areas where changes are warranted in order to further increase their rehabilitation effectiveness. (Author)

Reviews the ills and negative factors of a monster named television and concludes with the question, "What do we do?" (Author/AM)

Explores major problems involved in the ethical and adequate use of behavior modification procedures in social settings, i.e., selection of the target child, data collection and record keeping, implementation of a behavior change program, and personnel qualifications. Suggested guidelines for addressing the problems are provided. (Author)

The results of investigating some specific and systematic relationships between incentive plans and the reduction of absenteeism and sick leave use are examined. (Author)

The author contends that humans are guided by values and principles. He describes a widely accessible and applicable empirically based therapy system. (Author)

Test-anxious subjects (N=19) participated in an outcome study comparing systematic desensitization, cue-controlled relaxation, and no treatment. The treatment groups demonstrated significant improvement on the self-report measures of test and state anxiety but not on the behavioral indices. The potential advantages of this technique over…

Social skills training was used to alter the socially inappropriate and ineffectual behavior of a 17-year old homosexual male. Six training and six generalization role-played interpersonal scenes were used. Results indicated significant improvement on trained social skills components with generalization to nontrained scenes as well. (Author)

Studied with the 10-year-old sister of a 9-year-old girl diagnosed as autistic, and the 11- and 12-year-old brothers of a 9-year-old boy diagnosed as severely neurologically impaired was the effectiveness of siblings as behavior change agents for their behaviorally disturbed brothers and sisters, and the ability of parents to be reliable observers…

This article describes a health education class in which the students actively engage in improving their own health by physical activity and good nutrition. They are graded on the success of the program they undertake by clear proof of better physical condition. (JD)