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Williams, J. Sherwood; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1975
This article examines the idea that social norms are not permanently incorporated into a person's personality. The author presents the argument that in a group situation subjects are conditioned toward similarity while afterward, the individual's behavior gradually returns to an "operant level". Tests show this argument to be essentially true.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Conditioning, Group Dynamics, Group Norms
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Knapczyk, Dennis R.; Yoppi, Judith O. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
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Nydegger, Rudy V. – Small Group Behavior, 1975
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the differential application of reinforcing and punishing light cues in the manipulation of verbal behavior and leadership status in small groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Feedback, Group Dynamics, Leadership
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Lanyon, Richard I.; Barocas, Victor S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
In Study one, the effect on stuttering frequency of contingent monetary gain and contingent monetary loss resulted in decreased stuttering. In Study two, monetary gain and loss was made contingent on units of fluent speech. Fluency increased for the group during monetary gain, but monetary loss did not decrease fluency. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Contingency Management, Feedback
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Pederson, Linda L.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Three approaches: hypnosis, counseling, and hypnosis plus counseling were used to help smokers stop smoking. Only the third approach produced a fairly high success rate. (SE)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Counseling Effectiveness, Followup Studies
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Richey, Harold W. – Education, 1975
Research is cited which indicates that subjects who are induced to express attitudes opposed to their true opinions will, under some conditions, come to modify their opinions in the direction of what they have said. (Editor)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Educational Research, High School Students, Role Playing
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Hopp, Joyce W. – Journal of School Health, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Group Discussion, Health Education, Individual Counseling
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Powell, J. Larry; Bock, Douglas G. – Central States Speech Journal, 1975
Investigates the influence of two types of basic speech courses on behavior change. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Course Evaluation
Hanna, Michael S. – Speech Teacher, 1975
Describes a course activity based on a banking and financial system using simulated money. Results indicate that student behavior is modified and work quality improves with such self-direction. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Rating Scales, Class Activities, Higher Education
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Kurtz, P. David; Neisworth, John T. – Exceptional Children, 1976
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
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Vriend, John; Dyer, Wayne W. – School Counselor, 1976
This article discusses the large number of reluctant clients encountered by counselors, the forms the reluctance assumes and reasons for the reluctance. Some strategies for counseling reluctant clients are outlined. (Author/HMV)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness
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McCutcheon, Beth; Calhoun, Karen S. – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1976
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Day Care Centers, Emotional Adjustment, General Education
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Weithorn, Corinne J.; Ross, Roslyn – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1976
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Education
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Smith, Deborah Deutsch; Lovitt, Thomas C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1976
Investigated were the effects of reinforcement contingencies in two different arithmetic situations--acquisition and proficiency with seven 8-11 year-old learning disabled boys. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Intervention
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Fremouw, William J.; Harmatz, Morton G. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
This study assesses the effect of speech-anxious subjects acting as behavior therapists for other speech-anxious subjects. Subjects were divided into helper, helpee, latent helper, and waiting list control groups. Both helpers and helpees significantly reduced speech anxiety. The helpers showed more absolute improvement than the other groups.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Conditioning, Educational Experiments
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