This article reports on an experiment that evaluated the effects of a 27-day sit up exercise training program on adipose cell size and adiposity. Fat biopsies were taken by needle aspiration from male subjects before and after a progressive training regimen. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)

Proposes that a model of conflict resolution based on communication theory constitutes an effective approach to the learning of skills in conflict management. In this framework, it may become possible to change negative perceptions through cognitive processes as a basis for acquisition of conflict resolution skills. (Author/JAC)

Four young children with severe and moderate handicaps were taught to generalize play responses. Across the four participants, training to generalize within-toy sets resulted in complete between-class generalization in 11 sets, partial generalization in 3 sets, and no generalization in 2 sets. (Author/CL)

Twenty profoundly retarded children (mean chronological age 14 years) were trained to play with ordinary toys, half by behavior modification and half by a control procedure. Operant training led to some increases in total toy contact but was not significantly more effective than the control technique in promoting independent constructive play.…

A multiple baseline design across subjects assessed effects of vestibular stimulation on acquisition of erect and symmetrical sitting of three preschoolers with severe and multiple handicaps. All three Ss made gains in erect sitting. Results from the symmetrical sitting measure were less conclusive. (Author/CL)

The authors review recreation/leisure training programs conducted with moderately/severely disabled individuals. Emphasis is placed on databased task-analytic, instructional efforts and recent curriculum volumes/position papers. Programing implications include the value of task sequences involving gradual increments in response requirements.…

Compared Minnesota Couples Communication Program and Structured Behavior Exchange training with a waiting list control group through a multivariate repeated measures procedure (N=32 couples). Results indicated a general short-term improvement for both groups, but a need for follow-up experiences to maintain treatment gains. (JAC)

The enuresis of a hearing-impaired, developmentally disabled adolescent was corrected through the use of an auditory alarm and specific training procedures. The young man progressed from wetting the bed every night to being consistently dry after five weeks of treatment. He has remaind dry for over two years. (Author/CL)

Correspondence education is a tested, flexible, and viable addition to the training and development arsenal of learning tools. Although a comparatively recent development in the professions, properly integrated within the training plan, correspondence study supports any trainer's effort and closes most fundamental learning gaps. (Author/DS)

The British iron and steel industry training board has developed a training approach called investment appraisal of training. This approach is a forward-looking appraisal in which the estimated costs ofthe proposed training activity are balanced against benefits accruing in fi nancial terms from improved performance. (DS)

Designers of a computerized management game based on a simplified model of the company itself found the game more complex than they had previously thought; participants found it intriguing and rewarding. (Editor)

Assessment of an in-house approach to start-up training in a process industry. (Editor)