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Prevatt, Frances; Young, Joel L. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2014
Traditionally diagnosed in children, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is now regarded as a life span condition. The academic difficulties experienced by children and adolescents with ADHD have been observed to continue into young adulthood. Treatment outcome studies demonstrate that behavioral and pharmacotherapeutic interventions…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, College Students, Behavior Modification, Drug Therapy
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Newman, Cory F. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2011
In spite of the fact that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for major depressive disorder is an empirically supported treatment, some clients do not respond optimally or readily. The literature has provided a number of hypotheses regarding the factors that may play a role in these clients' difficulties in responding to CBT, with the current paper…
Descriptors: Homework, Therapy, Depression (Psychology), Psychological Patterns
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Little, Steven G.; Akin-Little, Angeleque; Newman-Eig, Lynne M. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2010
The present study sought to evaluate the efficacy of an interdependent group contingency program on increasing homework completion and accuracy rates in fourth grade students in an elementary school. In addition, the present study attempted to determine whether randomized reinforcement was more effective than constant reinforcement. Overall, the…
Descriptors: Homework, Reinforcement, Grade 4, Intervention
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Jaspers, Kathryn E.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Williams, Robert L.; Saecker, Lee B. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2007
College students (N = 151) completed three in-class mathematics assignments that varied with respect to the order of short, medium, and long multiplication problems, including a short-to-long order, a long-to-short order, and a random order. Problem order within assignments did not significantly affect work accuracy, completion time, or assignment…
Descriptors: Homework, Assignments, Behavior Modification, Multiplication
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Westra, Henny A.; Dozois, David J. A.; Marcus, Madalyn – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
Belief in one's ability to change is an important cognitive variable related to treatment gains. This study investigated pretreatment expectancy for anxiety change and early homework compliance in relation to initial and total cognitive change in group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety. Participants, who met diagnostic criteria for at…
Descriptors: Therapy, Homework, Anxiety, Outcomes of Treatment
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Langberg, Joshua M.; Epstein, Jeffery N.; Urbanowicz, Christina M.; Simon, John O.; Graham, Amanda J. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) exhibit significant academic impairments, as evidenced by poor academic achievement, grade retention, and school dropout. Deficits in organization skills may contribute to these academic impairments, as children with ADHD frequently lose assignments, misplace their completed work, and…
Descriptors: Homework, Intervention, Grade Point Average, Hyperactivity
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Gonzalez, Vivian M.; Schmitz, Joy M.; DeLaune, Katherine A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
This study examines the effect of homework compliance on treatment outcome in 123 participants receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for cocaine dependence. Regression analyses revealed a significant relationship between homework compliance and cocaine use that was moderated by readiness to change. Homework compliance predicted less cocaine…
Descriptors: Homework, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Cocaine