Three experiments involving college adults, retarded adults, and adolescents and normal preschoolers examined the efficacy of three methods of presenting stimuli (successive, simultaneous, or a combination) in object- naming tasks. Results were consistent in showing better posttest performance for Ss in the simultaneous and combined conditions.…

Eight seven- and eight-year-old hyperactive children were assigned to either a self-instructional training group or an attention practice control group. On-task behavior in the classroom and performance measures in reading and arithmetic were assessed. (Author/SBH)

A twin signal device that provides both escape and avoidance conditioning in enuresis control was documented with case studies of two enuretic children (eight and nine years old). In addition, a technique of fading as an adjunct to the process was utilized with one subject. (Author/SBH)

Eight hyperactive children (6 to 11 years old) were treated with a behavioral intervention focusing on teacher and parent training over a period of 5 months. The results suggested that the combination of psychostimulant medication and behavior therapy may be more effective in the short term than either treatment alone. (Author)

Two experiments involving four mothers of seven autistic children (4 to 13 years old) were conducted to assess the generalized effects of several different parent/teacher training programs. (Author/SBH)

The paper reports an analysis of the general changes in the language, other than that specifically targeted by the incidental teaching procedures, used by 31 disadvantaged preschool children. (Author)