The value of behavior modification treatment was studied in 12 hyperactive children (ages 0-7 years) with a variety of behavioral problems. Journal availability: see EC 111 043. (Author/DLS)

This study, an approach to controlling "acting out" behaviors of handicapped children in elementary schools, compares the effectiveness of an operant strategy and a cognitive strategy in modifying the behavior of a seven-year-old hyperactive boy. (Author/PN)

A three phase program reduced hyperactive behavior, increased attending/participating behavior, and improved academic performance of a total of 20 learning disabled children from 10 to 14 years of age. (DB)

Six clinical programs (N=55) and one controlled, experimental program (N=25) were carried out in which parents of hyperkinetic children (ages 3-18 years) were trained in ten-week workshops to alleviate behavior problems by means of behavior modification and child management practices. Journal availability: C.V. Mosby Company, 11830 Westline…

Recognizing that punishment for aggression often is noneffective or inadvertently reinforces the aggressive act, the authors discuss an alternative approach and provide an explanation of the exchange theory of aggression. Three classroom experiments, operated with children chosen as the most severe behavior problems in a local school system, are…