This article describes a novel assignment involving students giving a presentation on YouTube about how to apply behavior-modification principles to change a specific type of behavior, chosen by each student. The presentations covered topics such as how to end nail biting and how to reduce anxiety about public speaking. Giving an oral presentation…

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…

Some behavior modification textbooks encourage students to apply behavioral modification techniques in their own lives. This descriptive study using undergraduate students examined the usefulness of giving students in behavior modification courses the assignment to apply behavior modification techniques in their own lives. Subjects (N=50) were…