To increase performance, parents were instructed to present contingent consequences at home. Three methods were used for instructing parents in program management. All three methods resulted in increase in pupils' percent correct, but no substantial difference was observed as a function of mode of parent instruction. (Author)

The process of promoting behavior change in children described as being immature or antisocial with conduct or behavioral disorders can be enhanced by training their parents in operant techniques in an outpatient clinic setting. Most parents can respond to training because a theoretical understanding of operant techniques is not a prerequisite for…