Describes behavioral exchange contracting in which an agreement binds a worker and a client or members of a family to change specific, measurable behaviors. Maintains that behavioral contracting offers a realistic, structured approach to resolving problems in a variety of situations. (CM)

Both interventions produced dramatic and comparable increases in positive social behavior in training sessions; however, post-treatment responding was not observed for either intervention during generalization assessment. (Author/DLS)

A psychologist provides helpful suggestions for teachers having trouble with negativistic, impulsive, passive-dependent, and anxious children. (CM)

A behavior management program which uses media activities as reinforcers for maintenance and acquisition of appropriate classroom behaviors is described. Ways of using technology-based activities to encourage desirable behavior are discussed. (MP)

A total of 72 children aged 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 were studied in a test of three hypotheses: younger children will use cues adaptively in a simple but not a complex situation; older children will act adaptively in both situations; the rate of change accelerates from 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 years old. (MS)

Describes a two-year experiment to begin in July 1977 in which a Yugoslavian, Milutin Veljkovic, will stay underground to study the human physiological and psychological adjustment to the isolation of the cave. Only contact with outside world will be a computer terminal linked to researchers above ground. (CS)

Authors describes Holland's article as "...an extraordinary act of moral perception and intellectual courage." However, he continues, in the case of behavior modification methods, it may not be a matter of warning against abuse of a good thing, but rather a matter of warning against use of a bad thing. (Author/RW)

Subjects (N=20) participated in a smoking-reduction program that attempted to assess the initial effectiveness of a rapid-smoking procedure administered to groups. Results are discussed in terms of self-set and the attribution of behavior change. (Author)

This article describes a teacher preparation program in health education that provides educators with the skills that will enable them to make positive changes in the attitudes, values, and behaviors of their students. (MM)

The case study of a 12-year-old girl referred for severe behavioral problems illustrated how attention to baseline measures prevented premature conclusions regarding the impact of a conditioning procedure upon aggresive, acting-out behavior. (Author/SBH)

A study of two adolescents with behavior disorders examined the effects of a sequence of three, single-digit multiplication problems on the latency to initiate multiple digit multiplication problems. During the preference assessment, both students most often selected the single-digit problems and intervention decreased the latency between problems…

Collected data from 187 college students to assess both the predictive utility of perceived benefits and risks of risk-taking behaviors (RTBs) on behavioral intentions and behavioral change. Results indicate that perceived benefits accounted for significant variance in behavioral intentions and are better determinants of behavior change for RTBs…

A pica box (containing items safe to chew) was used as an intervention with a 10-year-old autistic girl with pica behaviors in a special education setting. Evaluation using an ABAB design (varying in availability of the pica box) found a decrease in pica attempts when the pica box was available to the student. (DB)