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Feeney, Edward J. – Training and Development Journal, 1972
Discusses how three basic management tools combine for effective performance improvement. (Author)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Experimental Programs, Feedback, Interviews
Peer reviewedMadden, Peter C. – School Review, 1972
Author examines the implications of a major scientific work of behavioral ressearch and concludes that positive reinforcement techniques will make possible the creation of an open classroom, that, in itself, will minimize the negative effects of control. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Environment, Nonauthoritarian Classes
Peer reviewedSpencer, Richard J.; Gray, David F. – Child Study Journal, 1973
Study demonstrated that a significant decrease in student inappropriate behavior could be accomplished through employment of a time-out from positive reinforcement procedure. (Authors)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Extinction (Psychology)
Peer reviewedSinger, Marilyn; Clarkson, Philip – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1972
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Learning Theories, Positive Reinforcement
Peer reviewedRychlak, Joseph F.; Tobin, Thomas J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1971
Explores the differential impact of negatively rated and positively rated trigram paired-associate materials on underachievers and overachievers in high school. (AE)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Associative Learning, High School Students, Males
Willis, Jerry W. – Mental Hygiene, 1972
Having reviewed other studies, author describes a behavior modification program in a ghetto school which succeeded only after one teacher was led to change her own behavior. Material rewards were used as incentives to the children. One child originally rated below average and troublesome became the class model student. (PD)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Problems, Classroom Observation Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth
Hersey, Paul; Blanchard, Kenneth H. – Training and Development Journal, 1972
Second of three articles cites research indicating employee productivity is usually higher under employee-centered" supervisors who keep a loose rein than under job-centered" ones who exercise close supervision. Since high expectations lead to increasingly high performance, and vice versa, authors suggest ways to turn around low-producing…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Employee Attitudes, Expectation, Job Satisfaction
Peer reviewedCairns, Robert B. – Child Development, 1970
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Extinction (Psychology), Negative Reinforcement, Positive Reinforcement
Peer reviewedNoffsinger, Thomas – Exceptional Children, 1971
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Aspiration, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedSloggett, Barbara B. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedGlavin, John P.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Emotional Disturbances
Kendler, Tracy S.; and others – J Exp Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Color, Cues, Difficulty Level
Johnson, Stuart R.; Boggs, John R. – Calif J Educ Res, 1969
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Reinforcement, Pupillary Dilation
Peer reviewedOrbach, Israel; Hadas, Ziva – Journal of Research in Personality, 1982
Tested efficiency of induced self-esteem in reducing various deficits caused by learned helplessness. Results indicated subjects who received induced self-esteem treatment showed significantly more deficit reversal. Results are discussed in relation to the usefulness of induced self-esteem as a form of treatment for helplessness depression.…
Descriptors: College Students, Depression (Psychology), Feedback, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDejames, Patricia L. – Education, 1982
Provides parents, teachers, and counselors with innovative ways to deal with discipline problems and open up communication between child and adult. Innovations discussed include: (1) problem-ownership; (2) I-message; (3) active listening; and (4) brainstorming. Warns against placing labels on childrens' problems. Emphasizes use of positive…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), Counselors, Discipline Problems
