THE PROCESS OF SUCCESSFUL BEHAVIOR CHANGE IS AFFECTED BY A NUMBER OF SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRANSITIONAL ROLE. SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY A CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT IS SELF-SUSTAINING, LEADING TO SUCCESSFUL OCCUPATION OF A TERMINAL STATUS. ALTHOUGH THE INITIATING OF MEDICAL STUDENTS INTO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IS GIVEN AS AN…

This paper presents a new approach to the measurement of change within human systems (individuals, groups, organizations, communities). It is reported as being a more realistic and accurate approach than the use of simple raw-score change, easier to calculate than the analysis of co-variance and other procedures designed to equalize the effects of…

This comprehensive bibliography, reflecting 18 months of research by the author, attempts to list every book and journal article dealing with the application of behavior modification principles and techniques with juvenile delinquents. (Author)

Papers dealing with behavior modification, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (94th, Washington, D.C., May, 1970), are given in a two volume series. Volume 1 deals with the theoretical papers on behavior modification. Burton Blatt urges much needed reform in the mental institutions of today; ground…

This study investigated effects of dissonance and positive reinforcement as feedback mechanisms for altering the humanistic behavior of student teachers. The subjects were undergraduate education majors who were enrolled in a student teaching program. The student teachers were observed twice by their pupils using the Tuckman Teacher Feedback Form.…

Basic education for adults offers men and women of all ages an opportunity to obtain those minimal skills that are needed if an individual is to function independently. It provides sequential educational training geared to the needs of adults who lack the skills required to read, write, figure, as well as the general knowledge necessary to secure…

A model of attitudes change having the mathematical characteristics of a hyperbolic function, with major parameters determined by source credibility and discrepancy, is proposed and tested against leading established models of attitude change. The proposed hyperbolic model proved to be a more accurate predictive device than either of the two…

Two studies were done in which the subjects applied punishment contingencies to themselves for smoking cigarettes. After Baseline in Experiment I, the subject set a limit of 15 cigarettes for himself. If he exceeded the level, he was to tear a dollar bill into pieces for every additional cigarette he smoked. Every five days the criterion was…

The article discusses the use of stimulant therapy in the treatment of hyperactive children. (DLS)

Appraises two basic classifications of desensitization procedures as applied to the treatment of childhood disorders. (MP)

The author cautions against indiscriminate use of behavior modification by untrained professionals. (CL)

Children's Type A behaviors remained moderately stable over time. The magnitude of the stability did not differ as a function of two versus five years of follow-up, or because of the sex, grade, or community in which the child lived. (PCB)

Presents a case study of one subject's life history, obtained from depth interviews, which reveals the process of change from involvement to noninvolvement in drug use and criminal activity. Explains how, for this subject, rehabilitation was facilitated by specific structural factors which interacted with and altered personal values. (Author/NRB)

Assessed degree of alcohol aversion in 60 alcoholics who received emetic alcohol-aversion therapy. Results revealed changes in response to alcoholic, but not to nonalcoholic, flavors, including decreased consumption in taste tests, more negative flavor ratings, overt behavioral indicants of aversion and increased tachycardiac response. (Author/NB)

Self-concepts of men and women in treatment in a therapeutic community were tested using the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS). Particularly striking are the negative self-concepts of females preparing to leave treatment in the areas of acceptance by family, self, and peers. (Author/BL)