Two treatments were compared for reducing anxiety and raising achievement. Significant anxiety reduction occurred in the behavioral group, although following treatment no improvement in achievement occurred. Some implications are discussed. (Author)

Extensive review of the literature suggests that modeling procedures are effective means of changing behavior, not only with one client but with a group. School counselors, in particular, need to be aware of the negative effect of various grouping policies, and should expose behavior problem clients to socially acceptable models. Followed by…

This report lends confirmation to the feasibility of employing punishment in modifying or eliminating socially unacceptable behavior, and is another example in which amelioration of symptomology seemed to precede a thorough investigation of etiological factors. (Author)

A description of a program of behavior modification using principles of operant conditioning on residents at a mental retardation institution. (RD)

Based on a PhD thesis submitted to the Dept. of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. Reprints from: R.J. Hoffnung, Counseling Service, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.