The purpose of this research was to demonstrate that an audiotape desensitization treatment procedure, administered over a 19-day period, would be an effective means of treating test-taking anxiety. Subjects were students seeking treatment from a university counseling center. Results indicated that the treated subjects showed significant…

The extent of extratherapy generalization of J. McLean's multi-stimulus method of operant articulation therapy was assessed for a 30 year old, severely retarded female. (Author)

Reported was a project in which emotionally disturbed, educable mentally retarded, and physically handicapped children were taught behavior modification skills to enable them to change their own behavior, and the behavior of teachers, fellow students, co-workers, and employers. (GW)

The effect of various reinforcement conditions on acquisition of motor performance by 60 noninstitutionalized trainable mentally retarded children (aged 3 to 10 years) was investigated using operant conditioning techniques. (Author/GW)

Lennox Industries' educational director cites examples in the heating and air conditioning industry. (Editor)

In an ABA research design, out-of-seat behavior of 22 first graders was effectively controlled by using common classroom rewards. (Author)

The author urges wider use of positive reinforcement theories in helping emotionally disturbed and mentally handicapped children. Underlining the influence of environment on behavior, he also notes that behavior modification programs utilize fewer trained personnel more effectively and, like Tennessee's Re-Education Treatment, allow for therapy in…