The author summarizes the characteristics of contingency management systems in university classes, briefly describes one such system and discusses decisions that must be made by instructors who would teach such a course. (AA)

The authors describe the organization and implementation of a workshop in behavior management for elementary school teachers and describe some representative projects that can be readily conducted by a single teacher in a classroom. (AA)

The author enumerates some criticisms of contingency management research that have been raised and reviews some studies of contingency management in order to clarify the strategy and tactics being followed and point out ways in which investigators have fallen short of their own criteria for sound research and valid conclusions." (Author/AA)

Demonstrates the suppressive effect of punishment on the strength and persistence of an aggressive response in children. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Santa Monica, 1969. (MH)

Time-out from positive reinforcement was found to have a suppressive effect when the response alternative was reinforced with the same frequency as the punished response. When the response alternative was a response for which positive reinforcement had been withdrawn, time-out was significantly preferred. (MH)

Behavior therapy approaches to the treatment of male sexual impotence, specifically premature ejaculation and erective impotence, are discussed. Included in the behavioral therapies are systematic desensitization, active graded therapy, assertive techniques, sexual responses, operant approaches and others. Often marriage counseling is also…

Data provides evidence that the inconsistent reinforcement histories of lower socioeconomic children contribute to their typical ineffectual performance. (Author/WY)

In determining whether the technique of desensitization would reduce the initial anxiety experienced by the beginning counselor trainee, analyses of the data revealed significantly less self-reported anxiety in the experimental group. No differences were found in heart rate, skin resistance, and tape-evaluation measures. (Author/CG(

Limitations inherent in behavior modification and common misuses of the strategy are discussed. (RJ)

Since there is a shortage of consultants, teachers should be taught directly those principles which consultants use. Thus, the use of behavior change in a classroom of children is a prime criterion in evaluating the effectiveness of a training program aimed at the teacher. (Author/KJ)