Results strongly question the causal relationship often postulated between verbal operant conditioning and the awareness of contingency. (Authors)

The purpose of this paper is to affirm the role of preceding stimuli in teaching in a manner consistent with operant psychology and to speculate upon causes for neglect by modern operant psychologists if not by teachers. (Author)

Operant and imitative techniques were used in programing generalization of verbal behavior in a child. (Author)

Results support the hypothesized relationship between meaning and phobia. Semantic desensitization techniques based on counter conditioning of meaning were significantly effective in altering the semantic value of the word from unpleasantness to neutrality. (Author)

A consulting engineer describes the characteristics of four common total environmental control systems. (MF)

The purpose of this study was to investigate some of the ways in which self-esteem might be enchanced. (Editor)

Clarifies behavior change objectives of marital partners, suggesting a four step treatment approach culminating in an exchange of positive responses on a reciprocal basis. Summarizes treatment of four couples complaining of low rate conversational and sexual behavior, stressing use of a token system as prosthesis facilitating transition to…

Over the course of eight months of almost continuous contact, relatively normal speaking patterns were generated. At a one year follow up, the subject's speech was indistinguishable from that of her classmates. (Author)