Delinquent and non-delinquent male adolescents were asked to give memories from their early childhoods under treatment conditions of verbal praise, attitude agreement, or objective correctness. (Author)

Describes new incentive program which has eased adult-child tension in a home for disturbed adolescents. (ST)

The results of this study of two groups of nursing students, one administered desensitization sessions, the other not, agree with earlier studies which indicate that massed group desensitization is an efficient and efficacious procedure for the reduction of anxiety-based disorders. (Author/KM)

Discusses key factors to be considered by local educational authorities in creating a healthful -- and consequently constructive -- environment in the school building for students, teachers, and administrators. Focuses on ventilation, air cleaning, and humidification. (EA)

The plan of this paper is to demonstrate that human language is a complex phenomena which is unique to man and that the properties of human language represent a new level of cognitive organization vis-a-vis evolutionary theory. (Editor)

Significant effects obtained in the modeling condition seemed due to the generalized increase in speech duration facilitated by the use of a model. Similarities and differences between instructions and modeling procedures are discussed. (Author)

Methods suggested by opponent-process theory of acquired motivation in helping smokers to quit the habit include use of antagonistic drugs, total cessation from tobacco, and decrease in intensity and frequency of tobacco use. (DS)

Authors hypothesized that many teachers have classroom behavior management skills in their repertoires but lack techniques for using them as systematically as possible; conventional postgraduate courses are a vehicle for introducing experienced teachers to these skills. (Editor)