The paper suggests guidelines for administrators to determine the use of punishment for retarded clients. (CL)

The three basic steps of the systems approach are described: the mission profile, the functional analysis, and the method-means. The advantageous use of these steps in planning a token economy is illustrated by a systematic evaluation of a token economy implemented in a sixth-grade setting. (Author)

The purpose of the described assertion-training workshop was to give participants some knowledge of the process and content of the job interview and assertive verbal and nonverbal interview behavior. (Author)

In this response to Skinner's criticism of a previously written article, Herrnstein notes that phylogenic behavior as used by Skinner refers to a third kind of behavior. Herrnstein suggests that this is neither a necessary nor a desirable addition to behavioristic analysis. (Author/AM)

The effectiveness of the separate auditory and visual components of a combined auditory-visual conjugate reinforcer was assessed in 27 3-month-old infants. (Author/SB)

Control by the use of behavior modification procedures is examined with regard to principles of reinforcement ordinarily in operation in daily living. Ethics of interpersonal control, particularly in the therapeutic relationship, is shown to be a pseudo issue and becomes, rather a question of purposes, methods, and materials. (Author/NQ)

Emerging approaches for dealing with inappropriate behaviors of the disabled involve conducting a functional or structural behavior analysis to isolate the factors responsible for the aberrant behavior and implementing corrective procedures (often alternatives to punishment) relevant to the function of the inappropriate behavior. (Author/DB)

Determined the level and change in denial, death anxiety, anxiety, depression, hostility, love, being, and self-esteem over time in terminal cancer patients. Cancer patients had significantly lower death anxiety than the control subjects and a relative increase in the being variable over time. The clinical opinion that denial protects against…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether students who attended a two-day campus health fair reduced health risk behavior compared to those who did not attend the fair. The impact of specific activities at the fair also was evaluated. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

A more dynamic conceptualization of gender role is presented, focusing on social psychological ambivalence and developmental alienation. Current research findings are interpreted with regard to these concepts, and directions for future research are discussed. (Author/BL)

The author describes nine separate stages of help that reflect the normal process of pupil improvement and some of the corresponding teacher skills. Stages begin with the "honeymoon stage," including active resistance, limited testing, beginning trust, and achievement, and concluding with expression of genuine feelings of sadness and attachment.…

Presents a brief overview of strategic therapy and specifies possible strategic responses that a counselor might use at the point of client resistance. (Author/ABB)

Results indicated the prevention program was successful in directing its efforts toward a relatively more seriously delinquent clientele. However, it appeared to be unsuccessful either in increasing the positive behaviors or decreasing the negative behaviors of the target clientele in separate analyses or in comparison with the control group.…

Preservice and student teachers (N=180) read and judged of classroom interventions. Results revealed that interventions differed markedly in their acceptability and that amount of teacher time, severity of behavior problem, and type of intervention were salient dimensions for consideration. (Author/CL)