This case study discusses assumptions and objectives of organizational development (OD) in general, some background of a school which recently participated in a very brief taste of OD, some essential features of the package itself and some results, and some implications. Comments follow by Gilbert D. Moore, State University of New York, Buffalo,…

Results of the feedback experiments reported here were: (1) feedback facilitated learning when it followed wrong responses; (2) feedback had no effect on learning following correct responses; (3) feedback consisting of both the stimulus and the response was superior to no feedback, whereas feedback consisting of only the response did not differ…

Examines the relationship between sentence meaning and paired-associate recall. (AG)

The discussion is organized around the following five broad principles: (1) The source of educational relevance is the analysis of coping behavior. (2) Generalization and differentiation are the cutting edges of the educational process. (3) The learner is an active and affect-generating element of the learning situation. (4) Man is a…

Describes the rationale, methodology, and scope of a new form of psychotherapy, Verbal Satiation Therapy, based on assumption that language symbols stand for real objects and events. Verbal symbols may produce emotional responses normally associated with the objects themselves. Verbal Satiation Therapy attempts to reduce the emotional component of…