The student, like all men, is a creature who seeks mood changes. Our society and our colleges sanction and encourage the use of many methods for changing mood, including the use of many legal drugs. The student, like many men, also seeks from time to time more profound changes in his state of consciousness. Our society and its colleges are…

A case study of a learning disabled 8-year-old with behavior disturbancs is presented to highlight the use of operant conditioning in cutting down educational costs and easing the teacher's class management problems. (CL)

This module facilitates acquaintance with the application of behavioral principles in the classroom. It contains: (1) a pretest; (2) knowledge-based objectives and enabling activities; (3) demonstration-based objectives and enabling activities; (4) instructional personnel decision points; (5) two models demonstrating use of the module; (6)…

This document reports the case of 2-year-old girl who demonstrated verbal ability at home but who communicated through nonverbal means in the preschool classroom setting. Baseline data was collected by classroom observation for approximately 32 minutes per day during a 6-day period using an interaction process analysis format. Verbal and nonverbal…

Research papers on behavior modification, presented at the 94th annual meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency, are cited in Volume 2 of a two part series. Presentations by James Gardner, Maurice Dayan, Luke Watson, Robert Wahler, and Robert Conrad are given. Volume 1 (EC 031 272) deals with theoretical papers and complements…

The practicum is designed to provide supervised experience in the development of well trained counselors. A study at the University of Illinois using 10 post-master's degree students enrolled in a one semester supervised practicum investigated the relationship between the practicum and: (1) the development of counselor skills of empathy, warmth…

This study proposed that a principal's behavior is affected by the feedback he receives from teachers and by his own commitment to change his behavior. The behaviors of 206 elementary school principals (volunteers) were rated by teachers at the beginning and end of the study; the teachers also used the rating scale to describe an ideal principal.…

An investigation was conducted to study the effects of self-analysis on the nonverbal message (Response Patterns) communicated during student teaching. A study group and control group viewed a series of video tape segments of their own lessons. The study group utilized a systematic schedule in collecting data on their nonverbal behaviors, as…

The theoretical basis for Wolpe's systematic desensitization, with its principle of reciprocal inhibition and its emphasis on the role of physiological relaxation, is explained. The author examines the literature relevant to the effectiveness of desensitization with, and without, relaxation, as well as the effectiveness of relaxation alone. All 3…

A project is reported in which the in-home TV viewing of 254 kindergarteners was controlled for 3 weeks by a selected "diet" of "violent" or "pacific" programming. Eight teachers recorded all in-school instances of violent-aggressive-hostile behavior by each child over a 5 week period. Parental report of in-home changes and the in-school changes…

This manual outlines the procedures and processes to be followed in evaluating professional growth and service of teacher personnel. Although a comprehensive evaluation should include all professional personnel, the emphasis is on beginning teachers (those in their initial year in the system) and those who, according to the principal, clearly need…

This manual presents methodology for maintaining a social reinforcement system after supervisors in industrial environments have been trained in behavior modification theory and application. The maintenance manual discusses monitoring, evaluation, and integration of a company's employee performance system with the social reinforcement system…

Maintaining orderly behavior in the classroom has traditionally been one of the major problems of teachers. The three experiments described in this report were designed to discover whether behavior management procedures can effectively control the high levels of disruption manifested by older children, whether reducing the level of disruption will…

Explains the concept of behavior modification and describes techniques of positive and negative reinforcement. (ED)

The relationship between the ingestion of artificial food colors and an increase in selected hyperactive behaviors in two hyperactive females (eight years old) was studied. (Author/BD)