The purpose of this study was to investigate the function of positive attentional cues as cognitive factors in the modification of fear responses in a desensitization-like treatment procedure. Positive attentional cues are defined as positively-valenced descriptors of the feared stimulus. Two groups of two subjects each were assessed as to the…

In the preface, the editor states that this publication was generated to identify, synthesize, publish, and disseminate specific research finding. It contains a collection of six essays, entitled Recreation Research: An Overview; What Research Tells the Recreation Practitioner About Administrative Behavior; Recreation and Behavior Modification;…

The annotated bibliography lists a selection of available materials on behavior modification for the use of vocational evaluation and work adjustment professionals. It is divided into three levels: (1) basic--books intended for those who have little or no background in psychology and behavior modification; (2) intermediate--books for those with a…

An argument is made that all counseling should be aimed at eventually transforming helpees into helpers. The method of achieving this aim is to develop the client's skills of behavior change. The manner of encouraging these "counselor skills" involves the achievement of self-acceptance through two possible approaches: Magic and self-control.…

This paper outlines a seven-step program for helping teacher interns deal with classroom behavioral problems. In step 1, "preassessment of interns," interns indicate a lack of training in the area of behavior modification through discussion and classroom behavior. In step 2, "instructional objectives," interns observe and discuss principles of…

Learning principles can be of great value in modifying the behavior of school children. Too often a teacher's own shortcomings and inadequacies hinder him from being truly effective with his students. In general our educational system is based on negative contingencies rather than positive ones. Ways in which a teacher can be more effective in…

An experimental framework was developed to determine whether organization development training has any effect on teacher effectiveness and teacher-student relationships, as measured by student perceptions. Students and their teachers in a private vocational/technical school were grouped into one experimental and two control groups, with the…

This survey of 406 educators attending the 1973 summer session at Northern Illinois University sought to determine educators' familiarity with behavior modification, including the nature of their exposure to it and the extent to which they have integrated it into their own behavior. The survey also sought subjects' opinion of the value of being…

This paper attempts to organize, systematize, elaborate, and elucidate a number of basic principles for behavioral change that have experimental foundation. The two major areas discussed concern procedures and principles for strengthening and weakening behavior. Matters of inducing behavior are considered. Principles for strengthening behavior are…

This report attempts to establish some theoretical considerations dealing with the socialization process within workshop settings. The claim is made that the process of change is determined in part by the extent to which new role formation is achieved. Socialization theory is employed in an attempt to reconceptualize workshops in in-service…

The thesis of this paper is that the ideas expounded in the booklet "Educational Accountability", by Arthur W. Combs, do little to clarify the issues and that a very limited and biased delineation of educational accountability and its behavioral objectives has been presented. It seeks to clarify the situation by examining the ideas of Combs in…

The effects that the state-funded Illinois Regional Area Service Centers have had on education generally and on teacher behavior specifically were analyzed, and a comparison was made with data gathered on the forerunner institution--the demonstration center. In both cases, teachers were asked to write an example of a change that occurred as a…

The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to develop a model, generally applicable to all professions, that identifies the commonly experienced developmental changes that occur in the behavior and attitudes of the male professional worker in a number of dimensions of his work-life; and (2) to modify the model so that it is specifically applicable…

The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether instructional behavior learned during a series of simulated teaching experiences using peers as students would transfer to a setting in which "real" pupils were students. Subjects were 44 undergraduate students in the secondary education program at the University of Texas at Austin. Each…

The free play of 5 black preschool Head Start children was observed. The variables manipulated in the study were delayed instructions and reinforcement for play with selected toys, and specific versus general instructions; the correspondence between the adult's instructions and reinforcement to the children's play was assessed. The data indicated…