A two-part study of 10 autistic children (mean age 10.5 years) was designed to assess the transfer of treatment gains across settings. (Author/SB)

Male college students were first angered by a confederate's critical evaluation of their autobiographical letters. They were then given one of three procedures designed to reduce hostile aggression: an expression of their feelings; a reinterpretation of the criticism; and a combination of expression and reinterpretation. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two methods of instruction, experiential training and didactic training, in facilitating the acquisition of several desirable teacher behaviors. Results indicate that teaching communication behaviors is possible with experiential training. (Author)

Discusses the research process necessary to establish effective behavior modification research in the classroom. Considers the inadequacies of present approaches and recommends methods to modify the selection process. Also examines the reliability characteristics of the dependent variable and the utility of outcome measures. (EJT)

Describes a five-step method of conflict reduction suitable for use by practicing counselors. Presents the model in how-to-do-it fashion, supplementing it with illustrations. Describes reactions of eight counselors who used the model in 37 conflict cases. Presents responses of the persons involved in the conflicts. (Author)

The study suggests that prolonged interaction with normal children can influence the social behavior of a group of hard-of-hearing handicapped. (Author)

Status transformations and cultural continuity are examined relative to the role of the Iroquois Indians who participated in the 1855 Franklin Search Expedition in the Arctic. (JC)

An intervention program for the modification of classroom aggressive behavior is outlined. The primary components of this program are positive reinforcement, behavior rehearsal and modeling, and group activity procedures. (Author)

Socially anxious males were assigned to a behavioral counseling group involving organized role playing and correctional feedback exercises, counseling plus group desensitization, a "microlab" emphasizing real-life interactions with females, a placebo procedure, and no treatment. Outcome criteria indicated superiority of both reeducative…

Examines whether or not psychiatric patients and normals share the same frame of reference on what constitutes a hierarchy of effective and socially accepted means of solving interpersonal problems. Patients, in contrast with normals, were found to be deficient in their ability to generate means of solving interpersonal problems. (Author/PC)

This article describes a program of group therapy aimed at the child experiencing adjustment difficulties in the school classroom. (Author)

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