This article discusses general aspects of our knowledge about autism, as well as behavioral and cognitive characteristics of autistic children. Attention is also directed toward treatment techniques, especially those of direct use for the educator. (Author)

Two severely retarded adults were successfully trained (using modeling and programed cons equation) to use either the article-noun sequence or only the noun when describing pictorial stimuli. (DB)

Inescapable shock given to weanling rats produced large deficits in adult escape behavior. Experience with escapable shock while a weanling immunizes the animal against the deficits produced by inescapable shock received as an adult. Implications of these findings for animal models of human depression are discussed. (Author/MS)

Rebuild America is a program of the U.S. Department of Energy that focuses on energy-savings solutions as community solutions. It works with K-12 schools, colleges and universities, state and local governments, public and multifamily housing, and commercial buildings. This guide focuses on colleges and universities. Each chapter spells out options…

The purpose of this research was to demonstrate that an audiotape desensitization treatment procedure, administered over a 19-day period, would be an effective means of treating test-taking anxiety. Subjects were students seeking treatment from a university counseling center. Results indicated that the treated subjects showed significant…

The extent of extratherapy generalization of J. McLean's multi-stimulus method of operant articulation therapy was assessed for a 30 year old, severely retarded female. (Author)

Reported was a project in which emotionally disturbed, educable mentally retarded, and physically handicapped children were taught behavior modification skills to enable them to change their own behavior, and the behavior of teachers, fellow students, co-workers, and employers. (GW)

The effect of various reinforcement conditions on acquisition of motor performance by 60 noninstitutionalized trainable mentally retarded children (aged 3 to 10 years) was investigated using operant conditioning techniques. (Author/GW)