ABSTRACT
Several investigators have demonstrated the effectiveness of behavioral techniques in the modification of so-called deviant behaviors. These demonstrations have involved settings varying from the hospital (Ayllon and Michael, 1959; Wolf, Risley, and Mees, 1964) and the nursery school (Harris, Wolf, and Baer, 1964) to the clinician’s office (Wolpe, 1958) and the home (Boardman, 1962). Likewise, the modifications have varied from the establishment of new behavioral repertoires to the elimination of whole classes of behavior.
