The Origins of Behavior Modification with Exceptional Children.

Tile behavior modification movement has a noteworthy history in the education of exceptional children. Although the formal beginnings of the movement can be pinpointed in the first quarter of this century, its origins and techniques can be traced to much earlier periods. The efforts of several behavior modification practitioners in and peripheral to the field of special education are described in an attempt to put present day behavior modification program; in historical perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]