Abstract
The basic disagreement between Humanists and Behaviourists is outlined, and evidence advanced that the two positions are not as mutually exclusive as is often suggested. Attention is focussed upon the issue of positive self-concept development, an important Humanistic goal, and the position taken that one effective means of achieving this desirable end might be the use of behaviour modification techniques. To obviate the criticism that such techniques involve manipulation of the individual by another person, the importance of self-control of the modification program is stressed. An experiment carried out with education students at Flinders University is reported, and although the findings are only suggestive, the feasibility of the general hypothesis is indicated.