Relationship of climatological and behavioral variables among profoundly retarded males

This investigation was designed to determine the degree of relationship among five climatological and five behavioral variables among institutionalized profoundly retarded males. Target behavior of 50 PMR males was correlated with changes in barometric pressure, indoor and outdoor temperature, and indoor and outdoor relative humidity. Significant correlations were obtained between changes in barometric pressure and changes in the on-dormitory ambient noise level. It was concluded that the data provided some degree of support for the biometeorological position, which purports a relationship between certain kinds of behavior and climatological changes.