Aversives in Special Education Programs for Behaviorally Disordered Students: A Debate

Baer D. M. (1970). A case for the selective reinforcement of punishment. In Neuringer C. , & Michael J. L. (Eds.), Behavior modification in clinical psychology (pp. 243–249). New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.

Barton L. , Brulle A. , & Repp A. (1983). Aversive techniques and the doctrine of least restrictive environment. Exceptional Education Quarterly, 3, 1–8.

Boren J. J. , & Coleman A. D. (1970). Some experiments on reinforcement principles within a psychiatric ward for delinquent soldiers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 3, 29–37.

Bostow D. E. , & Bailey J. B. (1967). Modification of severe disruptive and aggressive behavior using brief timeout and reinforcement procedures. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2, 32–37.

Carr E. G. (1977). The motivation of self-injurious behavior: A review of some hypotheses. Psychological Bulletin, 84(4), 800–816.

Denny M. (1980). Reducing self-stimulatory behavior of mentally retarded persons by alternative positive practice. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 6, 610–615.

Duker P. C. , & Seys D. M. (1977). Elimination of vomiting in a retarded female using restitutional overcorrection. Behavior Therapy, 8, 255–257.

Favell J. E. , McGimsey J. F. , & Jones M. L. (1978). The use of physical restraint in the treatment of self-injury and as a positive reinforcement. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 11, 225–241.

Foxx R. M. , & Azrin N. H. (1972). Restitution: A method of eliminating aggressive disruptive behavior of retarded brain damaged patients. Behavior Research and Therapy, 10, 15–27.

Frankel R. , & Simmons J. Q. (1977). Self-injurious behavior in schizophrenic and retarded children. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 80, 512–522.

Guess D. , & Rutherford G. (1967). Experimental attempts to reduce stereotyping among blind retardates. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 71, 984–986.

Harris S. L. , & Ersner-Hershfield R. (1978). Behavioral suppression of seriously disruptive behavior in psychotic and retarded patients: A review of punishment and its alternatives. Psychological Bulletin, 85, 1352–1375.

Hewett F. M. (1983). Punishment and educational programs for behaviorally disordered and emotionally disturbed children and youth: A personal perspective. In Wood F. H. , & Lakin K. C. (Eds.), Punishment and aversive stimulation in special education (pp. 101–117). Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.

Homer A. L. , & Peterson L. (1980). Differential reinforcement of other behavior: A preferred response elimination procedure. Behavior therapy, 11, 449–471.

Horner R. D. (1976). A review of the application of operant techniques in the analysis and modification of self-injurious behavior. Unpublished paper, University of Kansas, Lawrence.

Hutchinson R. R. , Azrin N. H. , & Hunt G. M. (1968). Attack produced by intermittent reinforcement of a concurrent operant response. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 11, 489–495.

Ingraham v. Wright (1977). 530 v.s. 651.

Iwata B. A. , & Lorentzson A. M. (1976). Operant control of seizure-like behavior in an institutional retarded adult. Behavior Therapy, 7, 247–251.

Kazdin A. E. (1975). Behavior modification in applied settings. Homewood, IL: Dorsey.

Kircher A. S. , Pear J. J. , & Martin G. L. (1971). Shock as a punishment in a picture-naming task with retarded children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 4, 227–233.

Koegel R. L. , & Rincover A. (1974). Treatment of psychotic children in a classroom environment: Learning in a large group. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45–49.

Lavigna G. W. , & Donnellan A. (in press). Myths about punishment.

Lawson R. (1965). Frustration. New York: MacMillan.

Lovaas O. I. , Schaeffer B. , & Simmons J. (1974). Building social behavior in autistic children by use of electric shock. In Lovaas O. I. , & Bucher B. D. (Eds.), Perspectives in behavior modification with deviant children (pp. 107–122). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Lovaas O. I. , Schaeffer B. , & Simmons J. D. (1965). Building social behavior in autistic children by use of electric shock. Journal of Experimental Research in Personality, 99–109.

Lovaas O. I. , & Simmons J. D. (1969). Manipulation of self-destruction in three retarded children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2, 143–157.

Martin R. (1979). Legal Challenges in regulating behavior change. Champaign, IL: Research Press.

Martin R. , & Lauridsen D. (1974). Developing student discipline and motivation: A series for teacher inservice training. Champaign, IL: Research Press.

Meichenbaum D. H. , Bowers K. , & Ross R. R. (1968). Modifications of classroom behavior of institutionalized female adolescent offenders. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 6, 343–353.

Morse W. , Cutler R. , & Fink A. (1964). Public school classes for the emotionally handicapped: A research analysis. Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.

Neel R. S. (1983). Research findings regarding the use of punishment procedures with severely behavior disordered children. In Wood F. H. , & Lakin K. C. (Eds.), Punishment and aversive stimulation in special education (pp. 65–83). Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.

Pendergrass V. E. (1972). Timeout from positive reinforcement following persistent high-rate behavior in retardates. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 5, 85–90.

Polsgrove L. , & Rieth H. (1983). Procedures for reducing children's inappropriate behavior in special education settings. Exceptional Education Quarterly, 3, 1–8.

Repp A. C. , & Deitz S. M. (1974). Reducing aggressive and self-injurious behavior of institutionalized retarded children through reinforcement of other behaviors. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 4, 313–325.

Risley T. R. (1968). The effects and side effects of punishing the autistic behaviors of a deviant child. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1, 21–34.

Rollings J. P. , Baumeister A. A. , & Baumeister A. A. (1977). The use of overcorrection procedures to eliminate the stereotyped behaviors and generalization of suppressive effects. Behavior Modification, 1, 29–46.

Rutherford R. B. (1983). Theory and research on the use of aversive procedures in the education of moderately behaviorally disordered and emotionally disturbed children and youth. In Wood F. H. , & Lakin K. C. (Eds.), Punishment and aversive stimulation in special education (pp. 41–64). Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.

Rutherford R. B. , & Neel R. S. (1978). The role of punishment with behaviorally disordered children. In Rutherford R. B. , & Prieto A. G. (Eds.), Severe behavior disorders of children and youth (Vol. 1, pp. 69–76). Reston, VA: Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders.

Schroeder S. R. , Mulick J. A. , & Schroeder C. S. (1979). Management of severe behavior problems of the retarded. In Ellis N. R. (Ed.), Handbook of mental deficiency, psychological theory, and research (pp. 341–366). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Smith J. D. , Polloway E. A. , & West G. K. (1979). Corporal punishment and its implications for exceptional children. Exceptional Children, 45, 264–268.

Stainback W. , Stainback S. , & Dedrick C. (1979). Controlling severe maladaptive behaviors. Behavioral Disorders, 4, 99–115.

Tarpley H. D. , & Schroeder S. R. (1979). Comparison of DRO and DRI on rate suppression of self-injurious behavior. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 84, 188–194.

Walker H. (1983). Applications of response cost in school settings: Outcomes, issues, and recommendations. Exceptional Education Quarterly, 3, 47–55.

Walters G. C. , & Grusec J. E. (1977). Punishment. San Francisco: Freeman.

White M. A. (1975). Natural rates of teacher approval and disapproval in the classroom. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 8, 367–372.

Wood F. H. , & Braaten S. (1983). Developing guidelines for the use of punishing interventions in the schools. Exceptional Education Quarterly, 3, 68–75.

Wood F. H. , & Lakin K. C. (1983). The legal status of the use of corporal punishment and other aversive procedures in schools. In Wood F. H. , & Lakin K. C. (Eds.), Punishment and aversive stimulation in special education (pp. 3–27). Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.