Aversive Tickling: A Simple Conditioning Technique.

Greene, Robert J.; Hoats, David L.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ040291

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1971

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Aversive Tickling: A Simple Conditioning Technique

Greene, Robert J.; Hoats, David L.

Behavior Therapy, 2, 3, 389-93, Jul 71

Aversive tickling was successfully used with two blind, retarded, adolescent girls as a punishment procedure to reduce frequency of self-destructive head banging in one case and a variety of attention-getting behaviors in the other. (Author/KW)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Exceptional Child Research, Multiple Disabilities, Negative Reinforcement

Publication Type: N/A

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: N/A

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A