Response to Bongiovanni and Hyman
The Use of Corporal Punishment 291
Of prime importance is the potential of corporal punishment to produce socially
disruptive behavior. In that punishment is primarily based upon the concept of
avoidance learning, the student thus punished in school will tend to avoid the school
situation. Such avoidance behavior may be manifest in tardiness, truancy, dropping
out of school, and distant student-teacher relationships.
The potential for counteraggressi
