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Definition: Overcorrection is a form
of contingent punishment. It is distinguished by two components -- (a) Restitution,
"correcting the effects of the inappropriate behavior" (e.g., cleaning up the entire area,
if food is thrown), and (b) Positive practice, "repeatedly practicing the appropriate
behavior" (e.g., cleaning dirty tables after meals). Source: Kazdin, A.E. (1994).
Behavior modification in applied settings (5th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Azrin, N.H., & Wesolowski, M.D. (1974). Theft reversal: An overcorrection
procedure for eliminating stealing by retarded persons. Journal of Applied
Behavior Analysis, 7, 577-581.
Bond, G.L., & Tinker, M.A. (1973). Reading difficulties: Their diagnosis and
correction (3rd ed.). New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
Butler, J.F. (1977). Treatment of encopresis by overcorrection. Psychological
Reports, 40, 639-646.
Carey, R.G., & Bucher, B. (1981). Identifying the educative and suppressive
effects of positive practice and restitutional overcorrection. Journal of
Applied Behavior Analysis, 14, 71-80.
Carey, R.G., & Bucher, B. (1983). Positive practice overcorrection: The effects
of duration of positive practice on acquisition and response reduction. Journal
of Applied Behavior Analysis, 16, 101-109.
Doke, L.A., & Epstein, L.H. (1975). Oral overcorrection: Side effects and
extended applications. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 20, 496-511.
Epstein, L.H., Doke, L.A., Sawaj, T.E., Sorrell, S., & Rimmer, B. (1974).
Generality and side effects of overcorrection. American Journal of Mental
Deficiency, 78, 385-390.
Falvey, M., Brown, L., Lyon, S., Baumgart, D., & Schroeder, J. (1980).
Strategies for using cues and correction procedures. In W. Sailor, B. Wilcox, &
L. Brown (Eds.), Methods of instruction for severely handicapped students (pp.
109-133). Baltimore: Brookes.
Ford, A., & Mirenda, P. (1984). Community instruction: A natural cues and
corrections decision model. Journal of The Association for Persons with Severe
Handicaps, 9, 79-87.
Foxx, R.M. (1976). The use of overcorrection to eliminate the public disrobing
(stripping) of retarded women. Behavior Research and Therapy, 14, 53-61.
Foxx, R.M. (1977). Attention training: The use of overcorrection avoidance to
increase the eye contact of autistic and retarded children. Journal of Applied
Behavior Analysis, 10, 489-499.
Foxx, R.M., & Azrin, N.H. (1973). The elimination of autistic self-stimulatory
behavior by overcorrection. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 6, 1-14.
Foxx, R.M., & Livesay, J. (1984). Maintenance of response suppression following
overcorrection: A ten year retrospective examination of eight cases.
Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, 4, 65-79.
Foxx, R.M., & Martin, E.D. (1975). Treatment of scavenging behavior (coprophagy
and pica) by overcorrection. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 13, 153-162.
Grimes, L. (1981). Error analysis and error correction procedures. Teaching
Exceptional Children, 14(1), 17-20.
Kelly, J.A., & Drabman, R.S. (1977). Overcorrection: An effective procedure that
failed. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 6, 38-40.
Koorland, M.A. (1986). Applied behavior analysis and the correction of learning
disabilities. In J.K. Torgesen & B.Y.L. Wong (Eds.), Psychological and
educational perspectives on learning disabilities (pp. 297-326). San Diego:
Academic Press.
Lusiselli, J.K., Helfin, C.S., Pemberton, B.W., & Reisman, J. (1977). The
elimination of a child's in-class masturbation by overcorrection and
reinforcement. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 8, 201-
204.
Marholin, D. II, & Townsend, N.M. (1978). An experimental analysis of side effects
and response maintenance of a modified overcorrection procedure: The case of a
persistent twiddler. Behavior Therapy, 9, 383-390.
McDonald, F.J., & Allen, D.A. (1962). An investigation of presentation, response
and correction factors in program instruction. Journal of Educational Research,
55, 502-504.
Measel, C.J., & Alfieri, P.A. (1976). Treatment of self-injurious behavior by
a combination of reinforcement for incompatible behavior and overcorrection.
American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 81, 147-153.
Miltenberger, R.G., & Fuqua, R.W. (1981). Overcorrection: A review and critical
analysis. The Behavior Analyst, 4, 123-141.
Ollendick, T.H., & Matson, J. (1978). Overcorrection: An overview. Behavior
Therapy, 9, 830-842.
Roberts, P. Iawata, B.A., McSween, T.E., & Desmond, E.F. (1979). An analysis of
overcorrection movements. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 83, 588-594.
Rodgers, T.A., & Iwata, B.A. (1991). An analysis of error-correction procedures
during discrimination training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 24, 775-
781.
Rollings, J.P., Baumeister, A., & Baumeister, A.A. (1977). The use of over-
correction procedures to eliminate stereotyped behaviors in retarded
individuals. Behavior Modification, 1, 29-46.
Rusch, F., Close, D., Hops, H., & Agosta, J. (1976). Overcorrection:
Generalization and maintenance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 9, 498.
Simpson, R.L., & Sasso, G.M. (1978). The modification of rumination in a
severely emotionally disturbed child through an overcorrection procedure.
AAESPH Review, 3, 145-150.
Singh, N.N., & Bakker, L. (1984). Suppression of pica by overcorrection and
physical restraint: A comparative analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental
Disorders, 14, 331-341.
Van Riper, C. (1954). Speech correction: Principles and methods (3rd ed.).
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Wilson, T.D., & Brekke, N. (1994). Mental contamination and mental correction:
Unwanted influences on judgments and evaluations. Psychological Bulletin, 116,
117-142.
Axelrod, S., Brantner, J.P., & Maddock, T.P. (1978). Overcorrection: A review
and critical analysis. Journal of Special Education, 12, 367-391.
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