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Overcorrection: A Critique.
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Murphy, Glynis H. – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1978
A critique of the behavior modification technique of overcorrection, used primarily with mentally handicapped individuals to reduce undesirable forms of behavior, is presented. (BD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Ethics
Treatment of Self-Injurious Behaviour with Overcorrection.
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Matson, J. L.; And Others – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1978
Two new variations of overcorrection (a behavior modification technique) in the treatment of the self-injurious behaviors (cigarette-butt-eating and hair pulling) of a 57-year-old profoundly mentally handicapped woman are discussed. (BD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Mental Retardation