Corrective Method in Psychology

The correction method is a method of determining individual characteristics of attention, based on an analysis of the results of the subject searching for and crossing out certain symbols (letters, numbers, etc.) from those printed on a special form.

This method was developed at the beginning of the 20th century by German psychologists E. Kraepelin and R. Schulze and subsequently became widespread in psychodiagnostics. The essence of the method is that the subject is presented with a text in which certain characters are randomly located (for example, the letters “k” and “s”), and is asked to mark as many of these characters as possible within a limited time (usually 5 minutes).

By analyzing the number of signs viewed by the subject, mistakes made and fatigue, the psychologist can judge the volume, concentration, distribution and stability of his attention. Also, the proofreading method allows us to identify individual differences between subjects in these parameters.

The advantages of this method include the simplicity of the testing procedure, the ability to quantify the results and low cost. At the same time, it is not without its drawbacks: the results depend on the motivation of the subject, his visual functions, reading speed and other factors. Nevertheless, the proofreading method still remains a popular tool for diagnosing the properties of attention.

Corrective testing is a method in psychodiagnostics aimed at determining the level of concentration and stability of an individual’s attention, as well as the degree of his performance. Its essence lies in writing a given text on paper or on a special form with printed rows of letters and numbers, in some cases presented in a special order. The subject's task is to find all the given letters or numbers and mark them with different colors, placing them with a pencil inside the given shapes. The procedure can be carried out