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Relationship between contrived in vivo and role‐play assertive behavior
Author(s) -
Gorecki Paul R.,
Dickson Andrew L.,
Anderson Howard N.,
Jones Gary E.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198101)37:1<104::aid-jclp2270370119>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - psychology , assertiveness , assertion , converse , in vivo , social psychology , developmental psychology , epistemology , philosophy , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science , biology , programming language
Used a 2 (High or Low Assertive) × 2 (Role‐Play or Contrived In Vivo) design to investigate the external validity of role‐play ( N = 32). The Conflict Resolution Inventory was used as the selection device. Results indicated a positive relationship between self‐report scores and role‐play behavior. They also indicated that self‐report scores were not predictive of behavior in the contrived in vivo condition; moreover, assertion was enhanced in the role‐play condition, while the converse occurred in the contrived in vivo condition. The results indicate that generalizations to more naturalistic settings based upon role‐play or self‐report scores must be made with caution.