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Group modification of affective verbalizations: Reinforcement and therapist style effects
Author(s) -
Fromme Donald K.,
Dickey George V.,
Schaefer Jack P.
Publication year - 1983
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(198311)39:6<893::aid-jclp2270390612>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - psychology , reinforcement , style (visual arts) , psychotherapist , cognitive psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , archaeology , history
Used an operant group paradigm to investigate the effects of reinforcement in combination with differing therapist styles upon affective verbalizations. Therapists' usage of direct questioning to elicit S s' affective verbalizations proved quantitatively superior (in number of reinforceable responses) to either a no therapist or role modelling therapist condition ( N = 72). There was evidence, however, that S s in reinforced role modelling conditions were significantly better than direct elicitation S s in predicting other group members' self‐descriptions and in the degree to which S s felt accurately perceived by others, while the reverse was true for non‐reinforced S s.