Effects of Turn-Taking Sequences in Vocational Test Interpretation Interviews

In this qualitative study, conducted with a method derived from conversation analysis, sequences of talk in vocational test interpretation interviews were investigated. Data consisted of tape recordings and verbatim transcripts of five interviews. The core activity of all the interviews consisted of...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology 1993-04, Vol.40 (2), p.144-155
Main Authors: Reed, James R, Patton, Michael J, Gold, Paul B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Biological and medical sciences
Clients
Conversation
Counseling
Counselor Client Relationship
Counselor Training
Counselors
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Higher Education
Human
Interpersonal communication
Interviews
Occupational Guidance
Occupational psychology
Orientation. Selection. Evaluation
Persuasive Communication
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Students
Test Interpretation
Tests
Turntaking
Universities
USA
Vocational counselling
Vocational education
Vocational Evaluation
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Summary:In this qualitative study, conducted with a method derived from conversation analysis, sequences of talk in vocational test interpretation interviews were investigated. Data consisted of tape recordings and verbatim transcripts of five interviews. The core activity of all the interviews consisted of the counselor's and the client's use of a sequence of conversational turns, called adjacency pairs, with which the participants worked to establish both the credibility of the test score report and its personal relevance for the client. By their skillful management of turn taking in the interviews using the adjacency pair, counselors were observed to exert influence not only on the content of the client's next turn but also on the evolving context of the entire interview.
ISSN:0022-0167
1939-2168
DOI:10.1037/0022-0167.40.2.144