Group modification of affective verbalizations: Reinforcement and therapist style effects

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 Ss' affective verbalizations proved quantitatively superior (in number of reinforceable...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 1983-11, Vol.39 (6), p.893-900
Main Authors: Fromme, Donald K., Dickey, George V., Schaefer, Jack P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Affect
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Medical sciences
Professional-Patient Relations
Psychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy, Group - methods
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Self Disclosure
Treatments
Verbal Behavior
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Summary: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 Ss' 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 Ss in reinforced role modelling conditions were significantly better than direct elicitation Ss in predicting other group members' self‐descriptions and in the degree to which Ss felt accurately perceived by others, while the reverse was true for non‐reinforced Ss.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(198311)39:6<893::AID-JCLP2270390612>3.0.CO;2-M