Discrepant role expectations and interviewee behavior: A reply to Pope, Siegman, Blass, and Cheek

In a previous study, B. Pope, et al concluded that exposing a person to interviewer behavior that is incongruent with that person's expectations creates "strain" and disruption in the interview, which is manifest in several ways including decreases in verbal productivity. In the prese...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1974-02, Vol.42 (1), p.139-141
Main Authors: Klepac, Robert K, Page, Horace A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Counseling
Expectations
Human
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Interviewing
Psychotherapy
Stress
Stress, Psychological
Verbal Behavior
Verbal Communication
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Summary:In a previous study, B. Pope, et al concluded that exposing a person to interviewer behavior that is incongruent with that person's expectations creates "strain" and disruption in the interview, which is manifest in several ways including decreases in verbal productivity. In the present study with 48 undergraduates differences were found in verbal productivity due to the Ss' expectations of a directive or nondirective therapist, but confirming or disconfirming such expectations had no effect. In light of these data, the findings of Pope, et al are reexamined. The generality of their conclusions is questioned, along with the utility of such global concepts as "strain" and (unspecified) "expectations."
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/h0036007