The purpose of this study was first to determine whether or not paradoxical communication could be designed to contain therapeutic levels of the core therapeutic conditions, and, second, to determine how paradoxical counselor communication compared to nondirective communication on the social influence dimensions of attractiveness, expertness, and trustworthiness. For the first phase, four judges rated audiotapes on the level of the core therapeutic conditions on one of four counseling conditions (paradox high or low on core conditions, and nondirective high or low on core conditions). For the second phase, 133 undergraduate college students were asked to listen to the four counseling conditions on audiotapes and to rate the counselor on the social influence dimensions
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331920 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Beard, Myron Joseph |
| Contributors | Conoley, Collie, Kooker, Earl W., Hayslip, Bert, Sininger, Rollin Albert, Lawlis, G. Frank |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 100 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Beard, Myron Joseph, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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