Attitude Similarity and Evaluation of Potential Counselors

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ID13660507
AuthorsLawrence R Good (Middle Tennessee State University, corresponding author), Katherine C Good (Middle Tennessee State University)
Year1972
Volume31
Issue3
Pages963-966
Publication date1972-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1972.31.3.963
PMID4650049
OpenAlexW2012851696
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

It was hypothesized that attitudinally similar, potential counselors would be evaluated more positively than attitudinally dissimilar ones. Each S received a 12-item Survey of Attitudes (which evidenced either 17% or 83% agreement with S's own attitudes) purportedly filled out by another undergraduate who was planning to enter the field of guidance and counseling. S then evaluated this stimulus person for his probable level of sympathy, understanding, and effectiveness in dealing with psychological problems and indicated the degree to which he would likely be willing to discuss with this potential counselor whatever academic, family, heterosexual, and emotional problems he might have. More favorable evaluations were elicited by the attitudinally similar, potential counselors on all of the dependent variables

Sympathy · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Psychological Treatments and Assessments · Psychology · Social Psychology

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