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Smith, Gerald W.; Debenham, Jerry D. – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1979
"Matesim" was designed to help users identify areas of conflict and fulfillment with potential mates and aid rational clarification of values. The computer simulates marriage, evaluates the consequences in terms of user's values, and provides analysis of user's values compared with those of counselor and peer group. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Oriented Programs, Marriage Counseling, Mate Selection
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Filsinger, Erik E. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1983
Presents the Dyadic Interaction Scoring Code (DISC) as a marital observation system designed to be compatible with the Datamyte 900 Data Collector. Its derivation from existing coding systems and its contributions are discussed. Data on marital interaction provide a research example of its usage. (JAC)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Marriage
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Atkinson, Brent J.; McKenzie, Paul N. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1984
Describes the development of a personalized version of the Spouse Observation Checklist (SOC), using computer word processing functions to delete neutral and irrelevant items. Comparison of the original and revised checklists with 22 married individuals indicated no significant differences between dependent variables on the two versions. (JAC)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Oriented Programs, Interaction, Marriage Counseling