Tested an algorithm for directing novice counselors in making empathic responses. The independent variable was assessed using a computer simulation program. The second experiment employed a completely randomized design. In another, the algorithm was modified and a randomized block design employed. Experimental groups performed significantly…

Presented an empathy algorithm, a procedure for deciding whether to use an interchangeable or an additive empathy response and instructions for the construction of each response, to a randomly chosen group of novice counselors (N=23). The experimental group performed significantly better in counseling a role-played client than did controls.…