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Janda, Louis H.; Rimm, David C. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1977
Examined type of situation and sex of the counselor in assertive training. Female subjects were given training in making complaints, small talk, and saying no to unreasonable requests. Significant improvement occurred. Subjects seen by a male counselor changed significantly more than subjects seen by a female counselor. (Author)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, College Students, Counselor Characteristics, Helping Relationship
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Glass, Carol R.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1976
Three training programs for girl-shy males were designed. The effectiveness of a response-acquisition treatment was compared with a cognitive self-statement modification treatment, a combination of these two, and a waiting-list control group. The results indicated that subjects trained in cognitive self-statement modification showed significantly…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, College Students, Dating (Social), Interaction Process Analysis
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Hollandsworth, James G., Jr.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1977
A job interview skills workshop model was compared with the traditional lecture-discussion group approach. Results indicated the behavioral group made significant gains in percentage of eye contact. The discussion group was superior in ratings of ability and expression of feelings and personal opinions relevant to the interview. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Modification, College Students, Employment Interviews
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Greenwood, Charles R.; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1977
The effects of the Program for Academic Survival Skills (PASS), a group behavior management program, on behavioral observation data and standardized achievement test measures were investigated. Results indicated PASS produced significant gains in survival skills during operation and one week following termination in reading and mathematics periods…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
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Jennings, Rick L.; Davis, Carl S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
This study determined the effects of using structured learning techniques to train lower socioeconomic emotionally disturbed children and adolescents (N=40) in verbal behaviors. Posttraining results indicated significant effects for the experimental treatment on subject acquisition of interview initiation and interview responsibility. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Helping Relationship
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Roessler, Richard; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1977
When compared with a group of clients who had received work adjustment services and a placebo treatment (personal hygiene training), experimental clients given Personal Achievement Skills (PAS) and work adjustment services reported greater gains on self-ratings of life perspective (optimism), work-related attitudes, and goal attainment. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Group Counseling, Helping Relationship, Interaction Process Analysis
Mayadas, Nazneen S.; Duehn, Wayne D. – Journal of Marriage and Family Counseling, 1977
The development of a classification system for analysis of specific verbal marital communications utilizing videotaped Stimulus-Modeling procedures is described. Findings reveal specific marital verbal behaviors can be operationalized and reliably measured. The results indicate the need to combine modern technology with modeling procedures in…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques, Helping Relationship
West, John Hamilton; Ray, Philip B. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1977
This investigation explored the relationship between helping and training as experimental main effects. Subjects (N=53) were randomly assigned to four experimental groups. The results for the experimental main effects are discussed in relationship to self-concept change, helper-communication functioning, and helper-discrimination functioning.…
Descriptors: College Students, Commuting Students, Counselor Training, Helping Relationship