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Rae, William A.; Willis, Diane J. – 1973
Twenty first-year medical students were randomly assigned to one of four short-term empathy training groups (discussion, modeling, experiential-simulation and control). Empathy skills were assessed immediately after and four weeks after training sessions. Although results were not statistically significant, the trends were in the predicted…
Descriptors: Empathy, Helping Relationship, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence