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Peer reviewedGillis, John S.; Patrick, S. W. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Psychotherapy typically is conceptualized as a social reinforcement process. Others suggest interview behavior is predicted better by a competitive model of social interaction. Results of this study indicated that message frequency requests were equal in the competitive and reinforcing conditions, both of which induced more requests than a mixed…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Competition, Interpersonal Competence
