The dimensionality of ratings of therapist verbal responses.

1 January 1961

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Consulting Psychology

Vol. 25 (4) , 296-303
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0048302

Abstract

35 psychiatrists rated 10 therapists' responses on a 40-scale semantic differential. Factor analysis shows 3 factors. Ratings on an evaluation dimension and on a dimension of precision and potency (ambiguity) are independent. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

Keywords

VERBAL BEHAVIOR
PSYCHOTHERAPY
VERBAL RESPONSES OF
FACTOR ANALYSIS
OF THERAPIST VERBAL RESPONSES
PSYCHIATRIST