Title: Two Studies Involving Expectancy of the Therapeutic Agent
Abstract:The recent focus on expectancy as a factor in effectiveness of therapy has tended to overlook the role of expectancy of the treatment agent. Study 1 showed manipulated expectancies of a mental hospita...The recent focus on expectancy as a factor in effectiveness of therapy has tended to overlook the role of expectancy of the treatment agent. Study 1 showed manipulated expectancies of a mental hospital staff predicted favorability of discharge for 10 patients ( p < .057). In the second study, a therapeutic analogue, neither “patients'” nor “therapists'” expectancies directly predicted amount of change in 64 students. Congruency of expectancy, however, interacted with “therapists'” warmth or coolness to influence amount of change.Read More
Publication Year: 1975
Publication Date: 1975-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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