Results of a counseling analogue study were that (a) the role manipulation was weak as subjects responded positively to interviewer references to self and others; and (b) while trustworthiness did not effect immediate influence, agreement with the interviewer increased over time for subjects interviewed under confidential condtions and decreased…

Male and female counselors at three levels of training/experience conducted an initial interview with a female confederate client. Videotapes of these interviews were viewed by 120 undergraduate males and females who rated the counselors' expertness, indicated counselor behaviors that contributed to their judgments, and rated their willingness to…

The results showed that in spite of violently different feelings about (or descriptions of) the roles, the subjects were equally influenced by them. This suggests that social attractiveness may not be important when the client's problems require expert opinion and knowledge. (Author/CG(

Subjects' ratings of interviewer trustworthiness indicated: significant class and definition effects, but no significant sex effect; a tendency for the manner in which the interviewer acted to influence ratings more than the content of his communications; and generally lower ratings for terminal scenes than for initial or middle. (Author)

Subjects viewed one of two female confederate counselors exploring a female confederate client's problem and attempt to influence. Significant results were higher ratings of counselor expertness for the expert than the referent power base, and higher ratings of counselor expertness for low status within the expert power base. (Author)