Subjects rated a described mental-health professional on credibility and attraction. Varied fee and title in the descriptions. Results indicated subjects were not affected by fee except in willingness to seek therapy. The psychiatrist was consistently rated higher than the counselor, who was rated over the clinical psychologist. (Author/JAC)

The Improvisation Test for Individuals consists of 12 roleplays that represent a variety of interpersonal situations. Test teams evaluated the reactions of the subjects to the roleplays and determined interrater reliabilities. Subjects found the roleplays generally realistic and their own performances lifelike. Interrater reliabilities were…

Studied child psychotherapy by analyzing therapists' verbal behaviors with two child clients. According to the research expectations, high levels of interrater reliabilities for the Carkhuff scales and relatively high agreement levels for Hill's system were found. Overall verbal response behavior of each therapist was summarized best through…