A Patient by any other Name . . .: Clinician Group Difference in Labeling Bias.

Langer, Ellen J.; Abelson, Robert P.

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ERIC Number: EJ099125

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Publication Date: 1974

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A Patient by any other Name . . .: Clinician Group Difference in Labeling Bias

Langer, Ellen J.; Abelson, Robert P.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 42, 1, 4-9, Feb 74

This study assesses the effect of labels on clinicians' judgements. Two groups of behavior and analytic therapists viewed an interview of a subject designated as "job applicant" or "patient." Behavior therapists describe the interviewee as fairly well-adjusted regardless of label while psychoanalysts describe "patient" as more disturbed than "job applicant." (RWP)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Bias, Individual Characteristics, Opinions, Perception, Personality Assessment, Psychologists

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