Abstract
Summary An interpersonal response tendency questionnaire was developed for measuring the relative frequency of probing, advising, and accepting responses to a request for help. One group of 225 introductory psychology students responded to the questionnaire with the response they would usually give; another group of 234 students indicated the response they would like to receive. Results indicate that subjects wanted less probing (p = .001), more accepting (p = .001), and less advice (p = .02) than they gave The same questionnaire was then administered in a before-after design to 19 participants (11 male, 8 female) in a T-group that had a total history of 60 hours. Comparison of the pre- and posttest scores indicates that subsequent to the T-group experience subjects gave more acceptance (p = .001) and less advice (p = .01). Subjects also had higher posttest wanted acceptance scores (p = .001) and lower wanted advice scores (p = .06). The T-group experience resulted, therefore, in increased congruity between what was wanted and what was given in a helping relationship.
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