Self-actualization (POI) correlates of rated counseling performance reported by Foulds could not be confirmed on replication¶
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q2 i? Foulds reported significant correlations between POI subscales and rated performance on empathy, genuineness, and a composite score, but replication attempts did not confirm these results. → Rowe 1975
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Rowe 1975¶
Rowe, Wayne; Murphy, Harry B.; De Csipkes, Robert A. (1975). The Relationship of Counselor Characteristics and Counseling Effectiveness. Review of Educational Research, 45(2). https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543045002231
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The review reports Foulds's POI studies with 30 practicum students rated by trained judges, and notes the claimed personality correlates "could not, however, be confirmed"; a replication correlational matrix yielded one significant figure attributed to chance.
"It was concluded that particular personality correlates of the ability to perform effectively in counseling had been identified. These results could not, however, be confirmed (Rowe & Winborn, 1973)."
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Self-actualization (POI) correlates of rated counseling performance reported by Foulds could not be confirmed on replication |
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Self-actualization (POI) correlates of rated counseling performance reported by Foulds could not be confirmed on replication |
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