Abstract
Male patients in an alcohol detoxification unit were measured to determine whether the method of acquiring symptoms and sex of the experimenter affected the number and severity of symptoms elicited. A male or female experimenter administered a checklist of symptoms and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale to 100 patients. A MANCOVA indicated there was a significant difference between method 1 (nondirective) and method 2 (leading). Subsequent univariate analyses yielded significant differences between the methods and both dependent measures, number of symptoms acquired and their severity. The leading method was more effective for acquiring symptoms, and more moderate symptoms, which were typically overlooked by the patients during the nondirective phase, were obtained.
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