Ss high and low in need for approval received role-training prior to a personal interview. Modeling of communication skills elicited greater verbal productivity than instructions alone. A mental patient model elicited less attraction, lower ratings of social competence, and more favorable disclosure by interviewees than a non-patient model. Subjects high and low in approval were unaffected by type of model.
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