Decision-making bias in psychotherapy: Effects of hypothesis source and accountability

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 429-436

  Pfeiffer, Angela M ^a   Whelan, James P ^b,c   Martin, Joel M ^b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HYPOTHESIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STUDENT; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0034434179     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.47.4.429     Document Type: Article

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