A 2 X 3 factorial nested design compared the differential effectiveness of reinforcement and persuasive advice-giving to increase information seeking. Two counselors provided each treatment. A control (nonactive) group was included. The two experimental groups were scheduled for two counseling interviews 1 week apart. A third structured interview was scheduled 2 weeks later so all subjects could report their information-seeking behavior outside the interviews. The results demonstrated that behavioral reinforcement counseling is superior to advice-giving on four criterion measures: (a) counselees exhibited significantly higher frequency of verbal informationseeking behavior in the interview; (6) they engaged more in eventual information-seeking activities outside the interview (frequency and variety); (c) verbal and "eventual" information-seeking behaviors were significantly and positively correlated (generalization effect); and (d) student/counselor talk ratio was significantly higher.1 Based on the first author's PhD dissertation, University of Minnesota; related paper was presented at the meeting of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, Atlantic City, April 1971.2 Requests for reprints should be sent to Makram Samaan,
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