This research was an inquiry into the effects of interpretation in counseling. Through the use of videotaped, simulated counseling situations, the reactions of 50 fourth-grade, 10 tenth-grade, and 50 graduate school males toward the technique of interpretation were examined. The feelings of subjects toward interpretation were compared with their feelings toward the techniques of reflection, advice giving, and probing. A significant number of subjects of each educational level expressed negative feelings toward the use of interpretation. The implications of the use of interpretation in counseling are discussed.
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