Psychotherapy as Stochastic Process [electronic resource] : Fitting a Markov Chain Model to Interviews of Ellis and Rogers. University of Minnesota Office of Student Affairs Research Bulletin, Vol. 15, No. 18 / James W. Lichtenberg and Thomas J. Hummel.
This investigation tested the hypothesis that the probabilistic structure underlying psychotherapy interviews is Markovian. The "goodness of fit" of a first-order Markov chain model to actual therapy interviews was assessed using a x squared test of homogeneity, and by generating by Monte...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This investigation tested the hypothesis that the probabilistic structure underlying psychotherapy interviews is Markovian. The "goodness of fit" of a first-order Markov chain model to actual therapy interviews was assessed using a x squared test of homogeneity, and by generating by Monte Carlo methods empirical sampling distributions of selected characteristics of interaction processes against which the same characteristics in the actual interviews were compared. The model provided an adequate fit and should provide a useful tool for further investigations into the character and course of the therapy process. (Author) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED108020. ERIC Note: Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Washington, D.C., March 30-April 3, 1975). |
| Physical Description: | 26 p. |