A Comparison of Microlab Discussions of Interpersonal Competencies and Corrective Feedback on Counselor Trainees' Defensiveness Levels

.....................................................................................xii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION....................................................... 1 The Problem in Perspective.............................................................3 Corrective Feedback............................................................4 Barriers to accepting corrective feedback received................5 Interpersonal Competencies................................................... 6 Pregroup Training and Instruction.............................................6 Need for the Study........................................................................8 Conceptual Framework.................................................................10 Research Design.........................................................................11 Methodology...................... .............................................12 Limitations and Delimitations................................................12 Definition of Terms.....................................................................13 Microlab.........................................................................13 Receptivity of Corrective Feedback.........................................13 Interpersonal Competencies...................................................13 Corrective Feedback............................................................13 Defensiveness...................................................................14 Organization of the Dissertation.......................................................14 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE..................................15 Overview..................................................................................15 Group Work and Corrective Feedback................................................15 Corrective Feedback............................................................16 Purpose of Corrective Feedback......................................17 Research on Giver and Receiver Characteristics in Groups...............18 Studies Related to the receptivity of Corrective Feedback ................22