Dr. Hunter wants to study whether cultural matching between clients and therapists leads to better outcomes in therapy. He has research assistants review audiotapes of actual therapy sessions and rate the client-therapist interactions on a number of different variables. What type of study is this?

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This is a process-outcome study because it examines the process of therapy (client-therapist interactions) and its relationship to therapy outcomes (better outcomes in therapy). Process-outcome studies focus on understanding how therapy works and what aspects of the therapeutic process contribute to successful outcomes.

Dr Hunter Wants to Study Whether Cultural Matching Between Clients