本研究は、カウンセラーとクライエントの応答一致性が、カウンセラーやカウンセリング状況に対する観察者の印象評定に及ぼす効果について検討した。カウンセラーの応答スタイル要因（感情志向型応答と認知志向型応答）と、クライエントの応答タイプ要因（感情的応答と理性的応答）の２要因（２×２）配置計画が設定された。実験の結果、応答一致性の効果は、認知志向型カウンセラーにおいて、感情的応答クライエントよりも理性的応答クライエントのカウンセリング状況が高く評定されることが認められた。カウンセラーとクライエントの応答一致性に関わる実践的な含意について考察された。The present study examined the effect of consistency/inconsistency in the response orientation of counselor and client on impression ratings by the observers toward thecouselor and its counseling situations. The 2 x 2 factorial design was applied for this experiment; the counselor\u27s response orientation (affection-oriented counselor vs.cognition-oriented counselor) and the client\u27s response orientation (affective-oriented client vs. cognitive-oriented client). The seventy-eight university students (18 males and 60 females) participated in the experiment. The results showed that the effects of consistency in the response orientation were revealed in the cognition-oriented counselor, that is, in this counselor condition, the counseling situations toward cognitive-oriented client were positively evaluated than affective-oriented client by the observers. The involvements of practical exploration into a response matching between couselor and client were discussed
