... how much confidence they would have in the doctor's ability. The traditionally dressed doctors received higher preference ratings than the casually attired ones, particularly on the part of older and professional class patients. This shows that patients prefer to see a formally dressed doctor, rather than a casually dressed one, and they trust their judgement more. Robinson and West investigated the amount of self - disclosure given by patients who attended a genito - urinary clinic. A genito - urinary clinic is a clinical, which specialises in venerial diseases. The study was a self - report measure. The researchers were interested in the amount of self - disclosure people make when they attend a genito - urinary clinic. Before they saw the doctor, patients were asked to record the intimate details of their symptoms, previous attendance's and sexual behaviour on a written questionnaire or a computerised one. The results showed ...

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