Schmedlen, George W., MacCormick, Donald W., Woldt, Ansel L.: Neurolinguistic Programming, matching sensory predicates, and rapport. Western Psychological Association Annual Meeting, 23-26. 04. 1987 (Paper), 1987.

Abstract: A key task in psychotherapy is building trust and rapport with the client. This is also important in areas beyond face-to-face therapy such as supervision, training and consulting. This study examined the NLP approach to building rapport. Includes an empirical review of controversial studies on the concept of rapport.