According to Nolan, to accomplish goals of providing honest self-investigation, promoting the full use of potentials, and bringing about awareness of self-contradictions, the group leader would employ

• A. Confronting
• B. Advising
• C. Supporting
• D. Explaining

Answer: (A)

Confronting as a group leadership technique means directly naming and challenging inconsistencies between what a member says and how they act, inviting closer examination of hidden feelings beneath defenses. This direct challenge promotes honest self-investigation, helps unleash latent potentials, and makes self-contradictions visible so they can be worked through. Nolan emphasizes this approach because it creates real experiential triggers for growth; advising, supporting, or explaining can foster safety or information but don’t push the self-examination and awareness that confrontation achieves.