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Summarizes the results of 41 independent studies found in the literature that contained correlates of objectively measured provider behaviors in medical encounters. Provider behaviors were grouped a priori into the process categories of information giving, questions, competence, partnership building, and socioemotional behavior. All correlations between variables within these categories and external variables were extracted. The most frequently occurring outcome variables were satisfaction, recall, and compliance, and the most frequently occurring background variables were the patient's gender, age, and social class. Results show significant relations of small to moderate average magnitude between these external variables and almost all provider behavior categories. A theory of provider–patient reciprocation is proposed to account for the pattern of results. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)