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Blechman, Elaine A. – 1973
Three folk psychology predispositions towards group behavior were proposed: (a) The folk psychologist breaks group behavior down into the actions of individuals; (b) He attributes group and group member behavior to causes internal to the group, and ignores situation causes; and (c) He attributes behavior to fixed rather than alterable causes. It…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Family Counseling, Family Relationship, Group Behavior
Fischer, Donald G.; Burdeny, Terry C. – 1972
The effect of group composition on risk taking was investigated by having various 3-man groups discuss caution-oriented items. Results indicated: (1) only one of nine group types exhibited a significant shift to caution; (2) except for the homogeneous groups, in which there were no shifts, significant shifts in individual decisions did occur, at…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Decision Making, Group Behavior
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Bakeman, Roger; Beck, Stephen – Environment and Behavior, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Group Behavior, Group Membership