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Tjosvold, Dean; Okun, Morris A. – 1976
Ninety college students were randomly assigned to be high or low-power and interacted with another who consistently cooperated, consistently competed, or alternately cooperated and competed. Low-power persons were hypothesized to be motivated to take another's cognitive perspective in order to reduce their uncertainty and to help them decide how…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Decision Making, Individual Psychology, Interaction Process Analysis
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Boulton, Michael J. – Early Education and Development, 1992
Reports two studies of adolescent perceptions of playful and aggressive fighting. Results suggest that some bouts of playful fighting are used during adolescence to settle disputes about dominance and that aggression may be introduced into playful fighting to settle dominance disputes. (LB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Conflict Resolution