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Lindsay, Jean S. – 1989
"Chaos" theory is a revolutionary new paradigm developed by scientists to study the behavior of natural systems. "Chaos" refers to the tendency of dynamic non-linear systems toward irregular, sometimes unpredictable, yet deterministic behavior. Major tenets of the theory are presented. The precedent for use of models developed…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Chaos Theory, Educational Research

Graen, George; And Others – Journal of Applied Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Group Behavior
Wuellner, Lance H.; And Others – 1968
A new method for investigating the movement patterns of children has been developed. It uses a computer analysis and display procedure for reducing Cartesian coordinate position data to numerical and graphical statements about movement patterns. A time-lapse photographic system is used to obtain the position data for children during play. This…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Observation Techniques, Computer Programs, Display Systems
Fox, Karl A. – 1990
The concept of behavior settings--the environments shaping individual behavior--was originated by Roger Barker in 1950 in connection with his community surveys in a small Kansas town, code-named Midwest. This book seeks to provide rural social scientists with an understanding of Barker's eco-behavioral approach and proposed adaptations of it to…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Community Study, Data Interpretation
Owens, William A. – 1970
A conceptual model of individual assessment through the use of biodata responses with minimal input information is outlined. The process is considered especially applicable to industrial psychology. A scored autobiographical data form, which measures the individual's past behavior and experiences, provides for assignment to a specific subgroup…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Biographical Inventories, Cluster Grouping
Juvonen, Jaana, Ed.; Graham, Sandra, Ed. – 2001
Many children are targets of verbal and physical abuse or social ostracism at some point during their school careers, and a minority are repeatedly victimized by their peers. This volume brings together leading investigators to present the latest psychological research on chronically victimized children and adolescents. The book's introduction…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems