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Peer reviewedHorowitz, Irwin A. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1971
Forty members of service and social groups were compared for intervention in a simulated emergency situation during the experimental discussion. Service group members were more likely to intervene than social group members, and intervention was made more probable when group norms were made salient in the discussion. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Group Behavior, Group Norms, Intervention
Download full textJhangiani, Arjan K. – 1971
This paper is an analysis of some of the literature concerning group mediated risk taking. Jhangiani explores Brown's V-theory, which states that members of a society try to realize its cultural ideals in their behavior; Nordhoy's theory of cultural values, which states that "In the group, the impact of values which are commonly accepted in the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Group Behavior, Group Discussion
