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Knowles, Eric S. – 1970
The stimulus value of group boundaries was investigated in a field experiment. It was hypothesized that the size of a group and the status of its members would reduce the permeability of a boundary around an interacting group. Two or 4 interacting people of high or low status interrupted the traffic flow in a university hallway. Results indicate…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics