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Best, Deborah L.; Nance, Time J. – 1981
Frustration has been primarily investigated in relation to aggressive behaviors, but may elicit other behaviors depending on the responses available to the individual. To test the effects of task frustration and task success on subsequent group behavior, college women (N=80) were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: task success, task…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Competition, Cooperation
Wuellner, Lance – 1969
The effect of a high-opportunity (HO) versus a low-opportunity (LO) play environment on the aggression of preschool children was investigated, hypothesizing that the LO play environment will elicit significantly more aggression than the HO play environment. The two environments were presented randomly to one group of 10 4-year-olds, five of each…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Observation Techniques
Patterson, Diane Scott – 1976
A series of three studies investigated the role of play materials in supporting social interactions of nursery school children. Subjects were 14 boys and 11 girls, 4 and 5 years of age, who came from a variety of socioeconomic and racial backgrounds. Observations were made for 16 days, during the free play hour at each of four play centers: art,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Classroom Environment, Environmental Influences, Group Behavior