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The Effect of Social Interaction on Activity Levels in Six-to Eight-Year-Old Boys
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Kaspar, J. C.; Lowenstein, R. – Child Development, 1971
This study investigated the effect of an interaction between relatively active and relatively quiet boys on their joint activity level. (Author/RY)
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavioral Science Research, Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis
Strategy in Intratriad and Intertriad Interaction
Vinacke, W. Edgar; And Others – J Soc Psychol, 1970
This experiment investigates the relation between differences in strategy and performance in a variety of interaction situations. Accommodative and exploitative behavior tended to be alike in males and females. Situational variables studied included intragroup vs. integroup negotiation, three different games, and three sets of contrasting…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Females, Games, Group Dynamics
Intragroup Cohesiveness and Reciprocal Social Influence in Male and Female Discussion Groups.
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Barnard, William A.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1992
Presents study results examining social pressure within sexually homogenous groups. Explains that cohesiveness, based on common beliefs, was established in half of the sample while prevented in the remainder. Reports that groups were required to reach consensus after conflict was introduced. Concludes that low cohesion groups showed the greatest…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Conflict, Discussion Groups, Females
Aggressiveness and Psychophysiological Responsibility in Groups of Repressors and Sensitizers
Parsons, Oscar; and others – J Personality Soc Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students
Preintervention Effects of Mediation Versus Arbitration
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Johnson, Douglas F.; Pruitt, Dean G. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 1972
Descriptors: Arbitration, Behavioral Science Research, Collective Bargaining, Decision Making
Usurpation and Perceived Support as Determinants of the Endorsement Accorded Formal Leaders
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Michener, H. Andrew; Tausig, Mark – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Suggests that usurpation of control by a leader causes low-status group members to become dissatisfied with participation, but perceived lack of support causes dissatisfaction with the level of goal attainment. Tables and bibliography. (RW)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Decision Making
Effects of Incentives and Primary and Secondary Group Interaction on Learning a Complex Maze
Sage, John N. – Percept Mot Skills, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Risky Shift in Marketing Decision Making: A Nonconfirmation
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Peterson, Robert A.; Fulcher, David G. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Graduate Students
Cognitive and Affective Processes Influencing Risk Taking in Groups: An Expected Utility Approach
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Vinokur, Amiram – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Interdependence and Group Problem-Solving in the Triad
Raven, Bertram H.; Shaw, Jerry I. – J Personality Soc Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Group Dynamics
Social Comparison Processes Among Adolescents in Peer Groups.
Seltzer, Vivian C. – 1974
This study examines social comparison processes occurring in the interactions among normal adolescents in peer groups. Eight types of social comparison processes were predicted. Two of these, specific to adolescent developmental processes, are new. The experimental design called for behavioral observation documenting occurrence of social…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Group Dynamics
Perceptions of Male and Female Dominant Behavior in Small Group Interactions.
Bendelow, Mary Margaret – 1981
A study was conducted to determine how males and females were perceived when using identical dominant behaviors. The subjects, 360 college students, viewed one of six stimulus drawings of groups of four seated people and indicated their attributions of dominant behavior on 22 bipolar perceptual scales. Analyses were conducted to create and compare…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, College Students
Gender Differences in the Response to Competition
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Price, Joseph – Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, 2006
I use the introduction of a competitive fellowship program for graduate students to test whether men and women respond differently to competition and whether this response depends on the gender mix of the group. Men experienced a 10% increase in performance in response to the program, with the largest gains for men in departments with the most…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Females, Competition, Program Effectiveness
The Influence of Proxemic Variables on Dyadic Interaction Between Peers.
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Weiss, Michael; Keys, Christopher – 1975
This study addresses three issues: (1) the influence of proxemic variables (distance, furniture presence) on dyadic interaction; (2) the consistency between measures of self-disclosure; and (3) the applicability of reciprocity and distance-equilibrium views of dyadic interaction. Dyads of male college students were randomly assigned to one of four…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Communication Problems, Environmental Influences