A personal accounting of the change and growth that occurs for one woman, on her own, and with a weekend-long women's encounter group. (EJT)

Supported by Grant No. 110 of the Ontario Mental Health Foundation. See also AA 501 440.

This paper introduces a new method for the detection of patterns or phases in small groups based on fuzzy pattern recognition procedures. It tells how the method provides an accurate description of all the patterns of group interaction, detects rather than assumes the number of patterns and their length, and is based on fuzzy set theory so that it…

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED WHETHER THE PHENOMENON OF SHIFTS TOWARD GREATER RISK TAKING FOLLOWING DISCUSSION OF RISK-RELATED MATERIALS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO GREATER GENERAL PERSUASIVENESS EXERTED BY RISK TAKERS THAN BY CONSERVATIVES. ITS PROCEDURE WAS TO DISCOVER WHETHER RISK TAKERS WOULD BE JUDGED MORE PERSUASIVE THAN CONSERVATIVES FOLLOWING…

Sensitivity training, a teaching-learning experience, is a group process consisting of continual interaction experiences which can effect behavior change through self-understanding in participants. Feedback is the most important element in effecting behavior change and can be expressed through two techniques: verbal, used to sensitize the…

Subjects answered multiple-choice questions at three points in time. They worked alone, then in units of 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 persons, and again alone. Performance on the task was to provide the following information: (1) initial ability level of subjects; (2) the ability of groups of differing size and leadership to utilize their resources; and, (3)…

The present bibliography updates three previous manuscripts which Hendrick helped develop. Articles from five journals are arranged alphabetically by heading and by author under 31 subject headings. The journals are Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Journal…

Compares the relative levels of creative behavior emitted in (1) noncontingent reinforcement, noncompetitive, nonevaluative, self-organized groups (laissez-faire); (2) groups with evaluation, competition, and individual reinforcement contingencies; and (3) groups with evaluation, competition, and group-shared contingencies of reinforcement.…

Predictable affective responses are evoked during each phase of a group or organizational problem-solving process. With the needs assessment phase come hope and energy; with goal-setting, confusion and dissatisfaction; with action planning, involvement and accomplishment; with implementation, "stage fright" and joy; with evaluation, pride or…

Indicates that self-concept is related to self-disclosure in encounter groups, but the nature of the relationship changes over time. Early in group interactions, low self-concept subjects disclosed less; but as they became more comfortable, they increased in self-disclosure until they equaled, or possibly exceeded, initially high self-concept…

Describes a motivational needs game which illustrates quickly and dramatically how a person's needs can be activated and changed. It illustrates how problem solving performance is inhibited when people have a high need for security in an unfamiliar situation. The game requires 30-45 minutes and accommodates 5-20 people. (VT)

This research investigated the application of the balance concept to predict the dynamic relationships among: (1) the sociometric ranking of each participant's behavior by his team members: (2) his self-rating; and (3) the agreement between these two evaluations. (Author/PD)

Changes in interaction patterns during the life span of 20 two-week T groups were studied in order to identify sequential stages of group development. The findings were compared with a hypothesized five-stage model based on previous theoretical and empirical work on developmental stages in small groups. For availability, see EA 510 146. Single…

Psychosynthesis as developed by Salvador Roquet presents a new method combining Freudian, Frommian, and transpersonal therapies. Its immediate result is to obtain results expected from long-term psychoanalysis in an abbreviated period of time. It also helps the individual take responsibility for his own development. (Author/RK)