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Group Composition and the Risky Shift
Vidmar, Neil – J Exp Soc Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Affiliation Need, Behavior Patterns, Decision Making, Group Behavior
Individual Shifts and the Group Shift Phenomenon.
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Fischer, Donald G.; Burdeny, Terry C. – 1972
The effect of group composition on risk taking was investigated by having various 3-man groups discuss caution-oriented items. Results indicated: (1) only one of nine group types exhibited a significant shift to caution; (2) except for the homogeneous groups, in which there were no shifts, significant shifts in individual decisions did occur, at…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Decision Making, Group Behavior
Enhancement of Dominant Attitudes in Group Discussion
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Myers, David G.; Bishop, George D. – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Group Behavior
Group Risk Taking and Expected Values
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Harnett, John J. – Journal of Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Expectation
Effects of Group Structure and Risk-Taking Disposition on Group Behavior, Attitudes, and Atmosphere
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Lee, Fred; Bednar, Richard L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1977
Prior theoretical formulations have suggested that client exposure to levels of personal risk and responsibility most conducive to optimal group development can be regulated with group structure. Analysis of variance results indicated the highest frequency of therapeutically relevant behaviors occurred in the high-structure and high-risk-taking…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Group Behavior, Group Structure
Dependence of the Risky-Shift on Instructions: A Replication
Willems, Edwin P.; Clark, Russell D., III – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
Choice Shifts in Group Discussion: An Introductory Review
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Pruitt, Dean G. – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Group Behavior
Risky Shift as a Function of Group Members' Value of Risk and Need for Approval
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Lamm, Helmut; And Others – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Females
Risk Preferences as Related to Judged Consequences of Failure
Clark, Russell D., III; Willems, Edwin P. – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
Group Risk Taking as a Function of Three Types of Monetary Incentive
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Lupfer, Michael; And Others – Journal of Psychology, 1972
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students
Group Risk Taking and Constituency Power
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Hartnett, John J. – Journal of Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Decision Making
Risk Taking by Individuals and Groups: An Assessment of Research Employing Choice Dilemmas
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Cartwright, Dorwin – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making
Group Risk Taking and Internal-External Control of Group Members
Minton, Henry L.; Miller, Arthur G. – Psychol Rep, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, College Students