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McClure, Bud A. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1990
Describes characteristics of immature, or regressive groups, including avoidance of conflict, abdication of responsibility, and psychic numbness; and characteristics of mature, or generative groups, including group transcendence. Examines the notion of group mind and concludes that the evolution of mind is dependent on the group's psychological…
Descriptors: Conflict, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
Miller, Duane I.; And Others – 1984
The impact of individual characteristics on the attitudes and performance of students in a college psychology course using the guided design approach was examined. With this teaching method students work in groups to solve problems, gaining experience in the cognitive processes of concept reorganization, symbolic translation, data interpretation,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Educational Research, Group Behavior