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Download full textWorchel, Stephen; And Others – 1973
The present study investigated how type of interaction between groups affects intergroup hostility and how this intergroup hostility may be reduced. In the first phase of the study groups were led to believe that they were either competing, cooperating, or having no interaction with a second group. The results indicated that competition led to the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Goal Orientation, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Hendrick, Clyde; And Others – 1973
Two experiments were conducted which studied seating distance of subjects in a small group discussion situation. In Experiment I groups of three subjects sat on cushions in a bare carpeted room along with a moderator and discussed a socially relevant issue. The distances generated by subjects' placement of their cushions served as the main…
Descriptors: College Students, Discussion Groups, Females, Group Behavior
