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Coven, Arnold B.; And Others – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1978
This article presents a brief overview of Gestalt theory, the group interventions utilized to experiment with interpersonal contact in a conference workshop along with their theory base, an evaluation of the workshop, and some experimental ideas and recommended activities that group leaders may want to incorporate into similar interpersonal…
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Individual Needs, Interaction, Interaction Process Analysis
Jennings, Russell W. – 1973
"Pacification" as a technique of social control has a negative effect because of its destructive or disintegrative impact on behaviors of individuals in social or problem-solving situations. "Pacification" uses communication techniques which discount some aspect of the problem-solving process: the problem itself, its…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making Skills, 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