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Peer reviewedKraten, Steve – Journal of Extension, 1982
Dissent is an integral part of human relations, one that can stimulate creative problem solving. Four major strategies for dealing with dissent are power, compromise, consensus, and synergy. (SK)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Dissent, Group Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship
Watson-Gegeo, Karen Ann; And Others – 1981
Intended to aid media and other technical specialists who lack training in ethnographic research to understand what ethnography is, what ethnographers do, and how they, the media specialists, can be of most assistance when working on a team conducting such research, this paper discusses the nature of ethnographic research and issues involved in…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Ethnography, Group Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship
Watson, Eugene R. – High Sch J, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Davis, James H.; And Others – J Personality Soc Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Decision Making, Group Behavior
Morris, Charles G. – J Soc Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Download full textJennings, 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
THE EFFECTS OF FORMALLY BASED STATUS DIFFERENCES ON GROUP PRODUCTIVITY, EFFICIENCY, AND RISK TAKING.
BRIDGES, EDWIN M.; AND OTHERS
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS EXPERIMENT WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER HIERARCHICALLY DIFFERENTIATED GROUPS WERE AS PRODUCTIVE ON PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS AS HIERARCHICALLY UNDIFFERENTIATED GROUPS. THE EXPERIMENT ALSO INVESTIGATED THE EFFECTS OF FORMALLY BASED STATUS DIFFERENCES ON GROUP EFFICIENCY AND RISK-TAKING. TWENTY GROUPS CONTAINING FOUR SUBJECTS…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Norms
Eckloff, Maurine C.; Petelle, John – 1976
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cognitive abstractness levels, interpersonal perception abilities, and task type (factual or social problem solving) on group performance as measured by time consumed and adequacy of solutions. Eighteen college classes from Kearney State College participated in testing of perceptual…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making
Parks, Arlie Muller – 1972
This curriculum guide outlines a course in discussion for college sophomores or those who have taken a communication fundamentals course. This guide emphasizes the principles of discussion and group dynamics and their applications to groups engaged in information-sharing or problem-solving tasks. The course is divided into two principal units with…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides
Neer, Michael R., Ed. – Communication, 1981
This special edition of "Communication" brings together the work of nine leading scholars of small group communication. The following topics are discussed: (1) small group communication research in the 1980s; (2) unanswered questions in research on communication in the small group; (3) emerging trends in small group research; (4)…
Descriptors: Activism, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Decision Making
McKinley, John – 1979
A study analyzed and compared four selected models in the cyclical tradition of group development as a basis for identifying possible issues and implications for future theory building. The theorists whose models were examined were Leland Bradford, Jack Gibb, William Schutz, and Theodore Mills. Both historical and conceptual perspectives of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Development
Hill, Richard J. – 1970
How feedback affects small-group processes and group outcomes and how these outcomes vary with computer-assisted or experimenter-assisted modes of supplying feedback were investigated. Feedback theory was conceptualized through a work-emotionality framework. Theoretical constructs were operationalized through the use of Boyd's three-channel mode…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computers, Decision Making Skills, Feedback
Chapanis, Alphonse – 1978
The techniques, procedures, and principal findings of 15 different experiments in a research program on interactive communication are summarized in this paper. Among the principal findings reported are that: problems are solved faster in communication modes that have a voice channel than in those that do not have a voice channel, modes of…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis
