An Experimental Study of the Contagion of Leaving Behavior in Small Gatherings.

Stephenson, Geoffrey M.; Fielding, Geoffrey T.

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Publication Date: 1971

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An Experimental Study of the Contagion of Leaving Behavior in Small Gatherings

Stephenson, Geoffrey M.; Fielding, Geoffrey T.

Journal of Social Psychology, 84, 1, 81-91, Jun 71

The results of these experiments strongly suggest that the occurrence of behavioral contagion depended on the relative advantage an initiator's action establishes over the other members of the group. (SD)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Social Behavior

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