Cross-Sex and Same-Sex Assertive Bids in a Cooperative Group Task.

Sgan, Mabel L.; Pickert, Sarah M.

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ERIC Number: EJ234809

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Publication Date: 1980-Sep

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Cross-Sex and Same-Sex Assertive Bids in a Cooperative Group Task.

Sgan, Mabel L.; Pickert, Sarah M.

Child Development, v51 n3 p928-31 Sep 1980

Examined assertive bids of elementary school children engaged in a cooperative task. Results from kindergarten and grade one participants support previous research regarding greater male assertiveness and attempts to influence other boys. By grade three, girls' overall assertiveness equaled that of boys. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Assertiveness, Children, Cooperation, Elementary School Students, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Experience, Peer Influence, Performance Factors, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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