Class distinction determines who are insiders'' and who are outsiders''. In times of great social change the differences in the values, commitments and intellectual orientations of these conflicting groups become deepened into basic cleavages, social and cultural. (Author/JB)

To help determine relationships between certain personality variables and conforming judgment, and difference in conforming judgments among differently structured groups, prison immates were studies for the personality variables of IQ (California Capacity Questionnaire), agreement response set (Couch and Kenniston Scale), and dogmatism (Form E,…

Suggests how to get classes to interact and participate in an experience together through the use of an Exploration Grid. (RB)

A study was made of small workgroups, each of which was assigned to complete an empirical investigation. These workgroups were observed by students. The framework for the observations was Tuckman's (1965) proposed model of group development. The goal was to test the fit of Tuckman's model to the actual development of the workgroups observed in the…

An explanation of the effects of leader behavior on subordinate satisfaction, motivation, and performance. (Author)

In addition to the treatment effects of two anticonformity appeals, personality variables were also considered. The control group and the group presented with an emotional anticonformity lecture conformed more than the group presented with an intellectual anticonformity lecture. Ego defense theory is used to discuss other findings. (DB)

Describes four phases through which small groups' discussions pass in the decision-making process. (RD)

Research supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

This research supported by a grant from the McKinsey Foundation for Management Research, Inc.