Interpersonal communication in small groups.
Journal of Abnormal & Social PsychologyPublished 1 January 1951
Léon Festinger, John Thibaut
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An experimental study in which amount of pressure toward uniformity and degree to which members perceived the group as homogeneously composed was manipulated was manipulated.
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Major conclusions drawn from experimental work with small face-to-face groups are summarized. The authors report an experimental study in which (1) amount of pressure toward uniformity, and (2) degree to which members perceived the group as homogeneously composed was manipulated. It was found that “
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Psychology
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