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ERIC Number: EJ639739
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
The Influence of Group Size on Children's Competitive Behavior.
Benenson, Joyce F.; Nicholson, Catherine; Waite, Angela; Roy, Rosanne; Simpson, Anna
Child Development, v72 n3 p921-28 May-Jun 2001
Tested hypothesis that children would compete more playing competitive games in tetrads than in dyads. Found that male target children competed more in tetrads than in dyads; female target children did not show different levels of competition based on group size. Based on a global measure of smiling, the emotional atmosphere was less positive in tetrads than in dyads. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Competition, Emotional Experience, Group Dynamics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dyads; Group Size; Smiling