Abstract
This chapter first considers several theoretical issues on the conceptualization of competition and cooperation, considerations that were particularly salient in guiding our research. Those concerns have generalizability to group interaction, as we demonstrate here by a focus on interpersonal classroom dynamics.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Akhtar, S., & Thomson, A., Jr. Overview: Narcissistic personality disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1982, 139(1), 11–20.
Allport, F. H. Social Psychology. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924.
Allport, G. W. The nature of prejudice. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1954.
Aronson, E., Bridgeman, D. L., & Geffner, R. The effects of a cooperative classroom structure on student behavior and attitudes. In D. Bar-Tal, & L. Saxe (Eds.), Social psychology of education: Theory and research. Washington: Hemisphere Publishing, Halsted Press, Wiley, 1978.
Back, K. W. Interpersonal relations in a discussion group. Journal of Social Issues, 1948, 4, 61–65.
Benne, K., & Sheats, P. Functional roles of group members. Journal of Social Issues, 1948, 4, 41–49.
Bryan, J. H. Children’s cooperation and helping behaviors. In E. M. Hetherington (Ed.), Review of child development research, Vol. 5. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975.
Byrne, D. The attraction paradigm. New York: Academic Press, 1971.
Coles, R. Privileged ones: The well-off and the rich in America. In Children of crisis, Vol. 5. Boston: Little, Brown, 1977.
Condry, J. Enemies of Exploration: Self-initiated vs. other-initiated learning. 11, 1977, 35, 7.
Cook, S. W. Interpersonal and attitudinal outcomes in cooperating interracial groups. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1978, 12 (1), 97–113.
Deci, E. L., Betley, G., Kahle, J., Abrams, L., & Porac, J. When trying to win: Competition and intrinsic motivation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1981, 7 (1), 79–83.
Dembo, T. A theoretical and experimental inquiry into concrete values and value systems. In B. Kaplan & S. Wapner (Eds.), Perspectives in psychological theory: Essays in honor of Heinz Werner. New York: International University Press, 1960.
Deutsch, M. A theory of competition and cooperation. Human Relations, 1949, 2, 129–151.
Deutsch, M. Interdependence and psychological orientation. In V. J. Derlega & J. Grzelak (Eds.), Cooperation and helping behavior: Theories and research. New York: Academic Press, 1982.
Gilligan, C. In a different voice. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982.
Goodenough, F. L. Measurement of intelligence by drawings. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1926.
Graves, N. B. Egocentrism and cultural deprivation: Empirical evidence for the ethnocentric bias of Piagetian theory, Vol. 12. Auckland, New Zealand: South Pacific Research Institute, 1976.
Hackman, J. R., & Morris, C. G. Group tasks, group interaction process and group performance effectiveness: A review and proposed integration. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology, Vol. 8. New York: Academic Press, 1975.
Harris, D. B. Children’s drawings as measures of intellectual maturity. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1963.
Hartshorne, H., & May, M. A. Studies in the nature of character. Studies in deceit, Vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1928.
Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. Instructional goal structure: Cooperative, competitive or individualistic. Review of educational research, 1974, 4, (2), 213–240.
Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. Learning together and alone: Cooperation, competition and individualization. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1975.
Kagan, S. Social motives and behaviors of Mexican American and Anglo American children. In J. L. Martinez (Ed.), Chicano psychology. New York: Academic Press, 1977.
Kagan, S., Knight, G. P., Martinez, S., & Espinoza Santana, P. Conflict resolution style among Mexican children: Examining urbanization and ecology effects. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1981, 12 (2), 222–232.
Kagan, S., & Madsen, M. C. Rivalry in Anglo American and Mexican children. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1972, 24, 214–220.
Knight, G. P., & Kagan, S. Development of prosocial and competitive behaviors in Anglo American and Mexican American children. Child Development, 1977, 48, 1385–1394.
Koppitz, E. Psychological evaluation of human figure drawings. New York: Grune and Stratton, 1968.
Lasch, C. The culture of narcissism: American life in an age of diminishing expectations. New York: W. W. Norton, 1978.
Lerner, M. J. The Justice Motive: “Equity” and “parity” among children. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1974, 29, 539–550.
Lerner, M. J., & Lerner, S. C. (Eds.). The justice motive in social behavior: Adapting to times of scarcity and change. New York: Plenum Press, 1981.
Lerner, M. J., Miller, D. T., & Holmes, J. G. Deserving and the emergence of forms of justice. In L. Berkowitz, & E. Walster (Eds.), Advances in experimental social psychology: Equity theory: Toward a general theory of social interaction, Vol. 9. New York: Academic Press, 1976,
Lewin, K. Dynamic theory of personality. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1935.
Loeb, H. W. Social interactions and performance under competitive and cooperative working conditions: A developmental study of elementary school children. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bryn Mawr College, 1975.
Loeb, H. W. An exploration of transfer effects on performance between cooperative and competitive working conditions. Paper presented at the International Conference on Cooperation in Education, Hertzlia, Israel, July 1979.
Maccoby, E. E., & Jacklin, C. N. The psychology of sex differences. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1974.
Madsen, M. C. Cooperative and competitive motivations of children in three Mexican subcultures. Psychological Reports, 1967, 20, 1307–1320.
Masterson, J. F. Narcissistic and borderline disorders: An integrated developmental approach. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1981.
Murdoch, E. M. A developmental study of social behaviors which are related to performance under competitive and cooperative working conditions. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bryn Mawr College, 1974.
Nelson, L. I., & Madsen, M. C. Cooperation and competition in four year olds as a function of reward contingency and subculture. Developmental Psychology, 1969, 1, 340–344.
Nelson, M. Narcissistic condition: A fact of our lives and times. New York: Human Science Press, 1977.
Pepitone, E. A. Comparison behavior in elementary school children. American Educational Research Journal 1972, 9 (1), 45–63.
Pepitone, E. A. Children in cooperation and competition: Toward a developmental social psychology. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1980.
Pepitone, E. A. Effects of children’s self-orientation on cooperative problem solving. Paper presented at the Second Conference of the International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1982. (a)
Pepitone, E. A. Social comparison, relative deprivation and pupil interaction: Homogeneous vs. heterogeneous classrooms. Paper presented as part of a symposium on Social Comparison: Implications for Education, at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meetings. New York, March 1982. (b)
Pepitone, E. A., & Hannah, B. H. Exploration of comparison behaviors in third grade children. In E. A. Pepitone, (Ed.), Children in cooperation and competition, Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath, 1980.
Pepitone, E. A., Loeb, H. W., & Murdoch, E. M. Age and socio-economic behavior and performance in cooperative and competitive working conditions. In E. A. Pepitone, (Ed.), Children in cooperation and competition. Lexington, Mass.,: D. C. Heath, 1980.
Sampson, E. E. Psychology and the American ideal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1977, 35, 767–782.
Sampson, E. E. Justice and social character. In G. Mikula (Ed.), Justice and social interaction: Experimental and theoretical contributions from psychological research. New York: Springer Verlag, 1980.
Schofield, J. W. Cooperation as social exchange: Resource gaps and reciprocity in academic work. In S. Sharan, P. Hare, C. D. Webb, & R. Hertz-Lazarowitz (Eds.), Cooperation in education. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1980.
Shapira, A., & Lomrantz, J. Cooperative and competitive behavior of rural Arab children in Israel. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1972, 3, 352–359.
Sharan, S., & Hertz-Lazarowitz, R. A group-investigation method of cooperative learning in the classroom. In S. Sharan, P. Hare, C. D. Webb, & R. Hertz-Lazarowitz (Eds.), Cooperation in education. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1980.
Slavin, R. E. Cooperative learning. New York: Longman 1983. (a)
Slavin, R. E. When does cooperative learning increase student achievement? Psychology Bulletin, 1983, 94, 429–445. (b)
Steiner, I. D. Group process and productivity. New York: Academic Press, 1972.
Strube, M. J. Meta-analysis and cross-cultural comparison. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1981, 12 (1), 3–20.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1985 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Pepitone, E.A. (1985). Children in Cooperation and Competition. In: Slavin, R., Sharan, S., Kagan, S., Hertz-Lazarowitz, R., Webb, C., Schmuck, R. (eds) Learning to Cooperate, Cooperating to Learn. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3650-9_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3650-9_2
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4899-3652-3
Online ISBN: 978-1-4899-3650-9
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive