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People’s cognitions or thoughts about a situation underlie many, if not most, of the findings related to group dynamics and to conflict resolution. This chapter reviews the main topics in these areas, highlighting the relevance of cognition, categorization, and also potential means of avoiding cognitive biases .
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The two books by Hare et al. (1994, 1996) are co-authored but nevertheless have signed chapters. Author’s responsibilities were similar, though not identical, in the two volumes. The authorships, on which some of the chapters’ introductory analyses in the present volumes are in part based, are as follows (using the 1996 version). Martin Davies: physical setting and background variables (Chaps. 1 and 2), social interaction (Chap. 7), and intergroup relations (Chap. 12). Valerie Kent: social influence (Chaps. 3 and 4) and leadership (Chap. 6). Paul Hare: roles (Chap. 5) and organizational settings (Chap. 11). Herbert Blumberg: group decision making (Chap. 8), and cooperation and bargaining (Chaps. 9 and 10).
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Recent research, using the System for a Multiple Level Observation of Groups (SYMLOG) (Bales and Cohen 1979; S. E. Hare and Hare 1996), suggests that Fiedler may have been comparing a social-relationship-oriented leader with one who combines both task and social concerns, since leaders who only emphasize the task—although found in business management teams—are less likely to be found in student populations (Hare et al. 1998).
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Blumberg, H., Kent, M.V., Hare, A.P., Davies, M.F. (2012). Group Dynamics and Social Cognition. In: Small Group Research. Peace Psychology Book Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0025-7_3
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