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  1. What are some current principles and research topics in the study of group dynamics?

    http://www.has.vcu.edu/group/gdynamic.htm
    The Group Dynamic Resources Page presents all the essentials of both a historical and contemporary analysis of research on how groups function.

  2. What are the characteristics of groupthink? Give some examples of groupthink in operation.

    http://www.afirstlook.com/archive/groupthink.cfm?source=archther
    This article provides a good overview and critique of Irving Janis' concept of groupthink.

  3. Think of what it would have been like to be a participant in Phillip Zimbardo's famous "prison" study. Would you react the way most subjects did? Why?

    http://www.prisonexp.org/
    This site features a slide show of the Stanford Prison Experiment. It gives the viewer a real feel for what the subjects were going through. The site also contains discussion questions and links.

    http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/relaged/970108prisonexp.html
    This article from the Stanford News looks back on the prison study and interviews participants on the impact of the study on their lives several years after the event.

  4. What are social dilemmas? Give examples. How might these dilemmas be solved?

    http://www.magnolia.net/~leonf/sd/sd.html
    The Social Dilemmas page is a great introduction to the problem and study of social dilemmas.

    http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/playground/pd.html
    Try an on-line version of the prisoner's dilemma game, a much used research tool for examining patterns of competition and cooperation among parties.





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