Ecological Aspects of Group Behavior in Social Isolation1
- 1 March 1971
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Social Psychology
- Vol. 1 (1) , 76-100
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1971.tb00355.x
Abstract
The present study examined how socially isolated groups were affected by and used their physical environment during an 8‐day period. Pairs of men were isolated under different conditions of privacy, outside stimulation, and expected time in isolation. Measures were taken of environmentally oriented behaviors such as social activities; territoriality for beds, chairs, and areas of the room, use of beds; and performance on team and individual tasks. The results indicate that unsuccessful groups exhibited a pattern of behavior reflecting their misestimate of the demands of the situation. The fact that many different levels of behavior fit together, over time, suggested the importance of an ecological approach to interpersonal behavior which examines many levels of functioning over time as a system, with particular emphasis on the mutual relationship between man and his environment.Keywords
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