Attitude Differences and Task Performance for Black and White Naval Recruits in Problem-Solving Groups of Differing Size and Racial Composition.

摘要

A field study was made in which 288 black and white naval personnel (224 recruits and 64 squad leaders) in groups of varying size and racial composition performed two problem-solving tasks (knot tying and ship-routing). Black and white leaders, subordinates and group types (25% black tetrads, 75% black tetrads, racially balanced dyads and tetrads) were compared in measures of self-esteem, duration of speech, locus of control, job and general satisfaction, Bales IPA behavior, and performance on the tasks.