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The Effect Of The Type A Coronary Behavior Pattern On Intergroup Conflict Reduction, Ian Beckford
The Effect Of The Type A Coronary Behavior Pattern On Intergroup Conflict Reduction, Ian Beckford
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of an individual difference variable (the Type A/B coronary prone behavior pattern) on intergroup conflict reduction. Undergraduates were first characterized as Type A/B based on a pretest. They then participated in a study that consisted of the presentation of two conflict-inducing tasks to each of two groups homogeneous with respect to the A/B dimension. There were three conditions in the study: sessions in which the groups were composed exclusively of "A"'s or "B"'s, and sessions which consisted of "A"'s and "B's. The two groups competed with one another on …