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Thought Experiments and the Problem of Sparse Data in Small-Group Performance Research

James H. Davis

Norbert L. Kerr

The steady increase in social research during this century is astonishing. For the past three decades the effort has been especially rapid and has led to a very large literature of empirical studies. However, beginning about a decade and a half ago, a strong movement developed to demonstrate the relevance of social research to society's needs. Applied social psychology was not new, but the intensity of interest was different; indeed the particular focus of application continues to change. Along with the “new concern” there arose ...

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