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AUTHORITARIAN ATMOSPHERE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Group Dynamics
DEF

An extremely autocratic climate in which the leader makes all decisions and keeps interpersonal interaction among members of the group to a minimum.

Key term(s)
  • authoritarian climate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Psychologie scolaire
  • Dynamique des groupes
CONT

On avait prévu que le climat autoritaire, très frustrant, ferait apparaître un fort taux d'agressivité. En fait, on a relevé deux types de réactions : des séances sans aucune agressivité (apathie); des séances au cours desquelles il y eut de grandes explosions de rage collective [...]

Spanish

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