Origins of group coordination: Nonlinear dynamics and the role of verbalization

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-207

  Guastello, Stephen J ^a   Bock, Benjamin R ^a   Caldwell, Philip ^a   Bond Jr , Robert W ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaos; Coordination; Game theory; Implicit learning; Self organization; Synchronization; Work team

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; GAME; GROUP PROCESS; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMAN; LEARNING; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; GROUP PROCESSES; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMANS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 18844438686     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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