Lewinian interdependence theory, dynamics, and tension systems: an application to social support and game theory

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dc.contributor.authorLawless, W. F.en
dc.contributor.committeechairAxsom, Danny K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGeller, E. Scotten
dc.contributor.committeememberHarvey, Robert J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHauenstein, Neil M.A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDemo, David H.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:23:31Zen
dc.date.adate2005-12-22en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:23:31Zen
dc.date.issued1992-02-05en
dc.date.rdate2005-12-22en
dc.date.sdate2005-12-22en
dc.description.abstractSocial psychology, personality theory, economics, and epistemology have suffered from a failure to incorporate dynamic behavior into theory. Dynamic behavior is the rate of change of behavior and the forces that cause change. Not much is known about dynamics, but fifty years ago Lewin linked interdependence to dynamics; his ideas were articulated in this study as a tension force anchored between a fixed personality and the environment and expressed as a seeking of preferred social situations. Couched in ideas of the whole where a group is the sum of its tension system, outcomes like stability or trust for dyads, or like innovation and failure for organizations, can be predicted.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentix, 154 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12222005-090625en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12222005-090625/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40440en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1992.L395.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 26112408en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1992.L395en
dc.subject.lcshField theory (Social psychology)en
dc.subject.lcshGame theoryen
dc.subject.lcshInterpersonal relationsen
dc.subject.lcshSocial interactionen
dc.titleLewinian interdependence theory, dynamics, and tension systems: an application to social support and game theoryen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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