An experimental investigation of small group’s reliability in tense situations of joint activity

Abstract

The phenomenon of small group’s reliability is revealed in this paper within the framework of socio-psychological experiment. Mr. Sarychev worked out a new, dynamic ap- proach to problems of small group’s behavior and joint actions in tense situations that became everyday occurrence in nowadays Russia. That original approach was implemented into experimental study performed by the author.

The paper also reveals the internal correlation between fundamental features in small groups – orderliness and reliability. According to experimental data obtained by Mr. Sarychev the leading part while forming the small group’s reliability belongs to particular social milieu, especially when group transforms itself and its own milieu.