Image des relations amicales dans des groupes hiérarchisés

Abstract

After fictional groups having hierarchical structures were presented, subjects were asked to imagine relations of either friendliness or antagonism between members of each group. Friendliness-antagonism relationship depended on the hierarchical structures, this bringing about a conflict with the equilibrium bias usually encountered in friendliness-antagonism structures. These effects were affected by only two types of instructions : hierarchies presented in the form of influential relationships in a group of students, or in the form of authoritative relationships in an administration group.