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The Impact of Distributive Systems and Gender on Perceptions of Social Relations 1
Author(s) -
Maruffi Brian L.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1985.tb00893.x
Subject(s) - distributive property , psychology , social psychology , perception , task (project management) , power (physics) , management , economics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , pure mathematics
A total of 120 male and female students were assigned to one of three distributive systems. After completing four tasks, subjects wcre shown a picture of a group and asked to write a story about the people and events in the picture. Judges then rated the stories on four dimensions of social relations. The written responses of individuals working under variable bonus systems were rated significantly more “competitive,”“task‐oriented,”“formal,” and “unequal (in power)” than those of subjects assigned to a flat‐rate system. Stories written by males were significantly more competitive than those of females.