Groups: Interaction and Performance

Abstract

What would readers of this journal think of an author who, for 17 years, has been sifting (McGrath & Altman, 1966) and re-sifting
(Runkel & McGrath, 1972) and rephrasing (McGrath, 1978) what is known about small group research and misspells only the word parcheesi (p. 109) in the text under review? Wouldn't you guess that he was compulsive with a low sense of play? This is, in fact, not the case. McGrath has a fine sense of humor, is always helpful to colleagues, wishes at all costs to avoid improper criticism, and his spelling - pachisi -is allowed. At a deeper level, however, I believe McGrath is committed to a particularly pessimistic brand of positivism.