What are some current principles and research topics in the study of group dynamics?
http://www.has.vcu.edu/group/gdynamic.htm The Group Dynamic Resources Page presents all the essentials of both a historical and contemporary analysis of research on how groups function.
What are the characteristics of groupthink? Give some examples of groupthink in operation.
Think of what it would have been like to be a participant in Phillip Zimbardo's famous "prison" study. Would you react the way most subjects did? Why?
http://www.prisonexp.org/ This site features a slide show of the Stanford Prison Experiment. It gives the viewer a real feel for what the subjects were going through. The site also contains discussion questions and links.
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/playground/pd.html Try an on-line version of the prisoner's dilemma game, a much used research tool for examining patterns of competition and cooperation among parties.