ABSTRACT
The simplest way for members of very small groups (VSG) to dispose themselves so as to study the group's behaviour is to arrange themselves in a circle. In the VSG each member can give roughly an equally personal account of all the others; it is relatively difficult to hide behind another member successfully or to remain virtually anonymous. In small groups (SG) inevitably there are prominent characters at any one time, and opportunities abound for others to remain hidden while yet having an effect on the group. In an SG, however, there often grows up a culture that pays almost exclusive attention to what has been put into words and does its best to ignore all that is being expressed by other means. Another prominent characteristic of the psychological field is related to the physical proximity of members to each other, i.e., to all of the other members, not just to one's neighbours.
