Ripple effect

The ripple effect is an education-related term associated with the studies of Jacob Kounin. It involves the effects that a reprimand in a group has on members of the group who are not the intended targets of the reprimand (or desist, as Kounin coins it).

References

• Kounin, Jacob S. (1970). Discipline and Group Management in Classrooms. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc.