Level of Interaction and Reciprocal Influence in Supportive and Critical Male Discussion Groups

Autor:	William A. Barnard, Michelle L. Ceynar, W. Alex Mason
Rok vydání:	1993
Předmět:	Social Psychology Group (mathematics) Social interest Perception media_common.quotation_subject Percept Attribution Psychology Social psychology Information exchange Reciprocal media_common Developmental psychology
Zdroj:	The Journal of Social Psychology. 133:833-838
ISSN:	1940-1183 0022-4545
DOI:	10.1080/00224545.1993.9713945
Popis:	The consequences of varying the amount of interaction, and the supportive or critical nature of information exchanged among group members, upon reciprocal influence in a small-group, discrepancy-resolution task was investigated. One hundred ninety-nine American male college students in 47 groups of three to five members provided agreement ratings for 25 statements of current social interest, to identify a topic of disagreement. The groups were allowed low, medium, or high levels of information exchange (interaction) regarding the disagreement topic. Critical and supportive atmospheres were induced in the medium- and high-interaction conditions. Analyses revealed opinion change and enhanced group perception ratings as a function of the amount of interaction allowed. The presence of a critical or supportive atmosphere did not influence opinion change or group evaluations. In terms of attribution theory, requiring group members to generate bidirectional arguments on an issue strengthened the percept...
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