Groups perform better than the best individuals on letters-to-numbers problems
Effects of group size
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10166209 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick R Laughlin (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author), Erin C Hatch (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Jonathan S Silver (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Lee Boh (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 644-651 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.90.4.644 |
| PMID | 16649860 |
| OpenAlex | W2125970110 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 44 |
| References cited | 39 |
Individuals and groups of 2, 3, 4, or 5 people solved 2 letters-to-numbers problems that required participants, on each trial, to identify the coding of 10 letters to 10 numbers by proposing an equation in letters, receiving the answer in letters, proposing a hypothesis, and receiving feedback on the correctness of the hypothesis. Groups of 3, 4, and 5 people proposed more complex equations and had fewer trials to solution than the best of an equivalent number of individuals. Groups of 3, 4, and 5 people had fewer trials to solution than 2-person groups but did not differ from each other. These results suggest that 3-person groups are necessary and sufficient to perform better than the best individuals on highly intellective problems
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