When groups are more competitive than individuals
The domain of the discontinuity effect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6205812 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Schopler (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Chester A Insko, Jennifer Wieselquist, Michael Pemberton, Michael R Pemberton, Betty S Witcher, Betty Witcher, Rob Kozar, Chris Roddenberry, Tim Wildschut (0000-0002-6499-5487) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 632-644 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| 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 (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.80.4.632 |
| OpenAlex | W2003361096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 24 |
The related goals of the research were to delineate the domain of discontinuity, 1st by demonstrating its occurrence in a nonmatrix situation and, 2nd, by establishing the antecedent outcome conditions necessary for producing a discontinuity effect. The 1st goal was met by designing a mixed motive situation involving the production of origami products. Under these conditions, the magnitude of the discontinuity effect did not significantly differ from that in a matrix-only condition. The 2nd goal was met by a separate experiment that used H. H. Kelley and J. W. Thibaut's (1978) analysis of degree of noncorrespondence of outcomes. This experiment demonstrated that as noncorrespondence increased, so did the rate of competitive responding by groups but not by individuals. This pattern was qualified by an interaction with gender such that competitiveness was more markedly affected by noncorrespondence for groups of women than for groups of men.
Antecedent (behavioral psychology · Developmental psychology · Discontinuity (linguistics · Domain (mathematical analysis) · Economics · Microeconomics · Outcome (game theory · Regression discontinuity design · Statistics · Cognitive and psychological constructs research · Cultural Differences and Values · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Mathematics · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,48 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2021 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |