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Cognitive synergy in groups and group-to-individual transfer of decision-making competencies

Curseu, P.; Meslec, M.; Pluut, H.; Lucas, Gerardus

Authors

P. Curseu

M. Meslec

H. Pluut



Abstract

In a field study (148 participants organized in 38 groups) we tested the effect of group synergy and one’s position in relation to the collaborative zone of proximal development (CZPD) on the change of individual decision-making competencies. We used two parallel sets of decision tasks reported in previous research to test rationality and we evaluated individual decision-making competencies in the pre-group and post-group conditions as well as group rationality (as an emergent group level phenomenon). We used multilevel modeling to analyze the data and the results showed that members of synergetic groups had a higher cognitive gain as compared to members of non-synergetic groups, while highly rational members (members above the CZPD) had lower cognitive gains compared to less rational group members (members situated below the CZPD). These insights extend the literature on group-to-individual transfer of learning and have important practical implications as they show that group dynamics influence the development of individual decision-making competencies.

Citation

Curseu, P., Meslec, M., Pluut, H., & Lucas, G. (2015). Cognitive synergy in groups and group-to-individual transfer of decision-making competencies. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01375

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 26, 2015
Online Publication Date Sep 22, 2015
Publication Date Sep 22, 2015
Deposit Date Sep 12, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 6
Article Number 1375
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01375
Keywords decision-making competencies, heuristics and biases, cognitive synergy, group rationality
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1072223
Publisher URL https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01375/full

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