The group discussion effect: Integrative processes and suggestions for implementation

Meleady, Rose ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4671-4960, Hopthrow, Tim and Crisp, Richard (2013) The group discussion effect: Integrative processes and suggestions for implementation. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 17 (1). pp. 56-71. ISSN 1088-8683

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Abstract

One of the most consistent findings in experimental social dilemmas research is the positive effect group discussion has on cooperative behavior. At a time when cooperation and consensus is critical to tackle global problems, ranging from debt to deforestation, understanding the dynamics of group discussion is a pressing need. Unfortunately, research investigating the underlying processes and implementation of the effect has been inconclusive. The authors present a critical review of existing explanations and integrate these perspectives into a single process model of group discussion, providing a more complete theoretical picture of how interrelated factors combine to facilitate discussion-induced cooperation. On the basis of this theoretical analysis, they consider complimentary approaches to the indirect and feasible implementation of group discussion. They argue that such strategies may overcome the barriers to direct discussion observed across a range of groups and organizations.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Social Cognition Research Group
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences
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Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 29 Oct 2015 12:01
Last Modified: 04 Jul 2023 16:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/54889
DOI: 10.1177/1088868312456744

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