Search Results - "Larson, James R"

Building Better Theories: Prediction Intervals as a Tool for Theory Testing and Improvement by Larson, James R., Cornell, Charlotte A., Aramovich, Nicholas P.

“…The precision with which a theory predicts behavior speaks both to the quality of that theory and to its potential utility in real-world applications…”
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Advice taking by groups: The effects of consensus seeking and member opinion differences by Larson, James R., Tindale, R. Scott, Yoon, Young-Jae

“…Individuals often underutilize the advice they receive from others, a phenomenon known as egocentric advice discounting. Recent research suggests that this…”
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Efficient Vocational Skills Training for People with Cognitive Disabilities: An Exploratory Study Comparing Computer-Assisted Instruction to One-on-One Tutoring by Larson Jr, James R., Juszczak, Andrew, Engel, Kathryn

“…Background This study compared the effectiveness of computer‐assisted instruction to that of one‐on‐one tutoring for teaching people with mild and moderate…”
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Strategic demonstration of problem solutions by groups: The effects of member preferences, confidence, and learning goals by Aramovich, Nicholas P., Larson, James R.

“…•We investigated group problem-solving process, performance, and member learning.•Correct minorities are more likely to demonstrate solutions than correct…”
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Epistemic motivation facilitates advice seeking and utilization by groups by Yoon, Young‐Jae, Larson, James R., Tindale, R. Scott, Ro, Hea‐Kyung

“…Drawing on a motivated information processing model, we tested the hypothesis that groups' receptivity to outside advice is facilitated by their epistemic…”
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Information Pooling: When It Impacts Group Decision Making by Winquist, Jennifer R, Larson, James R

“…Three-person groups decided which of 2 professors was nominated for a teaching award. Prior to discussion, half of the information available for this decision…”
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The flexible impact of member affect in groups performing complex decision-making tasks by Yoon, Young-Jae, Larson, James R., Huntsinger, Jeffrey R.

“…Positive and negative affect are often thought to influence the quality of group decision-making by prompting different cognitive processing styles: a less…”
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Goal Instructions, Response Format, and Idea Generation in Groups by Goldenberg, Olga, Larson, James R., Wiley, Jennifer

“…This study examined the separate and joint impact of two standard, but seemingly conflicting brainstorming rules on idea generation in interacting and nominal…”
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Motivation gains on divisible conjunctive group tasks by Larson, James R., Bihary, Joseph G., Egan, Amanda C.

“…Two studies examined the effort that participants expended on a challenging physical persistence activity when that activity was a critical part of a divisible…”
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Diagnosing Groups: Charting the Flow of Information in Medical Decision-Making Teams by Larson, James R, Christensen, Caryn, Abbott, Ann S, Franz, Timothy M

“…Several hypotheses derived from an information sampling model of group discussion were tested with 3-person teams of physicians given 2 hypothetical medical…”
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Recalling Shared vs. Unshared Information Mentioned During Group Discussion: Toward Understanding Differential Repetition Rates by Larson, James R., Harmon, Victoria M.

“…University students participated in structured four-person group discussions in which they described to the group, and heard other group members describe,…”
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Sources of the discontinuity effect: Playing against a group versus being in a group by Winquist, Jennifer R, Larson, Jr, James R

“…Intergroup relations tend to be more competitive than relations between individuals. This difference, called the “discontinuity effect,” has been demonstrated…”
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Deep Diversity and Strong Synergy: Modeling the Impact of Variability in Members' Problem-Solving Strategies on Group Problem-Solving Performance by Larson, James R.

“…A computational model is presented that explores the effect of diversity among members' problem-solving strategies on group problem-solving performance. The…”
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Informational Centrality and Member Participation During Group Decision Making by Sargis, Edward G., Larson, James R.

“…This study examined whether participation during group decision-making discussions is affected by the degree to which members hold predominantly shared versus…”
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Shared knowledge and subgroup influence during decision-making discussions by Larson Jr, James R., Sargis, Edward G., Bauman, Christopher W.

“…It was predicted that preference factions within decision‐making groups would have greater influence to the extent that faction‐member preferences are based on…”
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Performance Monitoring: How It Affects Work Productivity by Larson, James R, Callahan, Christine

“…Performance monitoring refers to gathering information about the work effectiveness of others. Traditionally, monitoring has been assumed to influence people's…”
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Diagnosing Groups: The Pooling, Management, and Impact of Shared and Unshared Case Information in Team-Based Medical Decision Making by Larson, James R, Christensen, Caryn, Franz, Timothy M, Abbott, Ann S

“…The impact of group discussion on the decision-making effectiveness of medical teams was examined. Three-person teams of physicians diagnosed 2 hypothetical…”
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Discussion of Shared and Unshared Information in Decision-Making Groups by Larson, James R, Foster-Fishman, Pennie G, Keys, Christopher B

“…The effects of task importance and group decision training on the discussion behavior of decision-making groups were investigated. Three-person groups decided…”
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The Dynamic Interplay between Employees' Feedback-Seeking Strategies and Supervisors' Delivery of Performance Feedback by Larson, James R.

“…This article examines the relationship between employees' feedback-seeking behavior and the informal performance feedback they receive from their supervisors…”
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The Impact of Experts on Information Sharing During Group Discussion by Franz, Timothy M., Larson, James R.

“…Experts were predicted to impact information sharing during discussion in two ways. First, expert members were expected to contribute more information…”
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