Groups perform better than the best individuals on letters-to-numbers problems¶
Laughlin. (2006). Groups perform better than the best individuals on letters-to-numbers problems: Effects of group size.
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- Assembly Bonus Effect
- In a 2006 study (Laughlin, Hatch, Silver, and Boh, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology), individuals and groups of two, three, four, and five solved the problems, with each group size compared against the best of an equivalent number of individuals working alone; three turned out to be the threshold: pairs performed no better than the best of two, while groups of three or more did
This sourceThe letters-to-numbers experiment: individuals and groups of two, three, four and five, each group size measured against the best of an equivalent number of solo solvers, with groups of three or more — but not pairs — reaching solution in fewer trials, which is why the paper concludes that three-person groups are necessary and sufficient to beat individuals on highly intellective problems.
- In a 2006 study (Laughlin, Hatch, Silver, and Boh, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology), individuals and groups of two, three, four, and five solved the problems, with each group size compared against the best of an equivalent number of individuals working alone; three turned out to be the threshold: pairs performed no better than the best of two, while groups of three or more did
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