Coordination Matters: Interpersonal Synchrony Influences Collaborative Problem-Solving
Coordination Matters: Interpersonal Synchrony Influences Collaborative Problem-Solving
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10.4236/psych.2017.811121
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2017-08
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L. Miles;J. Lumsden;N. Flannigan;Jamie S. Allsop;Dannette Marie
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作者：
L. Miles;J. Lumsden;N. Flannigan;Jamie S. Allsop;Dannette Marie
与他人同步移动是社会生活的一个核心特征，并已被证明可以促进许多社会认知协调（例如，人的记忆，从属关系，亲社会性）。然而，很少有人关注协调的效果如何服务于更高层次的目标导向的社会行为。在这里，我们探讨了人际同步是否影响绩效的合作解决问题的任务。192名参与者完成了一个简短的运动练习，其中协调模式被操纵（同相同步，同步，控制）。然后，每一对共同讨论解决问题的练习，同时评估协调自发出现的程度。结果表明，在同阶段协调之后，合作更加有效。具有理论意义的是，指令同步和自发同步都与更好的表现有关，当协调功能正常时，每个二分体的短期历史正好形成。总的来说，身体动作的同步似乎支持有效的协作。
Moving in time with others is a central characteristic of social life and has been shown to promote a host of social-cognitive attunements (e.g., person memory, affiliation, prosociality) for those involved. Less attention has been paid, however, to how the effects of coordination can serve higher-order goal-directed social behaviour. Here we explored whether interpersonal synchrony impacts performance on a collaborative problem-solving task. One hundred and ninety two participants completed a short movement exercise in pairs whereby coordination mode was manipulated (in-phase synchrony, asynchrony, control). Each pair then jointly discussed a problem-solving exercise while the degree to which coordination spontaneously emerged was assessed. The results revealed that collaboration was more effective following in-phase coordination. Of theoretical significance, both instructed and spontaneous synchrony were associated with better performance, with the short-term history of each dyad shaping precisely when coordination was functional. Overall, the synchronization of body movements appears to support effective collaboration.