Collaborative Research On: Testing and Extending a Dynamic Model for Interaction in Discussion Groups

这是一个关于如何在小群体中做出决策的研究。 它测试和扩展了一个新的互动模式，以前开发的一个调查人员，并已被认为是一个重要的进步。 该模型考虑到群体成员之间的地位差异的影响，以及他们的互动如何发展，以预测互动模式和不平等结构的出现。 该模型的另一个优点是考虑到了非参与者对结果的影响。 数据是从80个四人小组中收集的，这些小组的地位特征各不相同。 %%% 该研究将有助于从根本上理解群体如何通过考虑个人给群体带来的地位特征，他们对权力分配的期望以及所执行任务的性质来达成决策。 精心收集的数据将被准备为其他小组研究人员形成一个数据库。

This is a study of how decisions are made in small groups. It tests and extends a new model of interaction previously developed by one of the investigators and already considered an important advance. The model takes into account the effects of status differences among group members and how their interaction develops to predict patterns of interaction and the emergence of structures of inequality. The model has the added advantage of taking into account the effects of non-participants on outcomes. Data are collected from 80 four-person groups that vary in status characteristics. %%% The research will contribute to a fundamental understanding of how groups reach decisions by taking into account the status characteristics that individuals bring to the group, their expectations about distributions of power, and the nature of the task performed. Carefully collected data will be prepared to form a data bank for other small group researchers.