The coordination of problem solving strategies: When low competence sources exert more influence on task processing than high competence sources

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 159-182

  Quiamzade, Alain ^a   Mugny, Gabriel ^a   Darnon, Céline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEMANTICS;

APTITUDE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEMANTICS; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749085253     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466608X311721     Document Type: Article

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