The influence of regulatory focus and group vs. individual goals on the evaluation bias in the context of group decision making

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 153-164

  Sassenberg, Kai ^a,b   Landkammer, Florian ^a   Jacoby, Johann ^a,b  

^a KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confirmation bias; Evaluation bias; Group decision making; Group goal; Hidden profile; Regulatory focus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901357987     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2014.05.009     Document Type: Article

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