Arguments, more than confidence, explain the good performance of reasoning groups

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1958-1971

  Trouche, Emmanuel ^a   Sander, Emmanuel ^b   Mercier, Hugo ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Confidence; Group reasoning; Intellective tasks; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; EMOTION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925609594     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037099     Document Type: Article

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