Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ546614
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4545
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Social Roles, Social Norms, and Self-Presentation in the Quiz Effect of Ross, Amabile, and Steinmetz.
Walker, Iain; Gibbins, Keith
Journal of Social Psychology, v136 n5 p625-34 Oct 1996
Recounts an experiment where two groups of college students composed questions for a simulated quiz show and then answered each other's questions. They then answered questions comparing their performance with other groups. Proposes a social norm rather than attribution error explanation for the fact that groups consistently will underestimate themselves. (MJP)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Educational Games, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Locus of Control, Personality Traits, Psychological Patterns, Role Perception, Self Concept, Simulation, Social Behavior, Social Cognition, Social Influences, Socialization, Value Judgment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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