Knowledge of Partner's Ability as a Moderator of Group Motivation Gains: An Exploration of the Köhler Discrepancy Effect
O. Köhler (1926 , 1927 ) found that less able performers tried harder as team members under conjunctive task demands ( Köhler motivation gain effect ) and that the greatest gain occurred with moderately discrepant coworker abilities ( Köhler discrepancy effect ). Recent investigations have reproduce...
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| description | O. Köhler (1926
,
1927
) found that less able performers tried harder as team members under conjunctive task demands (
Köhler motivation gain effect
) and that the greatest gain occurred with moderately discrepant coworker abilities (
Köhler discrepancy effect
). Recent investigations have reproduced Köhler's overall motivation gain but not the discrepancy effect. The present research examined whether workers' foreknowledge of task abilities-present in Köhler's research, absent in contemporary studies-moderates the discrepancy effect. Participants worked alone or in 2-person teams under conjunctive task demands. Experiment 1 manipulated foreknowledge of ability. Experiment 2 manipulated discrepancy: a (confederate) teammate performed slightly, moderately, or substantially better. Both experiments found (a) overall motivation gains and (b) discrepancy moderation under foreknowledge conditions. Implications for understanding group motivation gains are discussed. |
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). Recent investigations have reproduced Köhler's overall motivation gain but not the discrepancy effect. The present research examined whether workers' foreknowledge of task abilities-present in Köhler's research, absent in contemporary studies-moderates the discrepancy effect. Participants worked alone or in 2-person teams under conjunctive task demands. Experiment 1 manipulated foreknowledge of ability. Experiment 2 manipulated discrepancy: a (confederate) teammate performed slightly, moderately, or substantially better. Both experiments found (a) overall motivation gains and (b) discrepancy moderation under foreknowledge conditions. Implications for understanding group motivation gains are discussed.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0022-3514</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1939-1315</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.82.6.935</identifier><identifier>PMID: 12051581</identifier><identifier>CODEN: JPSPB2</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Washington, DC: American Psychological Association</publisher><subject>Ability ; Adult ; Analysis of Variance ; Aptitude - physiology ; Biological and medical sciences ; Cooperative Behavior ; Female ; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology ; Group behaviour ; Group Dynamics ; Group Performance ; Group Processes ; Groups ; Human ; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Knowledge ; Knowledge Level ; Kohler, Otto ; Motivation ; Partners ; Psychology ; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry ; Psychology. Psychophysiology ; Social interactions. Communication. Group processes ; Social psychology ; Students - psychology ; Studies ; Task Performance and Analysis</subject><ispartof>Journal of personality and social psychology, 2002-06, Vol.82 (6), p.935-946</ispartof><rights>2002 American Psychological Association</rights><rights>2002 INIST-CNRS</rights><rights>Copyright American Psychological Association Jun 2002</rights><rights>2002, American Psychological Association</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-a469t-13278ff280996343a64d551c6bdd5f6a637eb3e615b356a3007a63e76edd340f3</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,27901,27902,30976,33751</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttp://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=getRecordDetail&idt=13671279$$DView record in Pascal Francis$$Hfree_for_read</backlink><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12051581$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><contributor>Insko, Chester A</contributor><creatorcontrib>Messé, Lawrence A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Hertel, Guido</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kerr, Norbert L</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lount, Robert B</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Park, Ernest S</creatorcontrib><title>Knowledge of Partner's Ability as a Moderator of Group Motivation Gains: An Exploration of the Köhler Discrepancy Effect</title><title>Journal of personality and social psychology</title><addtitle>J Pers Soc Psychol</addtitle><description>O. Köhler (1926
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Köhler discrepancy effect
). Recent investigations have reproduced Köhler's overall motivation gain but not the discrepancy effect. The present research examined whether workers' foreknowledge of task abilities-present in Köhler's research, absent in contemporary studies-moderates the discrepancy effect. Participants worked alone or in 2-person teams under conjunctive task demands. Experiment 1 manipulated foreknowledge of ability. Experiment 2 manipulated discrepancy: a (confederate) teammate performed slightly, moderately, or substantially better. Both experiments found (a) overall motivation gains and (b) discrepancy moderation under foreknowledge conditions. 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